Santa Clara firm, Guerra Construction was awarded $144,590 to complete Phase II of upgrades to San Ysidro Park. Out of five bids submitted to the city, Guerra’s came out the lowest, nearly $60,000 less than the top bid of $203,282. According to the staff report, the project includes a new concrete pathway along the southern edge of the 9.25 acre park, concrete and drainage improvements to picnic areas adjacent to the pathway, and ADA improvements to a drinking fountain.
Broken into phases to match available grant funds, the first phase was completed with the construction of a concrete pathway along the park’s northern edge and LED lights for both concrete pathways. Future improvements could include replacing all existing pathway lights with more efficient LED lights, additional picnic tables and trash bins. The total project cost for Phase II is $159,049, which includes a 10 percent contingency budget of $14,459. The project is funded by federal CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) monies issued through the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
