Hopefully if the Prop were to pass, it would take years for contractors to
organize and become enough of a political force to lobby the issue. I would
hope CalTrans and other state agencies would have gone far enough to be
throroughly entrenched by this time.
Not taking the threat lightly, just trying to look at the bright side.
Nat
PS Upcoming CalTrans over $10M
Projects tentatively scheduled for advertisement after 11/10/00
sorted by tentative date - Attachment E
04-0C7014 * 04-Ala-880-3.7/24.6 * Date Advertised 11/13/2000
Asphalt Concrete Surfacing, Pcc Slab Replacement
Bids Opening in Sacramento
Estimate: $30,153,000
In Alameda County In Fremont, Newark, Union City And Hayward From Route 262
Separation To 0.3 Km South Of Tennyson Road Overcrossing.
240 Working Days * 14% DBE * Specs & Plans not available until date of
advertisement
04-2724U4 * 04-Son-12,101-R20.3/T28.1-T28.3,23.7/31.7 * Date Advertised
11/20/2000
Freeway To Be Widened By Grading And Constructing Asphalt Concrete Pavement
On Aggregate Base Over Aggregate Subbase, Constructing Concrete Pavement On
Lean Concrete Base Over Aggregate Subbase, Constructing Asphalt Concrete
Pavement On Asphalt Treated Permeable Base On Aggregate Base Over Aggregate
Subbase, Surfacing With Asphalt Concrete Over Existing Pavement,
Constructing A Single-span Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge, Widening A
3-span Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge, And Constructing Thrie Beam Barrier.
Bids Opening in Sacramento
Estimate: $20,595,000
In Sonoma County In And Near Rohnert Park And Santa Rosa On Route 12 From
0.5 Km West Of North Wright Road/fulton Road To 0.2 Km West Of Farmers Lane
And At Farmers Lane Interchange And On Route 101 From 0.3 Km South Of
Wilfred Overhead To Route 12/101 Separation.
400 Working Days * 16% DBE * Specs & Plans not available until date of
advertisement
05-487304 * 05-Mon-101-R27.2/R66.6 * Date Advertised 11/20/2000
Freeway To Be Rehabilitated By Grinding Concrete Pavement, Replacing
Concrete Pavement, Cold Planing Asphalt Concrete Pavement, And Surfacing
With Asphalt Concrete.
Bids Opening in Sacramento
Estimate: $10,545,000
In Monterey County In And Near King City From 1.0 Km South Of Los Lobos
Overcrossing To Salinas River Bridge..
115 Working Days * 6% DBE * Specs & Plans not available until date of
advertisement
02-260124 * 02-Sha-5-10.3/12.0 * Date Advertised 11/27/2000
Existing Bridges To Be Replaced With A Precast Prestressed Spliced Bulb-tee
Girder Bridge.
Bids Opening in Sacramento
Estimate: $18,954,000
In Shasta County Near Anderson From 0.1 Km South Of Riverside Avenue
Overcrossing To 0.8 Km North Of Sacramento River Bridge.
850 Working Days * * Specs & Plans not available until date of advertisement
07-135604 * 07-LA-101-1.2/12.7 * Date Advertised 11/27/2000
Replace Median Barrier And Construct Concrete Pavement
Bids Opening in Irvine
Estimate: $11,700,000
In Los Angeles County In Los Angeles From Alameda Street Overcrossing To 0.2
Km South Of Vine Street Overcrossing.
500 Working Days * 13% DBE * Specs & Plans not available until date of
advertisement
08-377804 * 08-SBd-40-R82.1/R117.9 * Date Advertised 11/27/2000
Highway To Be Reconstructed
Bids Opening in Irvine
Estimate: $30,755,000
In San Bernardino County Near Ludlow From 1.6 Km East Of Crucero Road To 8.0
Km West Of Kelbaker Road.
220 Working Days * 12% DBE * Specs & Plans not available until date of
advertisement
> Another message from the USMA Executive Director:
>
> "Please call the attention of Californians to the upcoming Proposition
> 35 on the California ballot this election. Proposition 35 passage would
> allow California to hire commercial contractors to handle the building
> of California Works projects, such as building highways, buildings, etc.
> Right now, our own California construction and transportation groups
> HAVE to use their own employees to do all the design, construction,
> etc."
>
> "On the surface a voter might think it good to bring in outsiders to do
> this work because it appears that the state's employees can't seem to
> handle as much of it as is required to be done. But we'd hate to see a
> bunch of contractors come in and lobby the California legislature to go
> back to inch-pound (as Michigan is doing), so I'd like to call
> attention, on our Listserver to this."
>
> I don't know who are our California subscribers, so I'm sending this to
> all of you, since I have not noticed this part of the election being
> mentioned.
>
> Don Hillger, USMA Webmaster
>
>
>
