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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Extruded
Thermoplastic Traffic Stripes for Various City Streets 2010
MEETING DATE: August 4, 2010
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for
extruded thermoplastic traffic stripes for various City streets 2010.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This project provides for repainting of traffic stripes (lane lines) on
approximately 20 percent of all striped City streets.
Extruded thermoplastic has proven to be a superior product to sprayed thermoplastic. Although extruded
thermoplastic costs approximately 12 percent more than sprayed thermoplastic, it is expected to last 67
percent longer (five years vs. three years).
A recap of the types of traffic stripes and quantities for this contract is shown below:
TRAFFIC STRIPES
Broken White
Broken Yellow
Double Yellow
Eight -Inch Solid White
Four -Inch Solid White
Continuous Left
Six -Inch Solid White
Six -Inch Skip
Total Miles
The specifications are on file in the Public Works Department.
MILES
4.92
3.81
4.60
.78
.50
4.11
5.97
.83
25.52
FISCAL IMPACT: The annual costs for traffic stripes will decrease by 33 percent using the
longer life product.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Street Fund 302035 and Measure 325035
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F. Wally S deliri
Public Works Director
Prepared by Curtis Juran, Streets & Drainage Superintendent
FWS/CJ/dsg
cc: Curtis Juran, Streets and Drainage Superintendent
Mike Watson, Street Supervisor
APPROVED: ,
Imo*' Tadt Bartlam, Interim Citv Manager
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