Almaden Boulevard Median Redesign

south almaden boulevard

median redesign Prepared by Verde design for the san jose downtown assocation April 2016

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project overview ................................................................. p1

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Project Overview Landscape Architecture, produced the Downtown San Jose Street Life Plan to improve the public realm and cultivate activity in targeted areas of the Downtown District. As a step in fulfilling this plan, the San Jose Downtown Association selected Verde Design to provide design services for the median and streetscape improvements along portions of South Almaden Boulevard. and

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In 2014, the San Jose Downtown Association, in partnership with Groundwerx and CMG

The project area is a broad vehicular-dominated boulevard encompassing a cross-shaped swath of Almaden Boulevard - extending between Santa Clara and Grant Streets - and Park Avenue - between Market and Delmas Streets. This stretch contains an array of office buildings, banks, residences, and surface parking lots, along with the Center for the Performing Arts, Tech Center, and the San Jose Convention Center. Many of the buildings are oriented with their service entries facing the street, creating an unpleasant if not non-existent pedestrian experience. The

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Park Avenue, which was identified as a focus area in the Street Life Plan.

palm trees with a grass lawn below.

Almaden Blvd. currently marks the western edge of the Downtown San Jose Property-Based Improvement District (PBID), which was formed in 2007 to beautify and activate Downtown.

With expectations to increase its residential and commercial presence over the next few years,

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project area extends for .75 miles and contains 11 landscaped medians consisting of rows of

through new construction, building ownership changes, and the development of surface parking workers. With its existing and proposed businesses and cultural attractions, Almaden Boulevard. will play an integral role in this expansion of the Downtown PBID, offering a connection westward to attractions like Guadalupe River Park the Children’s Discovery Museum, SAP Center, and Diridon Station.

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lots, this edge will become more of a hub for activity with an influx of residents and office

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Design Objectives

Project overview Verde Design was tasked with taking the recommendations from the Downtown Street Life Plan, and refining them into a specific design for the Almaden Blvd focus area. In order to accomplish the goals set forth by this plan, and take the design a step further, Verde Design developed Restore palm sequence

Generate visual interest

facilitate expansion

a list of targeted design principles and objectives. These principles and objectives provide a

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Design Principles and Objectives

user experiences

Design Principles: • • • •

Create aesthetic interest along Almaden Boulevard. / Park Ave. Design Site-specific interventions that fit within the downtown context Engage in a sustainable design approach Generate a dynamic experience that adapts & changes with time

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framework with which to support the next phase of design.

Drivers/passengers

from above

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Pedestrians

• Restore and reinforce the palm sequence in the medians • Generate visual interest and rhythm through planting and materials • Set the stage for westward growth of the Downtown District The principles and objectives are intended to reinforce and refine the goals set forth by the Downtown Street Life Plan, offering an enhanced experience for visitors and residents. The

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Design Objectives:

pedestrians, vehicular drivers and passengers from street-level, and residents, hotel guests, and office workers from above. The overall design attempts to accomplish each of the design principles in a way that can be experienced from each of these perspectives.

Day/night

Seasonal changes

Holidays/events

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design is intended to be experienced and observed from multiple perspectives. These include

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Planting patterns of all types, from French Parterre gardens to modernist abstract massings, were studied and overlain on the site context, each one of them relating to patterns from local

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and abstracts forms, both near and far, to provide a bold aesthetic language for the landscape.

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The inspiration for the overall median design came from an exploration of geometric, ornate,

planting designs found within close proximity to the site. Attention was also paid to existing

Material selection for the median design centered around reinforcing the design principles of creating aesthetic interest, generating dynamic experiences, and taking a sustainable design approach. Large massings of plant species and groundcover, grouped to create bold and colorful designs, punctuate the medians with a variety of colors and textures. Plant materials

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sculpture and artwork within the project site and local surroundings.

were selected to provide variation in color throughout the seasons, and between day and night.

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Planting Patterns

Precedent imagery

Formal/ornate

Abstract

San jose Airport

Heritage Rose Garden

Avaya Stadium

Local Planting Design

Geometric

Local art/sculpture

Guadalupe Gardens

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Mu8’wekma Ohlone Tribute

Plumed Serpent

figure Holding the sun

Space observer

Hands

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Seasonal Changes

Wind Movement

Tumbled Glass

Crushed Stone

Perforated Mesh Panels

Local Art

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Sculptural Elements

Concrete Pavers

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Groundcover Materials

Daytime/Nighttime

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Dynamic Planting

design elements

Conceptual art

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poa cita silver tussock

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initial design concepts

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scheme explored a geometric pattern of planting, groundcover, and hardscape that reinforced or contrasted with the rhythmic vertical pattern of the existing palm trees.

The geometric concept draws its inspiration from the rhythm of the palm trees. As they march in a formal row down the boulevard, the planting enhances and reinforces the rhythm of the palm trees. The understory planting and materials provide a visual pattern with a tempo to provide

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The initial concepts included three design schemes: geometric, abstract, and ornate. Each

The abstract concept is inspired by the sinuous lines of neighboring Guadalupe River waterway, and its topographic form. The use of abstract shapes creates an artistic display from above in

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the surrounding towers and a diversity of layered plant massings from the ground level.

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visual interest for both pedestrians and vehicles.

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Almaden Boulevard Median Design initial design concept a: geometric forms

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Aerial views

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Almaden Boulevard Median Design initial design concept b: abstract forms

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Almaden Boulevard Median Design initial design concept c: ornate forms

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almaden Boulevard median design Preliminary review of the above concepts with the client provided feedback with which to further refine each design. This resulted in the further exploration of the geometric pattern, and a melding of the abstract and ornate planting scheme. These two schemes were developed for further study. In addition, scupltural signage and light elements were developed and

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incorporated into the designs, as seen in the following perspective renderings.

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refined design concepts

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identifiers and crosswalk enhancements. These ideas reinforce the design principles by providing both aesthetic interest and site-specific interventions. Additionally, monumentation and wayfinding improvements promote the pedestrian experience through added safety and improved navigation with an artistic boldness.

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In conjunction with the above planting concepts, Verde Design explored a number of street

At intersections along Almaden Boulevard. and Park Ave. cross-streets are punctuated with sign creates the feeling of individual “districts” along Almaden Boulevard. and stimulate the cross pollination across Almaden Boulevard. as pedestrians travel between Downtown and the Guadalupe River Park.

The lengthy strip of Almaden Boulevard. is highlighted with a linear sign displaying its name in

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brightly-colored stacked letters that spell each cross-street’s name. The unique color of each

a series of floating tiles. This bold signage will act as an identifier for this unique median design and set it apart from its adjacent thoroughfares.

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monumentation & wayfinding Location map

monument location

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View4: NORTH FITNESS HUB

View5: almaden Boulevard sign View1: San Fernando St sign

View3: convention center crosswalk

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schematic sign construction

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An important element for the design of the medians is the relationship to Downtown San Jose’s biggest and most prominent businesses.

Adobe offices, and Oracle offices.

ORACLE

GRANT

REED

WOZ

SAN CARLOS

PARK

SAN FERNANDO

POST

BALBACH

HOTEL DE ANZA

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ADOBE

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Boulevard. The following perspectives demonstrate the varied experiences from above as well as below at the Hotel De Anza,

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Views from these multi-storied buildings are taken into equal consideration alongside pedestrian and vehicle views from Almaden

SANTA CLARA

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a creative, sustainable, and easily maintained, planting and material palette to both reflect the identity of Downtown San Jose and create a lasting aesthetic for the area.

Aside from the aesthetic considerations of the design, a primary goal was a net reduction of overall labor and maintenance costs. The design for Almaden Blvd. accomplishes this with three guiding principles:

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A major goal of this project is to reinforce and enhance the iconic pattern of palm trees with

• Reduce landscape maintenance • Strategically use sustainable materials • Lower water use First, by addressing the health of the existing and replacement palm trees the need for periodic replacement and chemical treatment will be dramatically reduced. Second, the replacement of

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• Improve tree health

the existing turf with drought-tolerant and native species will reduce the overall resource consumption and frequency of routine maintenance. And third, the conscientious application of sustainable materials will help lower the upkeep of the hardscape surfaces and limit the amount of planted area while bolstering the character of Almaden Blvd.

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improving tree health The stretch of Almaden Blvd. is home to about 183 Californian Fan Palms (Washingtonia filifera) that are susceptible to Gliocladium blight (or pink bud rot, as it is commonly called). This fatal palm disease is exacerbated by overwatering, which, given the water requirements of the existing turf, makes it a widespread problem. Currently, a chemical treatment is applied to the trees annually to prevent it, which requires extensive time and money. By proposing a minimum of 3’ between the palm trunk and adjacent irrigated planting area, the risk of death by disease is greatly lowered. In addition to saving the labor and material cost of annual treatment, the use of chemicals is minimized and the replacement of trees due to overwatering will be much less likely to occur.

Typical tree/planting interface

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Reducing Landscape Maintenance consumption reduction has a major emphasis in the creation of a sustainable and low-maintenance landscape design. Eliminating the existing turf grass and replacing it with a mix of droughttolerant and low-maintenance grasses and succulents goes a long way towards reducing the frequency of maintenance and resource consumption. The proposed planting palette, which includes bunch grasses and other non-hedged plantings, requires minimal maintenance, with trimming suggested just 1-2 times per year. This, as opposed to weekly mowing and biweekly

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Aside from pressures to reduce and conserve from the recent drought, water and resource

In addition to its aesthetic value, the new planting design helps reduce and conserve natural

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resources while also significantly reducing maintenance and labor costs.

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irrigation, reduces the amount of time and money needed to maintain the proposed landscape.

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PRECAST PAVERS

Decomposed Granite

TUMBLED GLASS

CRUSHED STONE

Strategic Material Use Working with the above strategies, the use of recycled materials such as crushed stone and tumbled glass helps keep planted areas away from the palm tree trunks while contributing to the visual appeal of the medians. The selection and application of materials aim to mitigate the spread of particulates resulting in minimal, if not nonexistent, maintenance of hardscape areas.

Taking into account areas of increased traffic– at crosswalks for example– various design strategies are employed to keep loose materials in place and outfit highest traffic areas with more permanent solutions, such as precast pavers. The net reduction of planted areas minimizes irrigation and maintenance costs, however, by providing textural and visual contrast to the planting design, the materials are elevated to a design feature rather than a mere cost-saving measure.

tumbled glass alts: glass seeded concrete, plum paddlestone, or oyster shell

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Lowering water use contrary to the health of the palm trees as well as the Bay Area’s water conservation efforts.

Among the many benefits to replacing lawn with drought-tolerant plants is the dramatic reduction in water use. Replacing the existing irrigation with an efficient drip irrigation system allows

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water to be used in less quantities while reducing water loss due to overspray and evaporation.

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As seen in the other landscape maintenance strategies, the water requirements of lawn run

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Almaden Boulevard Fitness Loop San Jose, CA

2/10/2016 Verde Design Inc. Prepared By: PH Reviewed By: MB

Prepared for: San Jose Downtown Association Rough Order of Magnitude Costs

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Preliminary Cost Analysis Upon approval of the conceptual design, Verde design was tasked with providing a rough order of magnitude cost analysis for the project. This included coordination with local vendors and contractors to provide relevant, up-to-date pricing for a project of this type and size. The overall cost analysis takes into account the demolition of existing landscape, irrigation, and site utilities, and the installation of new drip irrigation, planting areas, groundcover, hardscape, and project signage. The cost analysis also includes design and construction contingencies to compensate for unexpected costs that may come up in the finite design, permitting, and construction process. The following costs show opinion of probable construction costs for the median design and fitness loop as separate projects.

Site Preparation / Demolition Clear, Grub & offhaul (remove existing turf) Irrigation Demolition/Adjustments & Site Prep Traffic control (E) Tree Protection

4,500 3 3 30

sf ea ea ea

Grading, Drainage & Utilities Fine grading @ paved areas Domestic water POC Domestic water line Domestic water gate valve Drywell at drinking fountain

4,500 3 150 3 3

Hardscape and Groundcover Poured-in-place playground surfacing over 12" base rock 8" Concrete Edge Band Concrete Seat walls Stabilized DG pathways Steel header at DG/Chipped Stone Exercise Equipment - 3 Base Camps and 5 Fitness Stations Greenfields Outdoor Fitness equipment (8 pieces per base camp area) Greenfields Outdoor Fitness equipment (2 per smaller fitness station) Site Furnishings/ Signage Drinking Fountain with Jug Filler & Pet Fountain (one per base camp) Permanent Benches (3 per base camp) Base Camp Signage Sidewalk pathway markings (1.5 mile loop) Distance markers Subtotal Estimated Construction Costs: Survey, Traffic Control, SWPPP, etc. 3% Bonding 1.5% Mobilization & Project Management 8.5% Design Contingency 10% Construction Contingency 10% Escalation (4% / yr)

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$ $ $ $ $

47,475.00 2,475.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00

sf ea lf ea ea

$ $1.00 $ $500.00 $ $100.00 $ $400.00 $ $500.00 $

23,700.00 4,500.00 1,500.00 15,000.00 1,200.00 1,500.00

4,500 405 90 1,500 500

sf lf lf sf lf

$ $20.00 $ $30.00 $ $220.00 $ $6.00 $ $12.00 $

136,950.00 90,000.00 12,150.00 19,800.00 9,000.00 6,000.00

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$5,000.00

$ $

170,000.00 120,000.00

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$5,000.00

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50,000.00

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$ $

55,740.00 17,520.00

$2,200.00 $ $2,500.00 $ $1.00 $ $250.00 $

19,800.00 7,500.00 7,920.00 3,000.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

433,865.00 13,015.95 6,507.98 36,878.53 43,386.50 43,386.50 17,354.60

9 3 7,920 12

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$0.55 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $500.00

$

594,395.05

1) Design Contingency is for further development of design and compensates for unknown elements. We will eliminate as we move to Bid Documents.

2) Construction Contingency is provided to cover for site conditions and additional work not anticipated for upgrades.

3) In Providing opinions of probable construction cost, the Client understands that the Landscape Architect has no control over costs or the price of labor equipment or materials, or over the Contractor's method of pricing, and that the opinions of probable construction costs provided herein are to be made on the basis of the Landscape Architect's qualifications and experience. The Landscape Architect makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of such opinions as compared to bid or actual costs.

111,930 sf 1,963 sf 11 island 11 island 220 ea

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$0.55 $1.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $500.00

$ $ $ $ $ $

283,524.50 61,561.50 1,963.00 55,000.00 55,000.00 110,000.00

$0.20 $1.00

$ $ $

88,120.00 6,000.00 82,120.00

$ $18.00 $ $30.00 $ $6.00 $ $2.50 $ $2.00 $ $12.00 $

331,965.00 151,506.00 14,850.00 16,548.00 22,665.00 54,396.00 72,000.00

Grading, Drainage & Utilities Soil Prep/Topsoil Amendments Fine Grading @ Paved Areas

30,000 82,120

sf sf

Hardscape and Groundcover Decorative Paving/Stamped Concrete 8" Concrete Edge Band Stabilized DG in Dog Park Glass Mulch, Permanently Installed 3" 3/8" Chipped Stone Steel header at DG/Chipped Stone

8,417 495 2,758 9,066 27,198 6,000

sf lf sf sf sf lf

Irrigation 2" Backflow preventer Irrigation Controller w/ Weather Station Master Valve and Flow Sensor Electrical connection to controllers Electrical wiring conduit (Sch 80) Irrigation Wire Pull-boxes Irrigation Main line Irrigation Sleeves Drip Irrigation System Drip Irrigation Valves Irrigation Valve Wiring (14 ga/12 ga Common) Ball Valves Quick Coupler Valves (50' - 75' O.C.)

2 2 2 1 1,600 22 6,000 1,600 56,440 33 31,300 33 62

ea ea ea allow lf ea lf lf sf ea lf ea ea

$3,500.00 $14,500.00 $4,500.00 $25,000.00 $3.00 $250.00 $9.00 $12.00 $2.25 $400.00 $0.20 $300.00 $300.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

328,450.00 7,000.00 29,000.00 9,000.00 25,000.00 4,800.00 5,500.00 54,000.00 19,200.00 126,990.00 13,200.00 6,260.00 9,900.00 18,600.00

Planting & Groundcover Soils Testing Laboratory Sedge Planting (1-gal @ 12" O.C.) Feather Grass (1-gal @ 18" O.C.) Reed Grass (1-gal @ 24" O.C.) Agave (5-gal @ 36" O.C.) 24" Box Understory Trees @ Street Crossings

1 10,898 15,068 2,447 162 12

ls ea ea ea ea ea

$2,500.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $75.00 $400.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

331,993.00 2,500.00 119,878.00 165,748.00 26,917.00 12,150.00 4,800.00

Site Furnishings/ Signage Drinking Fountain with Jug Filler & Pet Fountain Vertical Street Monuments (Street Names) Almaden Blvd. Horizontal Monument Dog Park Signage Shelter @ Street Crossing (12x20 Cantilever Structure) Crosswalk Art Illuminated Cubes

3 14 1 1 2 48,513 26

ea allow allow allow allow sf allow

$5,840.00 $5,000.00 $20,000.00 $5,000.00 $30,000.00 $5.00 $5,000.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

545,085.00 17,520.00 70,000.00 20,000.00 5,000.00 60,000.00 242,565.00 130,000.00

$ $110.00 $ $2,500.00 $ $30.00 $

38,040.00 25,960.00 5,000.00 7,080.00

Fencing / Gates 42" Decorative Steel Picket Fence Gate (42"H x 4'W) 8" Concrete Edgeband @ Fence

236 2 236

lf ea lf

Site Mock-Up Sample Materials, Colors, Plants, Finishes For Approval Prior to Construction

1

allow

Subtotal Estimated Construction Costs: Survey, Traffic Control, SWPPP, etc. 3% Bonding 1.5% Mobilization & Project Management 8.5% Design Contingency 10% Construction Contingency 10% Escalation (4% / yr)

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$ $25,000.00 $

25,000.00 25,000.00

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,972,177.50 59,165.33 29,582.66 167,635.09 197,217.75 197,217.75 78,887.10

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ADD ALTERNATES Lighting Up Lights (based on SJDA LED retrofit) Hanging Lights

486 4,611

ea lf

$ $8,500.00 $ $

4,131,000.00 4,131,000.00 -

Planting & Groundcover Palm Trees (25' height)

23

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$ $15,000.00 $

345,000.00 345,000.00

Irrigation Tree Bubblers @ New Trees

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$ $125.00 $

2,875.00 2,875.00

Add Alternates Subtotal Notes:

$ 4,478,875.00 1) Design Contingency is for further development of design and compensates for unknown elements. We will eliminate as we move to Bid Documents.

2) Construction Contingency is provided to cover for site conditions and additional work not anticipated for upgrades.

3) In Providing opinions of probable construction cost, the Client understands that the Landscape Architect has no control over costs or the price of labor equipment or materials, or over the Contractor's method of pricing, and that the opinions of probable construction costs provided herein are to be made on the basis of the Landscape Architect's qualifications and experience. The Landscape Architect makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of such opinions as compared to bid or actual costs.

Almaden blvd wayfinding

Quantity

Maintenance & considerations

Item

Site Preparation / Demolition Clear, Grub & offhaul (remove existing turf) Demolish Hardscape Irrigation Demolition/Adjustments & Site Prep Traffic control (E) Tree Protection

Preliminary cost analysis

Prepared for: San Jose Downtown Association Rough Order of Magnitude Costs

Almaden blvd median design

2/10/2016 Verde Design Inc. Prepared By: PH Reviewed By: MB

selected views from businesses

Almaden Boulevard Median Redesign San Jose, CA

South Almaden Boulevard Median Redesign • San Jose Downtown Association • April 2016

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