Thank you Chair for the record. Ryan Russo, Director City of Oakland Department of Transportation, appreciate the opportunity to speak to items 2.18 and 2.19. and clarify the process that we've gone through here, which in many ways has been the typical process with which we've been delivering are equitable paving plans. So speaking specifically to 2.18 as concisely as possible, to continue to close out our three year paving plan this spring and begin our five year paving plan this summer, staff has to begin the contract bid and award process almost a year in advance and as early as April in preparation of those bids. In August of 2021 staff presented these contracting opportunities at a workshop, the city administrator's office hosted and as then co hosted with the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce. All members who are listed in I supplier under these trades get a notification about these bids. The the contracts are advertised in September. Sealed Bids are provided in late late September by bidders.
