For City Council Meeting [June 8, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Sean Grayson, Acting City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works Director
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Request City Council to 1) Adopt Resolution No. 7734 to Accept Additional Funding in the amount of $300,430 from the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant Funding Administered by Caltrans; 2) Amend the Construction Contract for Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. to construct Bid Schedule C in the Amount of $334,596; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to Approve Amendments for Project Management, Administration and Potential Change Orders in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $148,165 all for the Protected-Only Left Turn Signal Phasing and Signal Hardware Improvements, City Project 170811.
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BACKGROUND
On March 28, 2017, the City Council accepted a grant awarded by the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 8 from the Federal Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (FSTIP) in the amount of $990,000 to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians traveling at four (4) intersections within the City and installation of protected-only left turn signal phasing. The intersection locations were identified by the City as the most critical intersections through the Traffic Injury Mapping System that would achieve the best opportunity for the competitive grant because it achieved a high benefit to cost ratio. The following is a list of the intersections that were applied for and approved for funding:
* Baseline Road and Sycamore Avenue (E-W Direction)
* Baseline Road and Eucalyptus Avenue (E-W Direction)
* Etiwanda Avenue and Cedar Avenue (N-S Direction)
* Riverside Avenue and Alder Avenue(N-Direction)
On August 8, 2017, City Council awarded a design contract to Albert Grover & Associates (Currently AGA Engineers) in the amount $48,800. On March 14, 2019, Caltrans approved the environmental document, clearing the way for the City to apply for construction funding....
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