For City Council Meeting [April 28, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Savat Khamphou, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Request for Bids No. 20-053 for the Construction of Protected-Only Left Turn Signal Phasing and Signal Hardware Improvements at Four (4) Intersections, City Project No 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:
1. Baseline Road and Sycamore Avenue (E-W Direction)
2. Baseline Road and Eucalyptus Avenue (E-W Direction)
3. Etiwanda Avenue and Cedar Avenue (N-S Direction)
4. Riverside Avenue and Alder Avenue(N-Direction)
On June 27, 2017, the City Council awarded a design contract to Albert Grover & Associates (AGA) 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. On February 6, 2020, Caltrans authorized construction funding in the amount of $890,000 for the construction phase of the project.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The contract documents (plans and specifications) prepared by AGA have been reviewed and approved by Caltrans and the Public Works Director/City Engineer.
The scope of the work consists of new protected - left-turn only signal heads to be installed w...
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