For City Council Meeting [December 14, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works Director
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Request City Council to: (1) Award a Construction Contract to Senitica Construction, Inc., a California corporation in the amount of $1,466,200 for the Cactus Trail Improvements Project, City Project No. 170801; (2) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Fountainhead Consulting Corporation, a California corporation in the amount of $259,855; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.
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BACKGROUND
City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2017/2018 and Fiscal Year 2019/2020 budgets, which included $500,000 in FY2017/2018, and $800,000 in FY2019/2020 from the Open Space Development Impact Fee Fund for the design and construction of the Cactus Trail Improvements Project.
The Cactus Avenue Trail Improvements project will improve a 1.5-mile trail along the Rialto flood control channel, adjacent to Cactus Avenue from Baseline Avenue to Rialto Avenue in the City of Rialto. The project includes repaving an existing dirt path to a paved trail with a two-way bike path, and a paved pedestrian path. The trail will be accessible by all residents and visitors regardless of mode of travel, including by car, bus, rail, bike, wheelchair, and by walking from adjacent residences, schools, parks, and businesses. The project connects active transportation systems from the north section of the City to the Pacific Electric Trail, and to the downtown area.
The project extends within San Bernardino County Flood District (SBCFCD) right-of-way and is subject to their requirements for continued access for maintenance to the Rialto Channel.
On February 2018, the City was notified that the California Transportation Commission (CTC) awarded $1,260,000 to the City for the Cactus Trail Improvements Project as part of the Augmented 2017 Active Transportation Program (SB1), the "ATP ...
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