REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: NICHOLAS D. MASCIA, PE, Assistant City Manager
Interim Director, Capital Projects Department
SCOTT MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: SCOTT P. SEHM, PE, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Design Services Division
ADAM LEE, PE, Licensed Professional Engineer
Capital Projects Department, Design Services Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with BNSF Railway Company in the amount of $100,438.80, bringing the total contract to $300,000.00, to perform engineered design plan review and diagnostic evaluation, for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project (Council Districts 1 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with BNSF Railway Company for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue Grade Separation Project. The Amendment increases the agreement amount by $100,438.80, from $199,561.20 to $300,000. Staff further recommends the City Council authorize the Capital Projects Director, or their designee, to execute the Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) Grade Separation Project will eliminate two existing at-grade crossings by grade-separating North Blackstone Avenue and East McKinley Avenue under the BNSF mainline track. As the City began presenting design plan elements to BNSF for review and comment, a Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement (PEA) was required for BNSF to formally accept the engineered plan submittals.
On March 2, 2022, the City Council approved the original PEA with BNSF for $199,561.20 and authorized the Public Works Director or designee to execute the agreement. The PEA allowed the City and BNSF to conduct engineering and diagnostic meetings to jointly establish critical design elements, includin...
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