REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: JESUS AVITIA, PE, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Transportation Project Management Division
MELISSA BLAU, Projects Administrator
Capital Projects Department, Transportation Project Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve an agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for $180,913, with an $18,000 contingency, for Preliminary Engineering services for the Shields Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard Section 130 Railroad Grade Crossing Improvements Project (Council Districts 1 and 7).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement for professional engineering services with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for $180,913, with an $18,000 contingency, for Preliminary Engineering services for the Shields Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard Section 130 Railroad Grade Crossing Improvements Project and authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Shields Avenue and Van Ness Boulevard Section 130 Railroad Grade Crossing Improvements Project will include a traffic and pedestrian study, sidewalk and bicycle pathway improvements, additional striping, modifications to traffic signals, and railroad warning devices. These measures aim to enhance the safety of the at-grade railroad crossing. The subject consultant agreement, in the amount of $180,913, with an $18,000 contingency, will facilitate the traffic studies and preliminary engineering support services necessary to begin the project.
The project Preliminary Engineering Phase is funded through the Federal Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Program (Section 130).
BACKGROUND
In April 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Burlington Northern and Sante Fe (BNSF) Railway, an...
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