REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 25, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
BY: SCOTT P. SEHM, PE, Public Works Manager
Engineering Division, Design Services
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for the Tulare Street and Q Street Traffic Signal Improvements (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends City Council reject all bids for the Tulare Street and Q Street Traffic Signal Improvements and direct staff to rebid the project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed Tulare Street and Q Street Traffic Signal Improvements will improve pedestrian safety by installing a new traffic signal at the intersection to provide a protected pedestrian crossing of Tulare Street; the existing unsignalized mid-block crossing east of the intersection will be removed and the sidewalks and median restored. Upon evaluation of the bids, staff determined the bids received for this project to be abnormally high, resulting in the need for the scope to be re-evaluated and the project rebid. The project is funded with Local Transportation Funds dedicated to pedestrian and bicycle improvements, along with Senate Bill 1 (SB1) transportation funding.
BACKGROUND
The Tulare Street and Q Street Improvements Project was initiated in FY18 when the project was budgeted using local funds within Council District 3. The design commenced following Council approval; preliminary engineering design and project management took approximately three years. The majority of the design phase was spent on coordination with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Corporation railroad and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Rail Safety Branch.
The scope of the project includes the removal of the existing unsignalized midblock pedestrian crosswalk along Tulare Street between the BNSF tracks and R Street, the construction of a traffic signal at...
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