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
BRANDON CHACON, Projects Administrator
Capital Projects Department, Transportation Project Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve the Third Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with UltraSystems Environmental Inc. of Irvine, California extending the consultant's performance period by one year to September 30, 2024, to continue professional environmental services and preparation of technical memos for the McKinley Avenue Widening Project between Marks Avenue and Hughes Avenue (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends the City Council approve the Third Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement dated September 8, 2021, with UltraSystems Environmental Inc. to extend the consultant's performance period by one year to September 30, 2024, for the McKinley Avenue Widening Project, and to authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to sign the Third Amendment to the Agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno is seeking to construct street improvements and widen the north side of McKinley Avenue from Marks Avenue to Hughes Avenue, including curbs, gutters, sidewalks, bicycle facilities, street lighting and a high-intensity activated crosswalk beacon (HAWK) pedestrian signal near Addams Elementary School. The preliminary engineering, right-of-way, and construction phases are federally funded with the Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program administered through Caltrans, on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The federal funding requires a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) determination, in addition to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) assessment, prior to commenci...
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