REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: GARINE KENDOYAN, Engineer II
Capital Projects Department, Transportation Project Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group Inc., of Clovis, California, in the amount of $287,700, with an $80,000 contingency, for design and construction support services for the Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Project from Pine Avenue to State Route 180 (Council Districts 1, 3 and 7).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group Inc., of Clovis, California, in the amount of $287,700, with an $80,000 contingency, for design and construction support services for the Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Project from Pine Avenue to State Route 180 and authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Project from Pine Avenue to State Route 180 will continue the implementation of the Southern Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Strategy by designing a space that is inviting to pedestrians and bicyclists. The project will integrate features of complete streets and establish protected Class IV bikeways with raised median islands. This will be achieved through the implementation of a road diet, which will reduce Blackstone Avenue and Abby Street from three vehicle lanes in each direction to two. The subject consultant agreement in the amount of $287,700, with an $80,000 contingency, will facilitate the design and construction support services necessary to complete the project. The design phase of this project is funded by a grant through the Measure C Transit Oriented Development program.
BACKGROUND
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