REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 14, 2016
FROM: BRIAN R. MARSHALL, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: JIM SCHAAD, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a professional consultant agreement in the amount of $138,923 with Siegfried Engineering, Inc., a Stockton-based California corporation, for design and engineering services to renovate the Manchester Transit Center for the Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve a professional consultant agreement in the amount of $138,923 with Siegfried Engineering, Inc., a Stockton-based California corporation, for design and engineering services to renovate the Manchester Transit Center for FAX.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation seeks Council approval to award a professional consulting contract for design and engineering to modernize and update passenger amenities, improve accessibility, and increase safety at Manchester Transit Center, located at 3590 North Blackstone Avenue in Fresno, California. This facility is a major transit hub for FAX and allows customers to transfer between six separate bus lines, including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Staff recognizes the facility has suffered from deferred maintenance due to economic constraints. Update of this major transfer hub will provide a safer, more welcoming, attractive, and convenient environment for the large population of FAX customers using the facility. This project will contribute to the overall efforts by FAX to improve service.
BACKGROUND
Manchester Transit Center serves as a major transfer hub for six bus lines, including a future BRT station. The present condition and aesthetics do not provide a safe, clean, and convenient atmosphere to attract ridership. The hub has suffered from deferred maintenance due to economic constraints, and no updates have been performed since a minor remodel to the interior of the customer se...
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