REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 11, 2017
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ROBERT N. ANDERSEN, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Capital Management Division
RANDY BELL, PE, Capital Projects Manager
Public Works Department, Capital Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve an agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group for $104,500 plus $15,000 for contingencies for design and construction support services for the Blackstone Overlay Project from Dakota to Ashlan Avenues and the Inyo Street Overlay Project from Van Ness Avenue to P Street (Council Districts 3 and 7)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of an agreement for Professional Engineering Services with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group for $104,500 plus $15,000 for contingencies for the design and construction support phases of the Blackstone Overlay Project from Dakota to Ashlan Avenues ($59,500 plus $7,500 contingencies) and the Inyo Street Overlay Project from Van Ness Avenue to P Street ($45,000 plus $7,500 contingencies), and to allow the Public Works Director or his designee to sign the agreement on the City's behalf.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To extend the life of the existing major streets through street surface restoration, the City of Fresno applied for Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds to fund design and construction of the Blackstone Avenue Overlay from Dakota to Ashlan Avenues and Inyo Street Overlay from Van Ness Avenue to P Street.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno Public Works Department has identified a need for street surface restoration along Blackstone Avenue and Inyo Street. In December of 2015, the City of Fresno applied for RSTP funds for the design and construction phases of these asphalt overlay projects. The project along Blackstone Avenue between Dakota and Ashlan Avenues includes 0.5 miles of six-lane roadway in need of surface restoration. A...
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