REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 5, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
ERIC JOHNSON, Engineer II
Public Works Department, Design Services Section
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Cooperative Agreement with the County of Fresno for the Orange Avenue Overlay between California and Jensen Avenues, for an estimated City contribution in the amount of $632,424 (Council District 5 and County of Fresno)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends Council take the following actions:
1. Approve a Cooperative Agreement with the County of Fresno for the Orange Avenue Overlay from California to Jensen Avenues.
2. Authorize the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the Cooperative Agreement on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Orange Avenue Overlay project between California and Jensen Avenues is part of the City's adopted budget. As a joint project with the County, a cooperative agreement between the two agencies is required. Staff has developed a Cooperative Agreement with the County of Fresno for the Orange Avenue Overlay between California and Jensen Avenues. Within this area, Orange Avenue is 51% County of Fresno jurisdiction and 49% City of Fresno jurisdiction. The project will consist of a 0.20' pavement overlay in both the City and County areas of Orange Avenue. The project is scheduled to be advertised for construction bids in the next 30 days with construction to start in July 2018.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno Public Works Department and County of Fresno Department of Public Works and Planning are proposing a joint project to overlay Orange Avenue between California and Jensen Avenues. Forty-nine percent of this stretch of Orange Avenue lies within the City of Fresno while the remainder lies within the County of Fresno.
The work will consist of a deep grind of the existing asphalt, a 0.2 foot as...
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