REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 10, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ANDREW BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
BY: JESUS AVITIA, PE, Deputy City Engineer
Public Works Department, Traffic Operations and Planning Division
SUBJECT
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Approve the Second Amendment to the Utility Agreement (No. 06-1398.15) with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Caltrans to relocate City water and sewer utilities associated with the State Route 99 Relocation Project in the amount of $165,972.41 (Council Districts 1 and 3).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve an amendment to the Utility Agreement (No. 06-1398.15) with Caltrans for Caltrans to relocate City water and sewer utilities associated with the State Route 99 Relocation Project and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Caltrans recently completed the process of relocating a section of State Route 99, between Clinton Avenue and Ashlan Avenue to make room for the High Speed Rail Project. Previously, Caltrans identified several City utilities that were in conflict with the proposed improvements and needed to be relocated with the City streets. Newly constructed water main facilities have required City staff to perform wet tie connections to put the new facilities into service. Increased costs for these wet tie connections, over and above those estimated at the time of execution of the original agreement with Caltrans, were incurred. City and Caltrans staff have come to an agreement for Caltrans to reimburse the City for all additional wet tie connection costs for this work.
BACKGROUND
Caltrans recently completed relocating a section of State Route 99, between Clinton Avenue and Ashlan Avenue. The State Route 99 Relocation Project consi...
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