REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 7, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
BY: JESUS AVITIA, Deputy City Engineer
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Reimbursement Agreement with AT&T for $166,168.00 to reimburse AT&T for expenses related to design, construction, and oversight communication infrastructure relocations to accommodate the "G" Street Realignment and authorize the Director or his designee to execute an amendment up to a maximum amount of $34,000. (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Approve the attached Reimbursement Agreement between the City of Fresno (the City) and AT&T up to the amount of $166,168.00 to cover expenses incurred by AT&T resulting from the design, construction, and oversight for the realignment of "G" Street between East California Avenue and Santa Clara Street.
2. Authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign an amendment up to a maximum amount of $34,000 for design, construction, and oversight.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pursuant to the "G" Street Reimbursement Cooperative Agreement between the City and the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), the City is overseeing a two-phase project to relocate and realign "G" Street in Downtown Fresno. Part of the project requires the City to relocate all utilities in the project boundary - including AT&T's fiber and telecommunication lines. Such relocation will require AT&T involvement and the City will need AT&T to perform design, construction, and oversight approval of existing infrastructure relocation and will need AT&T to design, splice, and construct the relocation of fiber and telecommunications lines. This agreement sets out the terms of the work to be performed by AT&T and the associated compensation.
BACKGROUND
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