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
As part of the larger California High Speed Rail Project, the City agreed to realign “G” Street to accommodate the Fresno Rescue Mission’s new location. On September 22, 2016, the Council approved a Reimbursement Cooperative Agreement between the CHSRA and the City (the Cooperative Agreement). Among other items, the Cooperative Agreement requires the City to relocate all utilities that conflict with the construction of the new “G” Street alignment along that portion of “G” Street between East California Avenue and Santa Clara Street so that services provided by the affected utilities are not interrupted. AT&T fiber and telecommunications infrastructure is part of the utilities that must be relocated.
Because of the nature of the work to be performed, AT&T requires design, construction, and splicing of its own infrastructure. Furthermore, AT&T requires that it have oversight of the pertinent duct bank to be performed. In consideration for AT&T’s undertakings the City will reimburse AT&T up to $166,168.00 for design and construction oversight for the utility relocation being performed, with a contingency of up to $34,000. The proposed agreement with AT&T sets forth the terms of the services to be provided by AT&T will be on time and material basis and actual cost.
The agreement has been approved to form by the City’s Attorney Office.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, this item is not a project for the purposes of CEQA
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Not applicable because this is not a competitive bid award.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no impact to the General Fund or any City operating funds associated with the recommended action. All AT&T costs for services provided under this agreement will be paid for by the California High Speed Rail Authority under the current G Street Cooperative Agreement. The cost of this agreement has been included in the current fiscal year City budget.
Attachment:
Vicinity Map
City of Fresno and AT&T Utility Agreement, UA #1 G Street Realignment
AT&T Estimated Cost Breakdown