REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 20, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
BY: SCOTT P. SEHM, PE, Public Works Manager
Public Works Department, Engineering Division, Design Services
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for the Downtown Fresno Courthouse Park Interconnectivity Project - Bid File No. 3741 (Council District 3)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council reject all bids for the Downtown Fresno Courthouse Park Interconnectivity Project and direct staff to rebid the project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed Courthouse Park Interconnectivity Project will improve pedestrian safety as well as provide enhancements for Fresno Area Express (FAX) access by installing new traffic signals at the existing unsignalized crosswalks at Fresno Street and L Street and Tulare Street and L Street. Additional pedestrian improvements at the two intersections include the reconstruction of several accessible ramps, updated striping and signage and improved safety lighting. Funding for this project is provided by the State of California Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant with local match funding.
BACKGROUND
The Courthouse Park Interconnectivity Project was initiated in FY19 when the project was budgeted once the ATP grant was awarded. The preliminary engineering design and project management took approximately two years.
The scope of the project includes the installation of new traffic signals at existing unsignalized crosswalks at Fresno Street and L Street and Tulare Street and L Street that will include exclusive pedestrian crossing phases, an exclusive FAX transit phase along Fresno Street at L Street for busses to safely enter and exit the bus stop, and signing and striping to guide all pedestrian, vehicle, and bus traffic within the limits of the project. Other work includes reconstruction of accessib...
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