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
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for the Maple Avenue Cycle Track and Pedestrian Scramble Improvements - Bid File No. 3740 (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council reject all bids for the Maple Avenue Cycle Track and Pedestrian Scramble Improvements and direct staff to rebid the project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed Maple Avenue Cycle Track and Pedestrian Scramble Improvements Project will improve safety for cyclists along Maple Avenue, between Gettysburg and Shaw Avenues, by converting the existing Class II bike lanes into a Class IV cycle track. In addition, the project will improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Shaw Avenue by placing an exclusive pedestrian phase crossing at the intersection. The project is funded by a combination of sources including the State of California Active Transportation Program (ATP), a lump-sum participation by California State University (CSU) Fresno, Measure C funds, and partially locally funded through Senate Bill 1 (SB1) tax revenue.
BACKGROUND
The Maple Cycle Track Improvements Project was initiated in FY19 when the City allocated Measure "C" funds and a funding contribution provided by CSU Fresno to commence the project's design phase. The grant funds for construction were obligated and the project was budgeted in the FY20 Capital Budget adopted by City Council. Preliminary engineering design and project management took approximately one and a half years.
The scope of the project includes a complete bike facility alteration along Maple Avenue from Gettysburg Avenue to Shaw Avenue where the existing Class II facility was removed to provide a parking-...
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