REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2021
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
BY: JESUS AVITIA, PE, Deputy City Engineer/Special Projects Program Manager
Public Works Department, Special Projects Section
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project (Council Districts 1 and 7)
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Project Agreement, Grade Separation Program (GSP), Blackstone & McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project, in the amount of $2,119,938.00, with the Fresno County Transportation Authority
2. Approve a Consultant Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for $6,483,786.23, with a $325,000.00 contingency, to obtain Professional Engineering services for design and construction support
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Project Agreement, Grade Separation Program (GSP), Blackstone & McKinley BNSF Grade Separation Project, in the amount of $2,119,938.00, with the Fresno County Transportation Authority (FCTA), approve a Consultant Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for $6,483,786.23, with a $325,000.00 contingency, to obtain Professional Engineering services for design and construction support for the Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the agreements on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Blackstone Avenue and McKinley Avenue BNSF Grade Separation Project will eliminate two existing at-grade crossings by grade separating North Blackstone Avenue and East McKinley Avenue under the BNSF Mainline Track. On June 25, 2020, the Fresno City Council authorized the Department of Public Works to enter into a Cooperative Project Agreement with FCTA to fund th...
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