REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for the Design of Mary Avenue Bicycle Lanes (F15-52)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to Whitlock & Weinberger Transportation, Inc. (W-Trans) of Oakland in the amount of $189,900 for design of the Mary Avenue Bicycle Lane Project (Public Works Project No. TR-14/02-15). Approval is also requested for a 10% design contingency in the amount of $18,990.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A mitigated negative declaration for the Mary Avenue project was approved by City Council on October 8, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
This project will reconfigure roadway striping and traffic signals to provide bike lanes on a 2.8 mile segment of Mary Avenue between Fremont Avenue and Maude Avenue.
In 2013, the City hired a consultant to study and prepare a conceptual design for the installation of bike lanes in both the northerly and southerly directions in the project area. An environmental study and three public outreach meetings were conducted to refine the conceptual design. On October 8, 2013, Council reviewed and approved the conceptual design and mitigated negative declaration for the project (RTC No.13-239).
The overall scope of this contract is to design the project for installation of roadway striping and traffic signal modifications related to the bike lanes. Additional street work such as paving overlay, slurry seal and curb ramp installation may be required to complete the project, which will be confirmed during the initial phase of design. The project is also partially funded by outside grant revenue from the VTA Bicycle Expenditure Program (TDA funds).
Request for Proposal (RFP) specifications were prepared by Public Works and Purchasing staff. Request for Proposals No.F15-52 was directly distributed to three Bay Area traffic engineering firms and posted on the DemandStar public procurement network. Twenty firms requested the RFP documents. Proposals were received on Jan...
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