REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Traffic Signal Timing and Optimization (F17-106)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in the amount of $162,520 to DKS Associates of Oakland, CA for professional engineering services and for a 10% contingency in the amount of $16,252.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $100,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Engineering Services for Signal Coordination Timing and Coordination Optimization Project ("Project") will provide overall improvement and safety to pedestrian and bicyclists crossing of various intersections throughout the City. The optimized traffic signals would provide safer passage to non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians, and reduction in vehicle delays, fuel consumption, and CO2 emission during peak times.
The Project would enhance motorist, pedestrian and bicycle maneuvering and improve travel time at Fremont Avenue, Mary Avenue, Remington Drive and Hollenbeck Avenue. Fremont Avenue and Mary Avenue are classified as Class II Arterials; Remington Drive west of Sunnyvale Saratoga Road is classified as Residential Collector; Remington Drive east of Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd is classified as Class II Arterial; and Hollenbeck Avenue is classified as Residential Collector. These corridors experience significant traffic volume delays during peak hour, but also include school traffic, a wide variation of side street traffic volumes, and the traffic volumes from freeway on and off ramps. Fremont Avenue includes traffic signals on a...
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