REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to TJKM Transportation Consultants for Homestead Road at Homestead High School Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements (F19-018)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract to TJKM Transportation Consultants (TJKM) of Pleasanton, in an amount not to exceed $212,967 ($170,993 for base services and $41,974 for optional services), for professional design services associated with the Homestead Road at Homestead High School Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project. Approval is also requested for a 10% contingency in the amount of $21,297.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The award is for the design phase of the project and is not a project with 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., However it is expected that the CEQA determination for this project will be a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 for existing facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use. The consultant will review all CEQA documentation as part of the design review.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Sunnyvale, as the lead agency, partnered with the City of Cupertino, Fremont Unified High School District, and Homestead High School to improve existing traffic signals at the intersections of Homestead Road and South Mary Avenue, and Homestead Road and Kennewick Drive.
The proposed improvements will consist of civil and traffic signal modifications, including all signing, striping and traffic signal timing modifications to facilitate a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions cau...
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