REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract to Siegfried Engineering, Inc. for the Lawrence Station Area Sidewalk and Bicycle Facilities Project and Determination of Proposal Non-responsiveness (F20-015)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a consultant services contract to Siegfried Engineering, Inc. of San Jose in an amount not-to-exceed $415,200 for the Lawrence Station Area Sidewalk and Bicycle Facilities and a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $41,520. Additionally, Council is requested to make a determination that a proposal received from BKF Engineers is non-responsive.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provision of Sunnyvale Municipal Code Chapter 2.08, contracts for the procurement of services are awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding. Additionally, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction and to make a determination regarding bid responsiveness.
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(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
To facilitate build out of the City's bicycle network, the project will design bike lanes on Willow Avenue between Aster Avenue and Reed Avenue and develop a feasibility study for bike path connections south of Reed Avenue within the Lawrence Station Area.
The Lawrence Station Area Sidewalk and Bicycle Facilities project will provide direct pedestrian and bicycle access to the Lawrence Caltrain station (Station), a regional transit station. The project will design on-street (Class 2) bicycle lanes on Willow Avenue, while maintaining the existing number of trav...
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