25D - 55 AND ALTON AVE OVERCROSSING

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: APRIL 6, 2009 TITLE: AGREEMENTS FOR STATE ROUTE 55/ ALTON AVENUE OVERCROSSING (PROJECT 08-1730) 1_ CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ^ As Recommended ^ As Amended ^ Ordinance on 15t Reading ^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading ^ Implementing Resolution ^ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the following attached agreements subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney: • Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for State Route 55 (SR-55)/Alton Avenue Overcrossing project • Consultant Agreement with Huitt-Zollars, Inc. to provide design engineering services for SR-55/Alton Avenue Overcrossing project in the amount not to exceed $1,720,000 including a 15% contingency. DISCUSSION In October 2005, the City Council approved the Final Environmental Impact Report for the SR-55/Alton Avenue Overcrossing Project. The proposed improvements to ease traffic congestion consist of construction of a new bridge at Alton Avenue over SR-55 connecting the Cities of Santa Ana and Irvine and Alton Avenue widening between Maple and Halladay Streets (Exhibit 1). Since the SR-55/Alton Avenue Overcrossing Project is within Caltrans' right-of-way, a Cooperative Agreement is needed to define the specific roles and responsibilities of the parties. The agreement identifies the City as the lead agency for this project. In November 2008, the Public Works Agency issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to several consulting firms to obtain engineering services for the preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) for the proposed improvements. Four proposals were received in response to the RFP and evaluated by the project team consisting of Cities of Santa Ana, 25D-1