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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 17, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AWARD CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION <br />OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT RAITT & ADAMS, <br />AND CLASS 11 BIKE LANES ON NEWHOPE <br />STREET AND FIRST STREET <br />(PROJECTS 126761, 146814, & 146818) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1, B & G) <br />CITY MAty GER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 I Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $110,700 in Bicycle Transportation Account <br />grant funds into the Select Street Construction revenue account and appropriating the same <br />to the Select Street Construction Expenditure account. <br />2. Award a contract to California Professional Engineering, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, <br />in accordance with the bid in the amount of $684,671 for the construction of a traffic signal at <br />Raitt Street and Adams Street; a Class II bike lane on First Street from Newhope Street to <br />Harbor Boulevard; and a Class II bike lane on Newhope Street from Westminster Avenue to <br />Fifth Street. <br />3. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated project delivery cost of $855,800. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The recommended actions are needed for the City to proceed with construction of a new traffic <br />signal at the intersection of Raitt Street and Adams Street, and Class II bike lanes on First Street <br />and on Newhope Street in accordance with the Bikeway Master Plan. The new traffic signal at <br />Raitt Street and Adams Street (Project 12 -6761) includes dedicated left turn lanes. Class II bike <br />lanes will be installed on First Street from Newhope Street to Harbor Boulevard (Project 14- 6814), <br />and on Newhope Street from Westminster Avenue to Fifth Street (Project 14 -6818) (Exhibit 1). <br />Once completed, these improvements will help to improve mobility and safety of bicyclists and <br />pedestrians, while also accommodating traffic flow. <br />Funds for the traffic signal and bike- related improvements in the amount of $745,100 were <br />originally budgeted in the FY 2011 -12, FY 2013 -14, and FY 2014 -15 Council- approved Capital <br />Improvement Programs (CIPs). When it was determined that additional pavement work would be <br />needed, staff submitted an application for Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) funding. These <br />23A -1 <br />