HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-10-08 - AGENDA REPORTS - SOLEDADCYN SC BRIDGE WIDENING (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: October 8, 1991
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager
SUBJECT: SOLEDAD CANYON ROAD AT SANTA CLARA RIVER BRIDGE WIDENING
PROJECT 91-03 - ENGINEERING SERVICES
DEPARTMENT: Community Development
The subject project consists of widening the bridge on Soledad Canyon Road
west of Camp Plenty Road to provide three lanes for traffic in each
direction. When complete, this project (in conjunction with the east -west
bike trail project) will support the restriping of Valencia Boulevard/Soledad
Canyon Road to provide three lanes for traffic in each direction between I-5
and Sand Canyon Road.
In August 1991, staff solicited proposals for engineering services in support
of this project. The proposal was written to conform to recently enacted
Senate Bill 419, which requires state and local governmental agencies to
select design consultant services on the basis of demonstrated competence and
professional qualifications, and not on the basis of fee. In essence,
consultants were asked to provide a statement of qualifications (including a
brief company history, references, resumes and a fee schedule), a milestone
schedule and a narrative task description (approach to project) for the
proposed work.
Thirteen firms responded to the City's Request for. Proposal. Firms were
evaluated on a number of criteria, the most important being previous
experience and demonstrated understanding of, the work. Based on staff's
evaluation, it is recommended that this work be awarded to one of the three
following firms (listed in order of priority): Dokken Engineering; ASL
Consultants; or Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quads & Douglas.
Rough order -of -magnitude- estimates place the total cost of this bridge
widening project at $2.5 million. It is estimated that the engineering
services portion of this multi-year project can run between $300,000 and
$350,000. At this time, there is insufficient budget to proceed with this
work; however, this project has been identified as a, Public Financing
Authority revenue bond project.
Due to the nature of the project, a number of outside agency clearances will
be required before the design can be completed and a contract may be awarded.
In addition, it is anticipated that right-of-way acquisition and/or
construction easements may be .required. As Council is aware, these tasks, can
become very time-consuming; and it is for this reason that staff strongly
recommends proceeding with the engineering services portion of this project
immediately. Staff therefore recommends that 01-4101-290 Contingency Account
funds, in an amount not to exceed $350,000, be allocated towards this project,
with the understanding that these funds will be returned to the Contingency
Account once Public Financing Authorityrevenue bond funds are available.
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RECOMMENDATIO
1. Approve a budget transfer of $350,000 from Contingency Account 01-4101-290
to Capital Project Account 25-95003-227 with the understanding that these
funds are to be returned once Public Financing Authority revenue bond
monies are available.
2. Enter into negotiations with Dokken Engineering for engineering services
for Project 91-03, and upon agreement execute a contract for this work.
If agreement cannot be reached with Dokken Engineering, authorize similar
negotiations and contract execution with ASL Consultants or Parsons
Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas, respectively.
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