HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - SC TRANS SYSTEM MCBEAN (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: September 12, 2000
SUBJECT: SANTA CLARITA TRANSIT SYSTEM, MCBEAN TRANSFER
STATION, PROJECT NO. T1007 — APPROVAL OF PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR
BIDS
DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve the plans and specifications, and authorize the adverdsing for bids for the
construction of improvements of the McBean Transfer Station, Project No. T1007, to
accommodate bus -to -bus transfers for patrons using the Santa Clarita Transit system.
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The McBean Transfer Station is centrally located within the Santa Clarita Transit service area
on Valencia Boulevard west of McBean Parkway, adjacent to 'The Greens" development. This
project will provide for bus -to -bus transfers for patrons using the Santa Clarita Transit system.
Given its location, the transfer station will allow for the restructuring of bus routes, resulting
in a daily reduction of 324 bus miles (96,348 annually), thereby reducing travel time by an
average of 15 minutes for many cross-town trips presently requiring transfers.
The scope of work for the McBean Transfer Station project is to include a pedestrian island with
bays to service 12 buses. Additional features will include passenger amenities such as restroom
facilities, canopies for pedestrian protection from the elements, and a clock tower. The facility
will be interconnected with local pedestrian access to both Valencia Boulevard and
McBean Parkway.
Under Council's direction, staff has authorized the Gas Company to relocate the high-pressure
pipeline off the project site. The Gas Company is moving forward to complete the design and
procure the materials. The relocation of the pipeline is estimated to be completed by the end
of this year, well before the completion of the subject project.
The C#y recently obtained additional funding from the MTA!s Abbreviated Call for Projects
amounting to $1,035,000.00 for construction of the project. This additional funding will help
reimburse the City's General Fund for the gas line relocation costs, as well as help construct
the canopies, which were not part of the original project scope and would have otherwise been
postponed or eliminated.
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SANTA CLARITA TRANSIT SYSTEM McBEAN TRANSFER STATION
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Other action as determined by the City Council.
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The Architeces Estimate for the construction of this project is $3,150,000.00, including the
Gas Company's pipeline relocation and the canopies. Project funds in the amount of
$2,483,774.00 have been previously approved by the City Council during the Fiscal
Year 2000-2001 budget process in the following accounts:
Account Nos,
T1007801
T1007205
T1007001
T1007206
Total
Funds
$1,043,883.00
$400.00
$400,000.00
$1,039,491.00
$2,483t774.00
In addition to funds previously appropriated by the City Council, at this time staff has received
tentative approval for an additional $1,035,000.00 in project grant funding through the recent
MTA Call for Projects. While staff anticipates that these funds will not be available until a
formal agreement with Caltrans is executed in December 2000, staff is working under the
assumption that full funding will be available to construct all aspects of this project. In the
event that the status of this grant award changes, staff would reduce the scope of this project
prior to the award of the construction bid by Council.
Plans and Specifications (available in City Clerk's Reading File)
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