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Agenda Item:
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
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DATE: July 11, 2006
SUBJECT: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
AND THOROUGHFARE SIGNAL INTERCONNECT, PROJECT
NOS. I0001 AND C0018 - CONSTRUCTION ACCEPTANCE
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council accept the work performed by Taft Electric Company on the Intelligent
Transportation Management System and Thoroughfare Signal Interconnect, Project Nos. I0001
and C0018; direct the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion; and direct staff to release the
retention 35 days after the Notice of Completion is recorded, provided no stop notices have been
filed, as provided by law.
BACKGROUND
The Intelligent Transportation Management System (Project I0001) and Thoroughfare Signal
Interconnect (Project C0018) are capital improvement projects located along several major
roadways within Santa Clarita. These roadways include Valencia Boulevard, Magic Mountain
Parkway, SanFernando Road, Bouquet Canyon Road, Lyons Avenue, Orchard Village Road,
Seco Canyon Road, Soledad Canyon Road, Via Princessa, and Sierra Highway. The City is
bounded by two major freeways, which routinely experience incidents that create a burden on the
City's roadways. The project installed traffic signal interconnects to close interconnect gaps along
the major roadways mentioned above, and City staff also retimed all traffic signals along those
roads to improve traffic flow. The improvements provided by this project help the City's Traffic
Division manage the detoured traffic in a more efficient manner.
As part of the Intelligent Transportation Management System project, Taft Electric Company
installed closed-circuit television cameras at critical sites and added a communications system to
link to the City's Traffic Operations Center (TOC). Before this project, the City maintained a
modest TOC. These projects enhanced the previous system by adding fiber optic cable to critical
corridors allowing for real-time communication with closed-circuit television camera
installations and by renovating the existing TOC.
On June 13, 2005, four bids were received and opened for the two projects. These two projects
were constructed simultaneously to maximize cost efficiency and reduce the potential for scope
overlap. Taft Electric Company was the low bidder submitting a bid in the amount of
$3,367,588.09.
Funding for the construction of this project, in the amount of $3,040,862.00, was appropriated
through the Fiscal Year 2004/05 budget process. In addition, the County of Los Angeles agreed
to give the City $500,000.00 for this project. Also, funds in the amount of $300,000.00 were
transferred from the Capital Projects Reserve account into this project's account. The total
funding of this project is described in detail in the Fiscal Impact section of this report.
Additional funding from the City s Via Princessa Bridge and Thoroughfare District and the
Valencia Bridge and Thoroughfare District in the amounts of $250,000.00 and $129,798.00,
respectively, were also included.
These projects were completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer on June 15, 2006.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this project were appropriated by the City Council as follows:
Thoroughfare Signal Interconnect (C0018):
Continues from
Remaining Fiscal Budget Fiscal
Funding Source Year 2004/05 Increase Year 2005/06
General Fund (Local Match)
$364,786.00
$0.00
$364,786.00
Valencia B&T (Local Match)
$122,678.00
$129,798.00
$252,476.00
Via Princessa B&T (Local Match)
$0.00
$125,000.00
$125,000.00
Eastside B&T (Local Match)
$0.00
$250,000.00
$250,000.00
Gas Tax (Local Match)
$84,614.00
$0.00
$84,614.00
Prop C Local (Grant)
$585,776.00
$0.00
$585,776.00
Total:
$1,157,854.00
$504,798.00
$1,662,652.00
Intelligent Transportation Management System (I0001):
Continues from
Remaining Fiscal Budget Fiscal
Funding Source Year 2004/05 Increase Year 2005/06
General Fund
$265,786.00
$300,000.00
$565,786.00
Via Princessa B&T (Local Match)
$0.00
$125,000.00
$125,000.00
Eastside B&T
$0.00
$250,000.00
$250,000.00
Prop C Local
$1,617,222.00
$0.00
$1,617,222.00
Total:
$1,883,008.00
$675,000.00
$2,558,008.00
Upon acceptance of these projects, an anticipated savings of approximately $600,000.00 will be
available in various accounts.
ATTACHMENTS
Notice of Completion