Agenda Item Wording:
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Award & Appropriation of Funds for Fiber Optic Interconnect Improvements: Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract with MP Next Level for RFB 23-24-15, Fiber Optic Interconnect Improvements: Ben Maddox Way, Demaree Street, and Houston Avenue in the amount of $1,110,181.30; authorize additional appropriations of funds; and authorize amendment of the Measure R Supplemental Agreement.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Cody McLaughlin, Associate Engineer, Cody.Mclaughlin@visalia.city, 713-4595
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, 713-4540
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.city, 713-4541
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to award a contract with MP Next Level for RFB 23-24-15 for the Fiber Optic Interconnect Improvements: Ben Maddox Way, Demaree Street, Houston Avenue (3010-7200/CP0513-999) in the amount of $1,110,181.30; and
2. Authorize an appropriation of additional CMAQ funds in the amount of $39,000; and
3. Authorize an appropriation of additional Measure R Regional (133) funds in the amount of $104,000 from the Measure R Regional (133); and
4. Authorize the City Manager to amend the Measure R Supplemental Agreement.
Background Discussion:
In January 2021, the City of Visalia submitted applications to Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program grant funding. These applications were for traffic signal interconnect improvements at various locations to include: Houston Avenue, Ben Maddox Way, and Demaree Street. The City was awarded $1,097,000 in CMAQ grant funding for construction.
In February of 2022 the City Council authorized ...
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