Agenda Item Wording:
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Award Construction Material Testing Services: Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Krazan & Associates to provide geotechnical material testing services for the Tulare Avenue Major Rehabilitation project from Demaree to Cotta in the amount of $72,500.
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Deadline for Action: 4/21/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Jonathan Frausto, Associate Engineer, Jonathan.frausto@visalia.city, 713-4369
Diego Corvera, Senior Civil Engineer, Diego.Corvera@visalia.city, 713-4209
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, 713-4540
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.city 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Krazan & Associates, Inc to provide construction material testing services for the Tulare Avenue Major Rehabilitation project from Demaree to Cotta in the amount of $72,500.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia is currently maintaining a street network of approximately 507 centerline miles of roadway and nearly 100 million square feet of pavement. In an effort to appropriately direct maintenance activities and optimize the use of the limited maintenance funds available, Staff incorporated a Pavement Management Program (PMP) 11 years ago, following the lead of other similarly sized California municipalities.
Tulare Avenue, as identified in the Pavement Management Plan, was selected for resurfacing. This project includes a pavement rehabilitation of approximately 2.9 miles of roadway on Tulare Avenue from Demaree to Cota Street. The rehabilitation work includes removing isolated areas of pavement failures, also known as digouts, grind the existing pavement section and overlay with hot mix asphalt. In addition to these impro...
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