Agenda Item Wording:
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Award Design Contract - Authorize the City Manager to award a professional design services contract to Peters Engineering, Inc. for the SB1 Street Rehabilitation - Center & Acequia project in the amount of $699,120
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Prepared by:
Jonathan Frausto, Associate Engineer, Jonathan.Frausto@Visalia.gov, (559)713-4164
Diego Corvera, Senior Civil Engineer, Diego.Corvera@Visalia.gov, (559)713-4331
Christopher Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@Visalia.gov, (559)713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason Huckleberry@Visalia.gov, (559)713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award a professional design services contract to Peters Engineering, Inc. for the SB1 Street Rehabilitation - Center & Acequia project in the amount of $699,120.
Summary:
This project will initiate the design phase for the rehabilitation of Center and Acequia Avenue from Willis Street to Santa Fe Street. Additional side streets are to be included as part of this effort such as Floral, Encina, Church, and Bridge. This project will also include limited repairs to curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drain inlets, ramps, and modifications of existing traffic signal equipment throughout the corridor.
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.
The Center and Acequia Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation Project was identified in the City's Pavement Management Plan as a priority for resurfacing.
Consultant Selection and Scope of Work
On April 25, 2025, City Council awarded the On-Call Civil Engineer...
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