Agenda Item Wording:
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Award Construction Material Testing Services - Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Krazan & Associates, Inc. to provide Geotechnical Material Testing Services for the Caldwell Avenue Widening Project from Santa Fe Street to Lovers Lane in the amount of $221,835.
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Deadline for Action: 1/11/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Eric Bons, Senior Civil Engineer, Eric.Bons@visalia.city, (559) 713-4350
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, (559) 713-4540
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.city, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff requests City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Krazan & Associates, Inc. to provide construction material testing Services for the Caldwell Avenue Widening Project from Santa Fe Street to Lovers Lane in the amount of $221,835.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia has a roadway widening project for Caldwell Avenue from Santa Fe Street to Lovers Lane (Rd. 140) which will widen Caldwell Avenue from 2-lanes to 4-lanes with a raised center median, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and a joint use pathway. This project will include the extension of the City's storm drain and sanitary sewer systems within the City's project limits.
The County of Tulare also has a project for Caldwell Avenue (Ave. 280) from Lovers Lane to S. Virginia Avenue. The County of Tulare will be widening Ave 280 (Caldwell Avenue) from 2-lane to 4-lanes of travel. The widening of Caldwell Avenue (Ave. 280) within the City of Visalia and the County of Tulare is part of a regional corridor enhancement project from Highway 99 to the City of Exeter to ease congestion along this corridor.
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