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Award Design Contract - Authorize the City Manager to award a professional design services contract to TRC Engineers, Inc. for the North West Quadrant At-Grade Railroad Crossing Project in the amount of $874,797.80, and authorize an additional appropriation of $311,000 from the Measure R Local Fund (131).
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Prepared by:
Estrella Velasquez, Associate Engineer, Estrella.Velasquez@Visalia.City, (559)713-4164
Diego Corvera, Senior Civil Engineer, Diego.Corvera@Visalia.City, (559)713-4331
Christopher 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 recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award a professional design services contract to TRC Engineers, Inc. for the NW Quadrant At-Grade Railroad Crossing Project in the amount of $874,797.80 and authorize an additional appropriation of $311,000 from the Measure R Local Fund (131).
Summary:
This project will conduct a comprehensive traffic study on three candidate railroad crossings along Goshen Avenue at N Preston Street, N Linwood Street, and Chinowth Street to determine which is the most viable for future build-out. The consultant will coordinate all necessary approvals regarding the selected alternative and prepare plans, specifications and cost estimates for the selected at-grade railroad crossing. Based upon staff's preliminary review of the three locations, TRC's design proposal was written assuming that Chinowth would be the recommended crossing location. The ultimate improvements will include the installation of new pavement, curb & gutter, sidewalk, traffic signal, railroad warning devices, signage and striping and installation and upgrade of railroad equipment as recommended by the approval process. If the railroad coordination and approval process progresses smoothly there is a chance that the plans and ...
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