Agenda Item Wording:
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Consultant contract award - Authorize the City Manager to award three (3) consultant contracts to Love to Ride for the non-infrastructure programs for the Highland Community connectivity, Santa Fe Street bike lanes, and the Goshen-Visalia corridor connection projects in the amount of:
1.) Highland Community connectivity: $425,127
2.) Santa Fe Street bike lanes: $428,113
3.) Goshen-Visalia corridor connection: $416,077
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Agenda Date: 06/15/2026
Prepared by:
Cody McLaughlin, Associate Engineer, Cody.Mclaughlin@visalia.gov (559) 713-4595
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.gov (559) 713-4540
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4541
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, chris.crawford@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager to award three (3) consultant contracts to Love to Ride for the non-infrastructure programs for the following projects and amounts:
1.) Highland Community connectivity project: $425,127
2.) Santa Fe Street bike lanes project: $428,113
3.) Goshen-Visalia corridor connection project: $416,077
Summary:
The City of Visalia received an award of funding from the Active Transportation Program (ATP), Cycle 7, for infrastructure improvements to improve safety and promote active modes of transportation for the three (3) projects listed below. As part of the three projects that were awarded, the grant funding included a non-infrastructure component for each individual project. The non-infrastructure component consists of an educational campaign focused on walking and biking safety which will be implemented by disseminating information on the City's website, implementation of an online geo-spatial encouragement platform, and through community engagement events. These required...
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