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 Street Rehabilitation from Roeben to Demaree in the amount of $75,000.
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Prepared by:
Jonathan Frausto, Associate Engineer, Jonathan.frausto@visalia.gov, 713-4369
Diego Corvera, Senior Civil Engineer, Diego.Corvera@visalia.gov, 713-4209
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.gov, 713-4540
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.gov, 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov, (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 geotechnical material testing services for the Tulare Avenue Major Rehabilitation project from Roeben to Demaree in the amount of $75,000.
Summary:
This project will initiate the construction phase for the rehabilitation of Tulare Avenue from Roeben Street to Demaree Street. Improvements include pavement resurfacing and targeted repairs to curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drain inlets, sanitary sewer manholes and ADA ramps, as well as modifications to existing traffic signal equipment throughout the corridor. The project will also extend the Class IV protected bike lane, completing the segment between Demaree and Roeben.
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 t...
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