Agenda Item Wording:
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Design contract award and appropriation of funds - Authorize the City Manager to award a design contract to CWE for the Highland Community connectivity project in the amount of $674,983 and authorize the additional appropriation of funds in the amount of $703,000 from the Measure R Local Fund.
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Agenda Date: 06/01/2026
Prepared by:
Rudy Lopez, Associate Engineer, Rudy.Lopez@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4270
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 City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to award the design contract to CWE for the Highland Community connectivity project in the amount of $674,983[RL1]; and
2. Authorize an additional appropriation of funds in the amount of $703,000 from the Measure R Local Fund (131) for the Project Approvals & Environmental documentation (PA&ED) and the Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) of the Highland Community connectivity project.
Summary:
The project will provide enhancements to improve the existing multi-modal transportation infrastructure within the Highland Elementary school boundary. The project is located on the following streets: W. Houston Ave. between N. Dinuba Blvd[RK2]., & N. Santa Fe St., N. Court St., Pearl St., NW 1st Ave., W. Grove St. between NW 1st Ave., & N. Jacob St[RK3]., W. Goshen Ave. between N. Jacob St. & N. Stevenson St., and W. Race Ave.
The project will construct traffic calming measures, one protected intersection, one traffic circle, and two raised intersections, 3,000 feet of class IV bike lanes along the south side of W. Houston Avenue, retrofitting of the existing and non-existing curb returns to compl...
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