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Award a two-part design contract to ARUP US for the Cross Valley Express project - Authorize the City Manager to award part 1 of the design contract with ARUP US in the amount of $1,035,439.36 for the project approval and environmental document phase and conditionally award part 2 of the contract for the plans, specifications and estimate phase in the amount of $2,404,639.25 for the Cross Valley Express project.
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Agenda Date: 10/05/2026
Prepared by:
Eric Bons , Senior Civil Engineer, eric.bons@visalia.gov, 559-713-4350
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, dolores.verduzco@visalia.gov, 559-713-4540
Chris Crawford , City Engineer, chris.crawford@visalia.gov, 559-713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engr. & Bldg. Director, jason.huckleberry@visalia.gov, 559-713-4495
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council to authorize the City Manager to award a two-part design contract with ARUP US, Inc. for the Cross Valley Express project. Authorize the City Manager to award part 1 of the design contract in the amount of $1,035,439.36 for the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase and conditionally award part 2 of the contract for the Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E) phase of the Cross Valley Express project in the amount of $2,404,639.25. The PA&ED phase is the planning and environmental clearance required to proceed to the full design (PS&E) phase of the project.
Summary:
The Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) received an award of $59,100,000 from the State Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for improvements to implement a high-frequency transportation corridor as part of Phase 1 of the Cross Valley Corridor Plan. At the November 3, 2025, meeting, the City Council approved the City to participate and serve as the project lead of the Cross Valley Corridor project. City Council approved at the March 16, 2026 meeting, the appropriation of $1,246,000 of the $59,100,000 ...
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