Agenda Item Wording:
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Award Construction Material Testing Services - Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with NV5, Inc. in the amount of $272,323.60 to provide construction materials acceptance testing services for the Shirk St. Capacity Enhancement Project.
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Deadline for Action: 1/11/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Diego Corvera, Senior Civil Engineer, Diego.Corvera@visalia.city, 713-4209
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, 713-4540
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, chris.crawford@visalia.city, 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering and Building Department Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with NV5, Inc. in a not-to-exceed amount of $272,323.60 to provide construction materials acceptance testing services for the Shirk St. Capacity Enhancement Project.
Background Discussion:
The Shirk Capacity Enhancement project spans from School Ave to Riggin Ave and consists of widening the east side of Shirk St at various locations to accommodate four lanes of travel with a center two-way left turn lane, buffered Class II bike lanes and the installation of approximately 8,200 lineal feet of 48" diameter sewer main and associated infrastructure in the existing street. The project will modify existing traffic signals to accommodate the new street configuration as well as install a new traffic signal at Doe Ave and Shirk St.
As directed by the City Council through a prior budget process, the operational improvement widening of Shirk Street between School Ave and Riggin Avenue will be implemented as soon as possible, and the full, ultimate arterial street design requirements will be implemented as a subsequent phase, as further development occurs, and the needed right of way is dedicated to the City. City staff estimates that thi...
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