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BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER AND BRETT ATENCIO THOMAS, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Walk 'n Rollers, 8800 Venice Boulevard, Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90034 for the development of a Bicycle Safety Education Program for Schools in the amount of $149,967 (Attachment 1[US1]).
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $14,996 for unforeseen costs.
3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the PSA and any future amendments to the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
The Bicycle Safety Education Program for Schools was funded as part of the Capital Improvement Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23. The project will be administered to high school, middle school, and elementary school students at sixteen (16) Newport-Mesa Unified School District schools located in the City of Costa Mesa and at four (4) Newport-Mesa Unified School District schools located outside of the City of Costa Mesa which have enrollment zones serving high school, middle school, and elementary school-aged Costa Mesa residents.
The program will provide training on general bicycle safety, riding, and maintenance and will include a focus on electric bicycle safety and operations. The program's goal is to encourage safe bicycle use throughout the community and promote bicycling to school.
The Bicycle Safety Education Program for Schools' scope of services is intended to develop a comprehensive bicycle safety education program including curriculum development and outreach materials to be used in the implementation of safety training at the twenty (20) aforementioned schools. The scope of services con...
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