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SIGNAL MODERNIZATION FOR SYSTEMIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: RAMIN NIKOUI, SENIOR ENGINEER, (714) 754-5184
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for professional engineering design services for the Signal Modernization for Systemic Safety Improvements project (Federal Project No. HSIPL-5312(107)) in the amount of $300,729.75 (Attachment 1), in substantially the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $30,073 for any additional services that may be required by the project.
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:
In 2022, the City of Costa Mesa completed a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP), which identified a framework to identify, analyze and develop traffic safety enhancements on the City's roadway network. The LRSP identified systemic traffic signal-related infrastructure improvements that can be implemented throughout the City to enhance safety for all modes of travel. In late 2022, using data and recommendations from the LRSP, the City applied for grant funds for the 11th cycle of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). In 2023, the City was awarded federal grant funds to design and implement systemic safety improvements to 129 of the City's 131 signalized intersections.
The Signal Modernization for Systemic Safety Improvements project (Project) will design and implement proven safety countermeasures for all users including implementing Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) for up to 49 intersections, installing countdown pedestrian signal heads at 43 intersections, installing new yellow retroreflec...
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