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ADAMS AVENUE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS - MULTIPURPOSE TRAILS
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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) (Attachment 1) to Onward Engineering in the amount of $374,517, for professional engineering design services for the Adams Avenue Active Transportation Improvements - Multipurpose Trails project, with an initial term period of five years, effective January 21, 2025 - January 20, 2030.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $37,452 for any unforeseen costs 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:
The Adams Avenue Active Transportation Improvements - Multipurpose Trails project (Project) is a multi-modal corridor improvement project that will implement protected bikeways and sidewalk/accessibility improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians along Adams Avenue from the Santa Ana River to Royal Palm Drive (Attachment 2). In 2019, the City commenced the design phase of the Project and in 2020 city staff conducted two community outreach meetings to obtain feedback on different design alternatives. The public was asked to select their preferred alternative through an online survey. The survey results showed that a Class I Multi-use path was the preferred option. A Class I Multi-use path is a paved trail/pathway that is shared by both pedestrians and bicyclists and that is physically separated from vehicles. The conceptual rendering of this option is shown in Attachment 3. This alternative requires curb extensions with new curb and gutter, signing and striping, slurry seal, median modifications, landscaping and irrigatio...
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