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ACCEPTANCE OF OCTA GRANT AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR BAKER-PLACENTIA-VICTORIA-19TH STREET REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT / TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Accept OCTA competitive grant award of $1.77 million and award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to Architectural Engineering Technology, Inc. for the design and implementation of the Baker-Placentia-Victoria 19th Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project in the amount of $2,211,405.23 (Attachment 1), including a local match requirement of $443,000, in substantially the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize a five (5) percent contingency in the amount of $110,570 for any additional services that may be required for the project.
3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the agreement and future amendments to the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Measure M2 Program, half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements, includes funding for cooperative Traffic Signal Synchronization (TSS) projects spanning multiple jurisdictions within Orange County. OCTA issued a competitive "call for projects" under the TSS Program soliciting projects for potential grant funding in 2019.
In July 2020, OCTA approved the City's competitive grant application for the Baker-Placentia-Victoria 19th Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project. OCTA awarded the City $1,773,000 in grant funds for the engineering and implementation of traffic signal equipment and timing improvements for these corridors. The OCTA grant for this project is one of the largest grants of this type ever awarded by OCTA to a si...
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