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Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $333,080, Including Contingencies, to Ray's Electric for Park Street Corridor Safety and Operations Improvements, No. P. W. 03-15-03. (Public Works 91170)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Acting City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $333,080, Including Contingencies, to Ray's Electric for Park Street Corridor Safety and Operations Improvements, No. P. W. 03-15-03.
BACKGROUND
The final phase of the traffic signal upgrades along the Park Street corridor between Blanding Avenue and Encinal Avenue will be completed with this contract. Construction work includes amending traffic signal timing sequence, installation of pedestrian push buttons (Americans with Disability Act (ADA) compliant), advance warning system, and emergency vehicle preemption. It also includes a transit signal priority system, which provides advance green indication to allow for these vehicles to move first and converting signal operation from fixed time to on-demand via installation of video detection system, which is one of the most effective tools of reducing pollutant emissions and reducing overall traffic delay in the corridor. Traffic signal equipment upgrades will be done at the following intersections:
1. Park Street and Blanding Avenue
2. Park Street and Clement Avenue
3. Park Street and Buena Vista Avenue
4. Park Street and Tilden Avenue
5. Park Street and Santa Clara Avenue
6. Park Street and Central Avenue
Staff conducted an outreach meeting for this project on March 5, 2015 to obtain the public interest in traffic signal upgrades along the Park Street corridor between Blanding Avenue and Encinal Avenue. Staff received full support from the public and the members of the Downtown Alameda Business District (DABA).
DISCUSSION
To solicit the maximum number of bids and the most competitive price, plans and specifications were provided t...
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