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Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager, or Designee, to Execute Four, Five-Year Agreements in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $2,500,000 Each to Kimley-Horn, Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd., and TDG Engineering, Inc., for On-Call Complete Streets Engineering Services. (Public Works 31041520)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to authorize approval of agreements with four consulting firms, to provide on-call complete streets engineering services, for a not to exceed $2,500,000 each, for a five-year term. All work executed under these agreements will be restricted to funds appropriated and available for the specific project for which the work is assigned. The contracts are on-call and therefore the work performed will be based on actual need over the term of the agreement. If the demand is not there, the services will not be requested.
BACKGROUND
On-call consultant service agreements are used for services requiring expertise that City of Alameda (City) staff does not have and/or to supplement City staff during periods of peak work demand. Currently, there is a need for complete streets engineering services for various capital projects, including for federally funded projects.
Anticipated work includes the full range of engineering services for pavement rehabilitation and complete streets projects, including preliminary studies, public outreach, development of plans, specifications, and engineer's estimates, utility coordination, and working with regulatory and funding agencies. Specialty services include surveying, soils reports, pavement design, NEPA/CEQA, hydrological and drainage analysis, traffic studies, traffic signal design, utility mapping, landscape design, and storm water treatments. Projects include multi-modal safety, storm water and green infrastructure, pavement roadway design including drainage and ADA compliance, r...
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