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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Columbia Electric, Inc. for Highway Safety Improvement Program Upgrades to Improve Pedestrian Safety Project, No. P.W. 01-24-04, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $496,295, Including Contingency.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Public Works 310)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) issued plans and specifications for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) - Pedestrian Safety Project (Project), No. P.W. 01-24-04 on January 24, 2024.The project will improve pedestrian safety with upgraded traffic signal equipment, signage and striping at four intersections: Santa Clara Avenue/Grand Street; Otis Drive/Willow Street; Otis Drive/Park Street; and Fernside Boulevard/San Jose Avenue. Staff requests City Council award the contract to Columbia Electric, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, in an amount not-to-exceed $496,295.
BACKGROUND
The City received grant funding from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the HSIP - Pedestrian Safety Project (Project) to improve pedestrian safety through upgraded traffic signal equipment, signage and striping at four intersections. The Project application was submitted in October 2020 and the City has since advanced several street safety policies as part of the Alameda Vision Zero Policy. The final design for the HSIP improvements includes additional signage and striping improvements consistent with these policies.
The Project will improve pedestrian safety at the following four intersections:
1. Santa Clara Avenue/Grand Street
2. Otis Drive/Willow Street
3. Otis Drive/Park Street
4. Fernside Boulevard/San Jose Avenue
The four intersections have been identif...
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