Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company in the Amount of $5,756,180 for the Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street Crosstown Corridors Project; and to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Amendments to the Agreement up to a Cumulative Value of $575,618 of the Original Amount
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Quality of Life
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
Based on the evaluation of proposals received, staff recommend awarding a Consulting Services Agreement in the amount of $5,756,180 to Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for the design of the Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street Crosstown Corridors Project. The Project will install Class IV bike lanes and complete street improvements along the two corridors of Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend awarding a Consulting Services Agreement in the amount of $5,756,180 to Mark Thomas & Company to provide professional design services for the Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street Crosstown Corridors Project; and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve amendments to the Agreement up to a cumulative value of 10% (or $575,618) of the original amount.
BACKGROUND
The Crosstown Corridors Study (Study), completed in 2022, identified Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street as high priority corridors in the 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (BPMP) through a community-based planning process. The Study reviewed and identified how to enhance safety, access, and mobility for all roadway users along Bancroft Avenue and Williams Street. These two major corridors would provide important connections to schools (six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school), transit, recreation areas, as well as regional and local parks. The Study provided recommendations for Class IV bikeways and complete street improvements along the Bancroft Avenue corridor from East 14th S...
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