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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 4 for $528,584 to an Existing Consulting Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers for Design Services on the Annual Street Overlay/Rehabilitation 2019-2021 Project, Project No. 2020.0050
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract amendment provides for additional scope related to the design of complete streets elements on Bancroft Avenue, Grand Avenue, Hesperian Boulevard, and Manor Boulevard. Tasks include railroad coordination at Hesperian Boulevard, utility coordination, traffic signal modification plans, and striping changes. Work also includes phasing the project into two construction project packages and the inclusion of landscape design on Hesperian Boulevard.
Staff recommends the following:
* Approve Amendment No. 4 to an existing Consulting Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers that increases the contract amount by $528,584, resulting in a total contract amount of $1,541,109.
BACKGROUND
The Annual Street Overlay / Rehabilitation 2019-2021 project will repave a total of fifteen street segments, comprised of arterials, collectors, and residential streets. City Council previously authorized a design contract with Nichols Consulting Engineers (NCE) for the project. There are three existing amendments to the CSA: Amendment No. 1 corrected a typographical error that resulted in an incorrect original encumbrance; Amendment No. 2 addressed costs related to restricting potholing work to low traffic periods; and Amendment No. 3 addressed costs relating to complete street work, extending the limits of work on Hesperian Boulevard, and designing the repaving of Aurora Drive. Amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 3 combined represent a 46.4% change in contract value.
The City performed a Complete Streets evaluation to determine how the chosen streets could better serve transit, pedestrians, bicyclists, trucks, and personal vehicles. This w...
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