Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement to DKS Associates in the Amount of $376,380 for the Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Quality of Life
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
Based on an evaluation of proposals received, Staff recommend awarding a Consulting Services Agreement in the amount of $376,380 to DKS Associates for the design of the Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project. The Project will install pedestrian safety enhancements at seven uncontrolled pedestrian crossings in San Leandro: (1) Manor Boulevard and Crosby Street, (2) Manor Boulevard and Thoits Street, (3) Dutton Avenue and Arbor Drive, (4) Farnsworth Street and Devonshire Avenue, (5) 150th Avenue and Lark Street, (6) East 14th Street and Lorraine Drive, and (7) Farnsworth Street and Chapel Avenue.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend awarding a Consulting Services Agreement in the amount of $376,380 to DKS Associates to provide professional design services for the Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project.
BACKGROUND
The Uncontrolled Crosswalk Enhancements Project was identified through the City's adopted 2022 Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP), specifically from San Leandro Collision Profile #8 'Pedestrian Crossing at Unsignalized Intersections,' which notes that 24% of pedestrian injury collisions occurred at an intersection without a traffic signal. Project locations were selected based on pedestrian collision history and will be designed using the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Proven Safety Countermeasures to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries at uncontrolled pedestrian crossings.
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), codified as Section 148 of Title 23, United States Code (23 U.S.C. ?148) is one of the core federal-aid transportation programs. The purpose of the HSIP program is to ...
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