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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Authorization of a Task Order for Traffic Engineering Services for the Culver Boulevard Bike Lane Project in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $113,455 Pursuant to the Terms of the City’s On-Call Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International.
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Meeting Date: January 22, 2024
Contact Person/Dept.: Andrew Maximous/Public Works - Mobility & Traffic Engineering
Phone Number: (310) 253-5628
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/17/2024)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (12/18/2023)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council authorize a Task Order for traffic engineering services for the Culver Boulevard Bike Lane Project, in an amount not-to-exceed $113,455 pursuant to the terms of the City’s on-call professional services agreement with Michael Baker International.
BACKGROUND
On July 10, 2023, staff presented Council with the results of the request for qualifications process conducted for on-call traffic engineering, on-call civil engineering, construction management and inspections, and geotechnical and material testing. The City Council approved on-call professional services agreements (PSA) with 26 individual firms, including Michael Baker International.
In accordance with Council Resolution 2018-R024 and the on-call process detailed in the July 10, 2023, staff report, all expenditures with a particular on-call consultant more than $50,000 in a fiscal year must be approved by the City Council. The proposed expenditures with Michael Baker International exceed this threshold and therefore must be approved by the City Council.
DISCUSSION
This Task Order will support the Public Works Department, Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division’s Culver Boulevard Bike Lane Project by developing construction plans, specifications, and estimates to construct a Class II or Class IV bicycle facility along Culver Boulevard between Duquesne Avenue and Elenda Street. The proposed bike lane would connect the gap between the Move Culver City project, the Existing Class IV facility on Elenda Street and the existing Class I facility on Culver Boulevard (west of Elenda Street).
In accordance with the on-call process detailed in the July 10, 2023, staff report, staff solicited proposals from Kimley-Horn and Associates, Willdan Engineering, and Michael Baker International from the approved on-call traffic engineering list. After reviewing the proposals received, staff recommends selecting Michael Baker International for this project given their experience working on similar projects, the comprehensive project approach detailed in their proposal, and cost.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
Sufficient funding for the agreement was included in the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in Capital Improvement Project PF025 (Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Plan Implementation).
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTION
That the City Council:
Authorize a Task Order for traffic engineering services for the Culver Boulevard Bike Lane Project, in an amount not-to-exceed $113,455 pursuant to the terms of the City’s on-call professional services agreement with Michael Baker International.