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CC - Approve an Agreement with Flouresco Services LLC for the Fabrication and Installation of Metro and Downtown Wayfinding Signs in the Amount of $111,265.06.
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Meeting Date: May 14, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Joe Susca, Public Works-Administration
Elaine Gerety-Warner, Community Development-Econ Dev.
Phone Number: 310-253-5636 / 5777
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/09/18); The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (05/09/2018); Flouresco Services, LLC (05/09/2018).
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Public Works Director/City Engineer (05/03/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement with Flouresco Services, LLC for the fabrication and installation of 20 Metro Light Rail Station wayfinding signs and to remove and replace 16 wayfinding signs downtown in an amount not to exceed $111,265.06.
BACKGROUND
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan adopted in 2010 identified the need for wayfinding signage along Washington Boulevard as did the 2014 Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Assessment performed by Fehr and Peers.
One Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) responsibility is to allocate local, state, and federal discretionary transportation funds through the preparation of a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the County of Los Angeles. In 2015, Metro announced a Wayfinding Signage Grant Pilot Program (Program), a TIP component aimed at guiding pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists to their nearest Metro Light Rail Station (Station) within a one mile radius of their location.
In late 2015, the City Council approved applying for a Program grant to install 20 w...
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