Report to Mayor and City Council
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOA CORPORATION TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO DESIGN BIKE LANES ON FIGUEROA STREET, MAIN STREET, VICTORIA STREET, AND CARSON STREET - PROJECT NO. 1451 [FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. HSIPL-5403(025)] (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City of Carson was awarded a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant to design and install bike lanes on various streets throughout the City (Exhibit No.1). This grant provides funds totaling $1,338,400.00 for both the design and construction of bike lanes on Figueroa Street, Main Street, Victoria Street, and Carson Street.
Specifically for the design phase of this project, federal funds from Caltrans in the amount of $143,000 and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) funds of $50,000 are available.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on October 17, 2019 and responses were due on November 13, 2019. Two conforming proposals were submitted and KOA Corporation (KOA) was the top ranked firm. A contract was prepared and is provided as an attachment (Exhibit No. 2), for a not-to-exceed amount of $164,665.20.
The Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) provides fiscal and federal provisions that are required in all federal-aid funded contracts and the City's standard form contract was amended significantly to adhere to these requirements.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE a Contract Services Agreement with KOA Corporation for the preparation of construction plans, specifications, and estimates for Project No. 1451 [Federal Aid Project No. HSIPL-5403(025)], for a negotiated fee not-to-exceed $164,665.20.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the contract following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
3. ADOPT Resolution No. 20-046, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARSON CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-20 B...
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