HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 1, 1998 (29)AGENDA TITLE: Approve Request for Proposals for Design Services for Lower Sacramento Road,
Turner Road to Kettleman Lane
MEETING DATE: December 1, 1998
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to obtain design services for
the final design of improvements for Lower Sacramento Road from Turner Road to
Kettleman Lane.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Lower Sacramento Road is situated along the western edge of the City and
functions as a north/south two-lane urban arterial. Significant growth along
the two-mile segment between Turner Road and Kettleman Lane has
already resulted in traffic congestion that will only worsen as development
continues.
It is evident that construction of improvements for this roadway are needed and, in fact, have already been partially
built by adjacent development with more planned. For instance, improvements are being planned from Taylor Road
to Kettleman Lane as part of the shopping centers being designed on the northeast and northwest corners of the
Lower Sacramento Road/Kettleman Lane intersection. If these developments proceed, the design and construction
work for this segment of Lower Sacramento Road will be done by the developers, which will allow the City to reduce
the scope and cost of this RFP and future construction obligations.
The first step in the process to build the remainder of the improvements will be to hire an engineering firm to perform
the final design. The design work will include a traffic study to determine turn pocket lengths and locations for median
openings at non -signalized intersections. Also, public participation meetings, coordination with WID, right-of-way
delineation and acquisition estimates, surveying, roadway design, construction cost estimating, and recommended
phasing of the project will be included in the design work.
At this time, it is anticipated that improvements will include four (4) through lanes with a provision for six lanes, a
landscaped median, turn lanes at signalized intersections, and bike lanes. With the approval of this RFP, the
process for selecting a firm can proceed. Following Council approval of a contract with the selected firm, design
work can commence. The design phase should take about six to nine months to complete. The first construction
phase should follow in the spring of 2000. At this time, with the funds available, it may not be possible to build all of
the improvements from Turner Road to Kettleman Lane with one construction project. To fully fund the construction
for the entire two-mile segment, the City will have to compete on a regional basis for state and federal funds.
However, having a completed design will assist the City in this competition because we will be able to promise the
quick delivery of a completed project.
FUNDING: None needed at this time. A recommendation for funding will be mad when we bring an award
recommendation for the design services contrp9tyo C,puv)A4 //
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
Prepared by Robert Murdoch, City Engineer
cc: Water/Wastewater Superintendent
Street Superintendent
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- Ci Manager
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