DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
A Design Contract Amendment for the Downtown Streets Reconstruction: Commerce Street (St. Mary's St. to Santa Rosa St.).
SUMMARY:
An ordinance for the Downtown Streets Reconstruction: Commerce Street (St. Mary's St. to Santa Rosa St.) Project, a 2012-2017 General Obligation Bond funded project, located in Council District 1, authorizing an amendment to the Professional Design Services agreement with CP&Y Inc., increasing the current contract by $256,127.88, from $829,325.28 to $1,085,453.16, for additional design and engineering services, including full-width street and sidewalk design, on-street parking, street lighting, sidewalk furnishings and landscaping.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Downtown Streets Reconstruction: Commerce Street (St. Mary's St. to Santa Rosa St.) is a 2012 - 2017 General Obligation Bond funded Project, included the reduction of the number of travel lanes and widening of the north side sidewalk to better accommodate pedestrian and transit users. The original scope was to remove the north side "bus-only" lane and allocate the space to the north side sidewalk and the three remaining travel lanes, from St. Mary's St. to Santa Rosa St., leaving the south side sidewalk intact. This would be accomplished by completely reconstructing the north half of the street, then restriping the travel lanes to include one 12 foot outside lane and two 10 foot inside lanes. Also included in this design, for the reconstructed portion only, are streetscape amenities, such as trees, benches and caf? seating, as well as on-street parking areas and street side lighting.
After several public meetings and receiving stakeholder input, the Project scope expanded to include full width reconstruction of Commerce Street, creating an 8 to10 foot sidewalk on the south side of the street and an 8 to ...
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