CITY OF SAN ANTONIO
TRANSPORTATION AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT
INTERDEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Erik Walsh, City Manager
FROM: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S., Interim Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements
COPIES: Audit and Accountability Committee; Ben Gorzell, Jr., CPA, Chief Financial Officer; Kevin Barthold, City Auditor; Roderick J. Sanchez, AICP, CBO, Assistant City Manager; Luis Maltos, Interim Assistant Director TCI
SUBJECT: Post-Solicitation Briefing for the Civil Engineering Design Services for Broadway Street from IH-35 to E. Mulberry Avenue (Upper Segment)
DATE: January 21, 2020
The Broadway Street Corridor is a $42.0 million 2017 Bond Program project approved by voters on May 6, 2017. The lower segment is located from East Houston Street to IH-35, is city-owned right-of-way, and is currently being delivered via a separate design-build contract with Sundt Construction, Inc. Project scope for the lower segment includes roadway reconstruction, sidewalks and pedestrian amenities, adjacent buffered bicycle lanes (N. Alamo & Avenue B), traffic signal and lighting improvements, underground drainage, etc. The upper segment (current design solicitation) from IH-35 to Mulberry is TxDOT owned. Project scope for the upper segment includes roadway reconstruction, sidewalks and pedestrian amenities, bike lanes along Broadway and adjacent bike lanes along Avenue B, traffic signal and lighting improvements, underground drainage, and low impact development (LID) features. TxDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will contribute additional funds towards the construction of the upper segment once design is complete. The environmental clearances and schematic design are currently underway. The value of the design contract for the upper segment is currently estimated at $4,100,000.
The evaluation committee consisted of staff from the City Manager's Office, TCI and City Public Service (CPS). The evaluation committee evaluated...
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