TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Rapid Corridors Project
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving contract award to VSCE for $490,610.83 for Construction Management (CM) Services associated with the Rapid Corridors Project - San Pablo Avenue.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The proposed project intends to improve service reliability and reduce travel time along the San Pablo corridor. This is one of three corridors scheduled for capital improvements for transit performance under the Rapid Corridors Project.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The total Rapid Corridors Project will cost $12 million and is funded by various federal, state, and regional agencies including the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Alameda County Transportation Commission and Caltrans. The project is programmed in the FY2019-20 Capital Improvement Plan. Staff does not anticipate any District contribution other than staff time.
Staff recommends a contract award to VSCE for construction management services for a total not-to-exceed price of $490,610.83 for the Rapid Corridors Project - San Pablo Avenue CM Services. Funding for the CM Services consultant contract is included in the current project budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Rapid Corridors Project is intended to improve transit operations along Telegraph Avenue, San Pablo Avenue and West Grand Avenue/Grand Avenue, as well as providing a mechanism to design and build the Southside Pilot Transit Project adjacent to UC Berkeley campus.
The San Pablo Avenue CM Services procurement will support the project in meeting the following objectives:
? Replace existing equipment: The project would replace 17-year-old infrared Transit Signal Priority (TSP) equipment on traffic signals along San Pablo Avenue, with more reliable, easier to maintain and monitor, modern GPS technology.
? Grand Avenue...
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