REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Design Professional Services for the Intelligent Transportation Systems Project 2
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are control and information devices that enhance traffic operations and management of congestion on roadways. Typical ITS components include new controller cabinets to support "smart" signals, traffic monitoring cameras to observe roadways, Bluetooth/Wi-Fi modules to collect travel time information, and fiber optic communications to support high resolution data transmission.
In 2017, the City received $500,000 in grant funds from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for the Santa Clara Citywide Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Project 2 to install traffic controller cabinets and fiber optic communications to enhance traffic operations at eight intersections on Bellomy Street, Monroe Street, and Winchester Boulevard.
On March 24, 2020, the City Council also approved a funding agreement with the VTA for the Scott Blvd Signal Timing Phase 2 ("Scott Blvd Phase 2") Project. This agreement would install similar ITS improvements on Scott Boulevard between El Camino Real and Saratoga Avenue.
As the Santa Clara Citywide ITS Project 2 and Scott Blvd Phase 2 projects have similar types of improvements related to traffic signals, staff combined these two projects into one project titled Intelligent Transportation Systems Project 2 ("Project") to achieve potential cost savings (see Attachment 1 for Project map). By creating one combined project, this will allow the City to hire one contractor which can reduce mobilization costs and unit costs (i.e. contractor can procure greater quantities of materials at lower prices) Additionally, creating one combined project will reduce staff management and administration time necessary to ...
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