REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendments to Agreements with DKS, Kimley-Horn, and W-Trans for Traffic Engineering Support
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works (DPW) Traffic Division performs various services for the City, including multimodal transportation planning, reviewing development proposals and traffic impact analyses, approving construction traffic control plans, investigating public requests, operating and monitoring traffic signals, applying for and administering transportation grants, and implementing transportation capital projects. Based on available staffing resources and to keep up with the workload, it is necessary to use consultants to assist with these services.
Funding of $250,000 was included in the Adopted Biennial Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget for FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22 for a transportation project titled, Traffic Engineering Consultant Support (Project No. 1256). Of this amount, $100 was carried over to FY 2022/23. This project provides funding for consultants to assist DPW staff in performing the services described above.
On July 13, 2021, the Council authorized agreements with DKS Associates, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and Whitelock & Weinberger Transportation, Inc. dba W-Trans for traffic engineering consulting support (Attachments 1, 2, and 3). Each agreement was for a not-to-exceed amount of $83,300 with the cumulative compensation of all three agreements not to exceed $249,900. The terms of the agreement also included extension options over the next two years based on future budgets.
DISCUSSION
Since July 2021, the three firms have successfully completed various tasks to assist staff. These tasks include:
* Analyses of 25 requests from the public regarding traffic calming, stop signs, and intersection visibility
* Preparing an Active Transportation Program (ATP) grant application
* Preparing desi...
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