Title:
Title
Professional Services Agreement: Richards Boulevard I-5 Interchange (T15165100)
End
FileID
File ID: 2018-01423
Location
Location: Districts 3 and 4
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement with WSP USA for an amount not to exceed $3,030,362.
Contact: William Shunk, Senior Engineer (916) 808-2986; Nader Kamal, Interim Engineering Services Manager (916) 808-7035, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Professional Services Agreement- WSP USA
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Richards Boulevard I-5 Interchange provides primary access to the Railyards and River District redevelopment areas from Interstate 5. Full build-out of these locations will add numerous residences and businesses, resulting in a substantial increase of traffic in the area. Operation of the Richards Boulevard I-5 interchange ramps is currently deficient as indicated by lengthy traffic queues onto Interstate 5 and Richards Boulevard during peak hours. The situation will continue to degrade as redevelopment occurs in the area unless improvements are made to the interchange.
In 2010, the City completed a Project Study Report that studied five potential alternatives for the interchange for planning and funding purposes. The City has secured funding for the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase of work to identify a single preferred alternative and is seeking assistance from a consultant to prepare the appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation necessary before final design work can commence.
As the lead agency, the City advertised a competitive solicitation for proposals from consulting engineering firms to provide the necessary professional services to complete the planning and environmental documentation for ...
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