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Adopt City Council Resolution Approving Professional Services Agreement with KASL Consulting Engineers Inc for Design and Engineering of the Chestnut Street Corridor Project and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Same (Amount Not to Exceed: $77,600; ATP Grant Fund No. 413-5009-0319)
Summary
Chestnut Street is a busy collector roadway providing pedestrian and bicycle access to the Fort Bragg High School, Redwood Elementary School, Dana Gray Elementary School, and residential neighborhoods. It was identified as a street in need of improvements in the 2010 City of Fort Bragg Residential Streets Safety Plan. In response, KASL Consulting developed the Chestnut Street Corridor Conceptual Plan and Right of Way Feasibility Study, which was completed in November 2012. Full funding for design and construction was secured September 27, 2014. Two funding sources will be used for the project: DEMO funds (federal dollars re-obligated from the Coastal Trail project) in the amount of $743,000 and $259,000 from the Active Transportation Program (ATP). A Request for Proposals (RFP) for design services was issued April 15, 2015. Five proposals were received and opened May 15, 2015:
Company: GHD LACO NorthStar KASL Firma Design Group
Fee: $174,900 $135,500 $119,000 $77,600 $65,000
KASL Consulting Engineers and the Firma Design Group were initially considered as their proposals were the most cost-effective. KSAL prepared the earlier conceptual plan. They also have extensive experience in Fort Bragg having designed the Cedar Street Pedestrian Enhancement project, the 2011 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) project, and prepared the Alley Master Plan. They thoroughly and completely addressed all of the items in the RFP. The Firma Design Group has an attractive fee. However, they have not done much work in the north coast. Their pedestrian focused design experience is limited and their responses to the items in the RFP were less complete. Therefore, KASL Consulting Engineers, Inc...
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