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Report regarding a resolution awarding a construction contract to Burch Construction Company of San Francisco, California for the Linden Avenue Phase I Traffic Calming Improvements Project (No. st1601) in an amount not to exceed $605,980.00 and authorizing a total construction budget of $908,970.00. (Angel Torres, Senior Civil Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution awarding a construction contract to Burch Construction Company of San Francisco, California for the Linden Avenue Phase I Traffic Calming Improvements Project (No. st1601) in an amount not to exceed $605,980.00 and authorizing a total construction budget of $908,970.00.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The purpose of this project is to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists along the Linden Avenue corridor, helping to mitigate conflicts with motor vehicles and encourage economic development. This will be accomplished by increasing driver awareness along the corridor by installing traffic calming treatments such as curb extensions/bulb-outs, advanced stop bars at stop-controlled approaches, high reflectivity thermoplastic crosswalks, adding state approved "green" color "sharrows", and signage to increase awareness of the mixed-use bicycle and vehicle lanes. These features will also enhance pedestrian access to transit stops and promote bicycle usage along the Linden Avenue corridor. The Linden Avenue Phase 1 Traffic Calming Improvements Project is the culmination of two separate City projects along this corridor, as described below and shown on Attachment 1 (Project Location Map). The projects are designed as one comprehensive project, but will be constructed in two phases.
City Project st1601 Linden Avenue Phase 1 Traffic Calming Improvements includes work at two intersections, starting just south of Pine Avenue to just north of Aspen Avenue. This project was awarded a City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) Trans...
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