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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2005-12-12 #T e AGENDA REPORT DATE: December 12, 2005 THRU: Honorable Mayor and City Council John B. Bahorski, City Manager Mark Vukojevic P .E. Director of Public Works/City Engineer TO: FROM: SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR PHASE 3 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERCONNECT PROJECT No. 50198 SUMMARY OF REOUEST: The proposed City Council action will approve the plans and specifications, and authorize Staff to initiate the bidding process for the Seal Beach Boulevard (Between 1- 405 and Bradbury Road) Traffic Signal Interconnect, Project Number 50198. BACKGROUND: e As part of OCTA's Measure M, Signal Improvement Program and GMA No.2, the City competed for and secured funding through OCTA for Signal Improvements on Seal Beach Blvd. Monies from this program may only be used for these purposes and may be forfeited if the project is not completed. The proposed project is the third phase of the upgrading and coordination of traffic signals along Seal Beach Boulevard. This phase would take place from Bradbury ROad to the 405 Freeway. Traffic signal coordination is a method of timing groups of traffic signals along an arterial to provide for the smooth movement of traffic with minimal stops. The goal of the coordination system is to efficiently move the greatest number of vehicles through the system with the fewest possible stops. e The first phase of the traffic signal upgrades and coordination along Seal Beach Boulevard has been completed, with the installation of new traffic' controllers and cabinets. The second phase involved linking the traffic signals south of the 1-405 Interchange, through new buried fiber optic lines in a local network. It enabled centralized control, coordination, and networking via a state-of-the-art computer equipment and programs. This phase of the project would be similar in scope to the second phase improvements, except the fiber optic lines would be placed north of the 1- 405 interchange. The plans and specifications have been completed by the City's on-call transportation ~ultant W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. Upon the successful bidding process and award of a contract, the project is estimated to begin construction in February 2006. Agenda JremI e FISCAL IMPACT: _ There is no General Fund Impact. Competitive funds from the OCT A Measure M program are currently available to construct these improvements under project number 50198. Measure M Signal Improvement Project monies will provide $200,000. GMA No. 2 funds in the amount of $70,000 will also be used for the project for a total construction budget of $270,000. Design was completed under a previous competitive Measure M program grant. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the plans and specifications, and authorize Staff to initiate the bidding process for the Seal Beach Boulevard (Between 1- 405 and Bradbury Road) Traffic Signal Interconnect, Project No. 50198. Prepared By: Reviewed By: e ~ \)5jZ Andy DaSilva, P .E. Associate Engineer Sean P. Crumby, P.E. Deputy City Engineer Concur: ~~~ ~ MarkK. VukoJevic, P.E. Director of Public Works/City Engineer e AgendaJrem_