RESOLUTION NO. 22-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO HARTZOG & CRABILL, INC. (HCI) FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES OF CLASS II BIKE LANES ON COMMERCE WAY, EASTERN AVENUE AND HARBOR STREET, ALLOCATING MEASURE AA FUNDS TO COVER THE CITY’S REQUIRED RESOURCE CONTRIBUTION OF CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD (CARB) GRANT FOR THE DESIGN PHASE AND AUTHORIZING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES BY TRANSTECH ENGINEERS WHEREAS, at its December 1, 2020 City Council meeting, Sustainable Transportation Equity Project STEP grant in the amount of $3.2 million was received and accepted; and WHEREAS, at its May 11, 2021 City Council meeting, execution of the STEP Grant Agreement with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) was authorized; and WHEREAS, STEP Grant provides for $274,032.00 for the construction of Class II Bicycle lanes with a required resource contribution of $43,312.50 of which STEP grant provides for $22,836 with a required resource contribution of $8,437.50 for the design Phase; and WHEREAS, the proposed bicycle lanes will be located along Commerce Way, Eastern Avenue, and Harbor Street; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022, staff requested proposals from the City’s On Call Traffic Engineering Consultants with a due date of March 24, 2022; and WHEREAS, staff received Proposals from Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. and Elie Farah, Inc.; and WHEREAS, all proposals were evaluated based on an established criteria including compliance with Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements, proposal quality, project understanding, approach, methodology and responsiveness, flexibility, and experience of assigned staff including prior experience of working relationship of key team members in past similar projects; and WHEREAS, although Elie Farah, Inc. was found to be well qualified, Hartzog & Crabill, Inc ranked highest; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council award a professional services agreement to Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. to provide engineering services for the preparation of plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate for a total amount of $22,620; and WHEREAS, Measure AA funds in the amount of $8,437.50 is required to cover the CARB grant required resource contribution; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council authorize Transtech Engineers to provide Project Management services.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. A professional services agreement with Hartzog & Crabill, Inc., to provide engineering services for the preparation of plans, specifications and engineer’s estimate in the amount of $22,620 attached herein as Exhibit “A” is hereby approved and Mayor is authorized to execute the agreement in a form approved by City Attorney.
Section 3. Measure AA funds in the amount of $8,437.50 is hereby allocated to cover the CARB grant required resource contribution.
Section 4. Transtech Engineers, Inc.is authorized to proceed with Project Management and Coordination Services pursuant to their existing on-call agreement for consultant services.
Section 5. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 26th day of July 2022.
Oralia Rebollo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk