Fremont City Council Meeting: 06/10/25 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: Public Works
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Agreements and Contracts
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5475) DOC ID: 5475
Updated: 6/6/2025 8:42 AM by Dina Lewis Page 1
DUMBARTON BRIDGE TO QUARRY LAKES TRAIL PROJECT - Approve Professional Services Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. in the Amount of $1,078,000 (including 10% contingency) for Design and Right of Way Services for the Phase A Segment of the Dumbarton Bridge to Quarry Lakes Trail Project (PWC9026); Appropriation Actions; and Make Findings of CEQA Exemption.
Contact Persons:
Name: Eric Hu Hans Larsen
Title: Principal Transportation Engineer Public Works Director Div/Dept: Public Works Public Works
Phone: 510-494-4542 510-494-4722
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Executive Summary: The purpose of this report is to facilitate the Design and Right of Way phases for the Dumbarton to Quarry Lakes Trail Project – Phase A Segment. The project will provide a new multi-purpose trail that parallels the Dumbarton (State Route 84) corridor between the existing Dumbarton Bridge toll plaza to Ardenwood Historical Farm, and with connections to the Ardenwood Technology Park and Ardenwood transit center. This trail corridor is designated as a priority in Fremont’s Active Transportation Plan and the project is being funded by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) through their Regional Measure 3 bridge toll program.
BACKGROUND: The Dumbarton Bridge to Quarry Lakes Trail Project was developed to provide a continuous multi-purpose trail facility along the Dumbarton (SR 84)/Decoto Road corridor, starting from the existing bike path on the Dumbarton Bridge and ultimately connecting to the Alameda Creek Regional Trail at the Union City/City of Fremont border.
The project aims to provide a continuous active transportation alternative to connect East Bay communities with employment centers and other destinations on the San Francisco Peninsula. The project also links together major recreation facilities including the Alameda Creek Trail (near the Decoto Road and Padre Parkway intersection), Ardenwood Historic Park and Farm, the Bay Trail, Coyote Hills Regional Park, Dumbarton Quarry Campground, and Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge. Other connections include the Ardenwood Park and Ride Lot and Transit Center, and the Ardenwood Technology Park.
Between 2020 and 2024, City staff collaborated with the Alameda County Transportation Agency (ACTC) to secure approximately $5.425 million in Measure BB funds for the project scoping, alternative analysis, and environmental clearance for the entire trail alignment between Dumbarton Bridge and Alameda Creek. Due to the overall project cost and the diverse range of stakeholders involved for the various trail segments, the Dumbarton to Quarry Lakes Trail is divided into multiple implementation phase segments for design and construction, with each phase segment having a separate funding plan, implementation strategy, and schedule.
The Phase A segment is the first to begin the Design phase, also referred to as the Plan, Specifications, and Estimate (PS&E) phase, and the Right of Way (ROW) phase, as it provides the initial trail connection between the Dumbarton Bridge and the City of Fremont Council Staff Report (ID # 5475) Meeting of June 10, 2025 Updated: 6/6/2025 8:42 AM by Dina Lewis Page 2
roadway network. The Phase A trail segment will extend along the north side of Quarry Road between the Dumbarton Bridge toll plaza and Paseo Padre Parkway, along the west side of Paseo Padre Parkway between Quarry Road and Kaiser Drive, utilize the existing on-street cycle track along Kaiser Drive between Paseo Padre Parkway and Ardenwood Boulevard, and along the west side of Ardenwood Boulevard between Kaiser Drive and Ardenwood Terrace. From the Ardenwood Boulevard/Ardenwood Terrace intersection, trail users can utilize the internal roadway/path network within Ardenwood Historical Farm to get to the I-880/Decoto Road interchange, which will be enhanced with the I-880/Decoto Road Interchange Modernization Project also under development by the City. Improvements in the Dumbarton/Decoto corridor are designated as City priorities in the Fremont Active Transportation Plan.
In October 2024, City Council approved the receipt and allocation of $1,078,000 in Regional Measure 3 funds from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for the PS&E and ROW phases of work for the Phase A segment. Also, MTC has programmed construction funding for the project which can be made available once the project is ready for construction (subject to separate approval action by MTC).
The Phase A segment project design is scheduled to begin in Spring of 2025. The Phase A segment project construction is tentatively scheduled to start in the Spring of 2027.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: On March 25, 2025, the City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for PS&E and ROW services for the project. One proposal was received on April 15, 2025, from Alta Planning + Design, Inc.. The proposal was evaluated by a selection panel comprised of City staff based on criteria that included relevant experience, project understanding, overall project approach, and project delivery schedule. City staff has determined that Alta Planning + Design, Inc. is qualified to provide listed services for this project. It is noted that Alta Planning + Design was the City’s consultant for the project Planning phase.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Consultant fee for the Phase A segment’s PS&E and ROW phases is $980,000 with an additional $98,000 of contingency for a total fee amount of $1,078,000.
In addition, at this time, staff recommends appropriating funds for staff management expenses by reallocating $100,000 in the State Gas Tax Fund (Fund 136) from Regional Projects Funding Match (PWC9041) to PWC9026. With the approval of the recommended reallocation of funds to the project, there will be sufficient funds for the design consultant contract and to cover staff time for the Dumbarton to Quarry Lakes Trail Project – Phase A Segment Project.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Environmental review is not required because award of this agreement is not a project within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061 (b)(3) and 15378(b) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that award of the contract will have a significant effect on the environment and the award is an administrative activity that will not result in an effect on the physical environment. The appropriate environmental assessment and determination for the overall project implementation is being completed as part of the project’s environmental phase of work.
ATTACHMENTS: None.
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RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the following actions related to the Dumbarton to Quarry Lakes Trail Project – Phase A Segment Project (PWC9026):
1. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Professional Service Agreement with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,078,000 for design and right of way services.
2. Reallocate $100,000 in gas tax funds from PWC9041-136 to PWC9026-136.
3. Find that the actions are exempt from environmental review as a separate and independent base for CEQA compliance, under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15378 (administrative and funding activity not a “project” under CEQA) and Section 15061 (no possibility the activity may have significant effect on the environment).