DATE: October 6, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates with a Maximum Compensation Amount Not to Exceed $173,211 for Design Services for the Local Highway Safety Improvement Program Industrial Parkway/Ruus Road Intersection Improvements and Bikeway Gap Closures, Project 05716
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Kimley-Horn and Associates (Kimley Horn) with a maximum compensation amount not to exceed $173,211 for design services for the Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Industrial Parkway/Ruus Road Intersection Improvements and Bikeway Gap Closures Project, Project 05716.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item has no General Fund or Measure C impact.
The project will be funded through State grant funding from the HSIP, allocated in Fund 460 (Transportation Improvement Fund), with required matching funds provided by Fund 212 (Measure BB – Local Transportation) and Fund 213 (Measure BB – Pedestrian and Bicycle).
SUMMARY
Staff released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for design services for the HSIP Industrial Parkway/Ruus Road Intersection Improvements and Bikeway Gap Closures Project on July 14, 2026. The project will provide protected left turn phases at the Industrial Parkway/Ruus Road Intersection, updated signal equipment, a protected intersection, and close bikeway gaps on Amador Street and Soto Road. The project does not include any changes to the bike lane on Ruus Road north of the intersection. On August 11, 2026, staff received two proposals, and after review, Kimley-Horn was selected as the recommended consultant.
BACKGROUND
The HSIP provides grant funding for several categories of safety projects. A key element of the program is that projects must include known safety countermeasures. The intersection of Ruus Road and Industrial Parkway is one of the highest-ranked intersections in the City’s High-Injury Network. Soto Road and Amador Street, where this project will close bikeway gaps, are both on the second tier of the City’s High-Injury Network. This project includes the known safety countermeasures of medians and pedestrian refuge islands, crosswalk visibility enhancements, and protected left turn phasing at a location where it is warranted by collision history and turning movement counts. Until July 2026, bike lanes were recognized as a known safety countermeasure by the Federal Highway Administration and they continue to be eligible for this cycle.
The City submitted four applications to Cycle 12 of HSIP in Fall 2024, and all applications were successful. Two of the projects include improvements at the intersection of Ruus Road and Industrial Parkway, and staff confirmed with Caltrans that they could be delivered together as a single design and construction project. The protected intersection design includes islands that provide space for the signal equipment needed to provide protected left turn phases.
In addition to the protected intersection design at Industrial Parkway and Ruus Road, the initial scope of the Bicycle Set Aside project also included Class IV bikeways on Ruus Road north of the intersection. After community engagement, this element was removed from the project. However, the protected intersection provides substantial safety benefits and supports the signal modifications, so that element will continue to be advanced through design.
DISCUSSION
The City received qualified proposals from Bennett Engineering Services (Bennett) and Kimley-Horn Associates (Kimley-Horn). A review panel evaluated proposals based on project management, project understanding, technical approach, team qualifications, and cost considerations. Following review and discussion, the panel selected Kimley-Horn as the recommended consultant team with an average score of 84.5/100. Bennett’s average score was 78.5/100. Both proposals included experienced teams, demonstrated a strong understanding of the project and included satisfactory past performance on similar projects, including other HSIP projects. Kimley-Horn's cost proposal was substantially lower and better aligned with the project budget.
This item would allow the City to move forward with a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn. Project Plans, Specifications, and Estimates are expected to be completed in Summer 2027, with construction afterward.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Improving the safety of the transportation system can improve public health outcomes, reduce injury-related workplace absences, and reduce long-term economic costs associated with traffic injuries.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item supports the City’s commitment to Vision Zero, the elimination of traffic fatalities and severe injuries on City streets by 2050. It also directly supports the Strategic Priority of “Invest in Infrastructure.” This item specifically relates to the following Projects:
Invest in Multi-Modal Transportation
• Project N1: Continue to implement major corridor traffic calming initiatives • Project N6: Continue to add approximately 10 miles of bike lanes annually, with a focus on protected bike lanes and intersections that have high traffic/incidents.
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
This project will support the City’s sustainability goals by reducing barriers to using active transportation, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and improves public health.
PUBLIC CONTACT
During community engagement held in Fall 2025, community members were supportive of the protected left turn phase proposed at Ruus Road and Industrial Parkway but shared many concerns about a separated bikeway element on Ruus Road that is no longer included in the project. Other elements of the project are considered routine upgrades that require limited community engagement.
NEXT STEPS
If the City Council approves this item, the City Manager will execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn for design services for the HSIP Industrial Parkway/Ruus Road Intersection Improvements and Bikeway Gap Closures, for an amount not-to-exceed $173,211, allowing for work to continue with the project plans, specifications, and estimate.
Prepared by: Lucas Woodward, Senior Transportation Engineer Recommended by: Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Approved by:
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Jennifer Ott, City Manager