REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Yu Tagai, City Engineer
Date:October 14, 2025
Subject:Agreement with Hunsaker & Associates Irvine, Inc. for Camino Del Norte Ultimate Street Improvements
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Hunsaker & Associates Irvine, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $581,700 for professional services in such final form as approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to execute change orders not exceeding a 15% contingency of $87,255.
Background
Camino Del Norte is classified as a Secondary Highway (90 feet right of way) in the City’s General Plan Circulation Element. The existing condition of the road is a 2-lane road (one-way in each direction) with pavement sections ranging from 34 to 56 feet.
The proposed Professional Services Agreement will authorize Hunsaker & Associates Irvine, Inc. (Hunsaker) to start the final engineering design for the Camino Del Norte street improvements.
The final design will provide plans to go out for bid and construction to improve the ultimate condition of Camino Del Norte between Main Street and 2 nd Street. The length of the roadway improvements is over ¾ of a mile.
Discussion
Hunsaker will provide final plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimate (PS&E) to develop the ultimate street improvements of Camino Del Norte between Main Street and 2nd Street. The scope of work will address grading, geotechnical, hydrology, storm drain improvements, boundary survey and analysis, utility planning and design, signing and striping, street lighting, boundary survey and analysis, and all other engineering disciplines required to complete a constructible design.
Camino Del Norte Widening
Fiscal Impact
Professional Services Agreement will result in a cost of $581,700 plus an additional 15% contingency. The project is budgeted in the approved CIP budget.
Attachments
Attachment 1 - Agreement
Exhibit A – Proposal
Attachment 2 – Project Map
Engineering