Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.5. 7/12/2022 File #: 22-0353
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. for engineering design and environmental consulting services for the Cannon Street Widening Project.
2. SUMMARY
This agreement authorizes Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. to provide consulting services for the engineering and environmental compliance components of the Cannon Street Widening Project (Santiago Canyon Road to Serrano Avenue; SP-4178).
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. in the total amount of $800,198, representing an original amount of $762,093 plus a 5% contingency of $38,105, for engineering and environmental compliance services; and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure for this agreement is $800,198 and will be funded in Cannon Street Widening (30174) through:
TSIP Citywide (287) $ 188,808
Reimbursable Capital Projects (550) 611,390
Total: $ 800,198
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community d: Maintain and improve multi-modal transportation throughout the City.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
This project will widen a portion of Cannon Street from Santiago Canyon Road to Serrano Avenue to accommodate a third northbound thru lane along the segment. The additional thru lane will aid in alleviating the heavy traffic volume experienced during peak-hour periods.
Staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to six consulting firms for engineering design services as City of Orange Printed on 7/7/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.5. 7/12/2022 File #: 22-0353
Staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to six consulting firms for engineering design services as well as the preparation of the appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation with all supportive technical studies. The City received two well-qualifed proposals from the following firms (alphabetical order):
1. Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.
2. Michael Baker International, Inc.
After evaluation of the proposals by City staff, the definitive consensus was that Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. submitted the top-ranked proposal.
Staff recommends awarding a contract to Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. demonstrated an in-depth understanding of the project scope and provided multiple alternatives to address the mitigation of potential project obstacles. In addition, the collective experience of the project team’skey personnel on projects of similar size and scope will be a great benefit to the success of this project.
Public Works staff has secured $618,750 grant funding from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the project’s engineering/planning phase of this project through the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP). As part of this funding, the City has a 25% match requirement of $206,250. Upon completion of the engineering and environmental compliance phase, the City will pursue additional funding for the project construction phase during a future funding cycle.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Professional Services Agreement
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