March 25, 2025
Public Works
DATE: March 25, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Daniel Chavarria, PE, Director of Public Works
Robert Armijo, PE, Deputy Director of Public Works / City Engineer
Hillal Hamdan, PE, Senior Civil Engineer
Subject:
Accept and Appropriate One Bay Area Grant 3 Funds
and Contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc..
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The City has been awarded grant funding from One Bay Area Grant 3 (OBAG3) in the amount of $1,674,702.81
for design and construction of the Bayview to BART
Project. Additional funding is also available in the amount of $270,000 from the General Capital Fund. Total funds
presently committed for this project are $1,944,702.81.
OBAG3 fully funds this contract. (Account String:
15436431-400708-23040, 20136031-400733-23040)
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
December 20, 2022
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City staff are seeking City Council approval to accept and appropriate OBAG3 Grant funds for the Bayview to BART
Improvement Project and award a contract for
engineering design services for the Bayview to BART
Improvement Project to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $565,116.36.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: ADOPT a resolution to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE One Bay Area Grant 3 funds in the amount of
$1,674,702.81 to the Bayview to BART Improvement
Project; and AUTHORIZE the City Manager or her
designee to execute a contract for a not to exceed
amount of $565,116.36, with a term beginning March 25,
AGENDA
REPORT
March 25, 2025
2025 through December 31, 2026, with Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Inc. for engineering design services for the Bayview to BART Project. – Public Works Department
(Hillal Hamdan 510-621-1612 / Robert Armijo 510-620-
5477 / Daniel Chavarria 510-620-5478).
DISCUSSION
This project idea originated with a quick -build design for protected bike lanes on the Bayview Avenue overpass at I-580. The overpass already has wide shoulders, which can easily be modified to include a bike lane buffer with vertical elements to protect bicyclists.
The project will create a safe , comfortable walking and biking route connecting the Del Norte BART station to the San Francisco Bay Trail. It capitalizes on existing multi -use paths, ties into El Cerrito's Transit Oriented Development Complete Streets Projects, and will improve conditions around parks and schools. The project will build Class II bike lanes on Potrero Ave and Class IV protected bike lanes on the Bayview Ave overpass over I - 580. The project is entirely within an Equity Priority Community, is adjacent to parks and schools, and connects El Cerrito’s San Pablo Avenue Priority Development Area (PDA) to the South Richmond PDA (Attachment 1).
On January 26, 2022, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Resolution 4505, awarding the City of Richmond One Bay Area Grant 3 (OBAG3) grant funding in the amount of $1,674,702.81 for the Bayview to BART Project to be funded in fiscal years 2022-23 through 2025-26 (Attachment 2).
On December 19, 2024, City staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for engineering design services for the Bayview to BART Project. In response to the RFP, staff received five proposals from qualified engineering firms (Attachment 3). A panel of public works staff members who possess the technical and engineering expertise needed to eva luate engineering proposals effectively reviewed the proposals. Selection criteria included relevant project experience, understanding of the scope of work, ability to meet the project deadline, and ability to operate within budget.
The panel identified Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., as the best fit for engineering design services based on their expertise in similar projects, their deep understanding of the project's scope of work and approach to completing it, and their emphasis on a strong community engagement process (Attachment 4).
Consulting
Firms
Rater
1 Rater
2 Rater
3 Average
score
1. KH 92 100 86 93
2. CSWST2 87 99 88 90.6
3. CSG 85 95 65 85
4.BKF 83 90 76 80
March 25, 2025
5. SNG 75 82 68 74
In conclusion, City staff are seeking adoption of a resolution to accept and appropriate the grant awarded by OBAG3 in the amount of $1,674,702.81 for the Bayview to BART Project, amend the Engineering 2024-25 fiscal year budget, and authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $565,116.36 (Attachment 5).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Bayview to BART Map
Attachment 2 – OBAG3 Grant Award Resolution 4505
Attachment 3 – Bid Summary Report
Attachment 4 – Proposed Contract
Attachment 5 – Resolution