City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Kevin Werner, City Administrator
Date: 05/13/2025
Subject: Fehr & Peers
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the professional services agreement with Fehr & Peers to provide traffic signal design services for the North Ripon Road / River Road Intersection Project in the not to exceed amount of $39,750 (funding source: Transportation PFFP Capital Fund).
BACKGROUND:
The traffic at the intersection of River Road and North Ripon Road is currently controlled by stop signs in all four directions. The City of Ripon is planning to improve the intersection by moving forward with the River Road/North Ripon Road Signalization Improvement Project (the “Project”), which includes installing a traffic signal and necessary transition lanes on River Road and North Ripon Road, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
This Project will provide the following benefits:
Optimize the operations of the intersection to reduce travel delay. Enhance safety of the intersection.
Reduce air quality impacts by coordinating operations with other traffic signals on River Road.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
In order to complete the proposed improvements, staff has requested the following proposals:
Fehr & Peers – traffic signal and signage/striping design services.
Siegfried Engineers – civil improvements design services (separate agenda item).
The Fehr & Peers proposed scope of work, as outlined in the attached Exhibit A, includes:
Signing and Striping Design
Traffic Signal Installation Design
Signal Interconnect Design
Construction Documents
Bidding and Construction support, as needed
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed agreement with Fehr & Peers is for a not to exceed amount of $39,750, which will be funded through the Transportation PFFP Fund. The current balance of this fund is $3 million.
Attachments:
1. Services Agreement_Fehr & Peers
2. Exhibit A_Fehr & Peers Scope and Fee