TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
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Agreement with AGA Engineers, Inc. for on-call signal timing and traffic engineering services.
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2. SUMMARY
This agreement authorizes AGA Engineers, Inc. to provide signal timing and traffic engineering services on an as-needed basis.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Approve the agreement with AGA Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $60,000 for on-call signal timing and traffic engineering services; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
The expense for this agreement is $60,000 and will be funded through Traffic Improvement - Measure M2 (263) and Capital Projects (500) respectively:
263.5032.56100.16304 CIP-Biennial Traffic Signal Coordination $30,000
500.5032.56100.16302 CIP - Signal-Minor Traffic Control $30,000
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
On-call engineering contracts provide access to specialized services and enable staff to manage significantly more work than otherwise would be possible.
Staff previously solicited proposals using a Request for Qualifications/Proposals process for on-call traffic engineering services to augment the City's professional traffic engineering capabilities and to provide high quality, timely expertise and support where needed. As a result of that process, ten firms were selected by an evaluation committee to the City's bench of on-call traffic engineering consultants, including AGA Engineers, Inc. (AGA). AGA has demonstrated expertise in signal timing and other on-call traffic engineering services. The firm currently provides similar services to other public agencies in Orange County.
Through the proposed agreement, AGA will support Traffic Engineering staff by evaluating traffic signal timing requests, including preparing a...
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