Title
Approval of Bid Award and Resolutions Required for the Fones Road Improvement Project
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
* Move to award the construction contract for the Fones Road Improvement Project to Pivetta Brothers Construction, Inc. in the amount of $13,469,491.12.
* Move to approve a Resolution authorizing a supplement to the existing consultant services agreement with KPG PSOMAS, Inc. in the amount of $2,685,896.00.
* Move to approve a Resolution authorizing a Schedule 74 Undergrounding Construction Project agreement with PSE that obligates the City to $828,730.38 of shared costs.
* Move to approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to obligate additional grant funding from the Federal Highway Administration.
Report
Issue:
Whether to award the construction contract and approve resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements and other documents necessary to construct the Fones Road Improvement Project.
Staff Contact:
Jim Rioux, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8484
Presenter(s):
Jim Rioux, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 360.753.8484
Background and Analysis:
The Project
Fones Road is a critical corridor directly serving commercial, industrial, and residential properties in east Olympia. The condition of the street is poor. Sidewalks are scarce and neither contiguous nor accessible to people with disabilities. There are no bicycle facilities, and the only marked crosswalk on the half-mile corridor between Pacific and 18th Avenues is at the Karen Fraser Woodland Trail. The trail crossing also needs safety improvements.
The project design includes, among many features, paths on both sides of the street with dedicated space for pedestrians and bicyclists that will be separated from the travel lanes. These will be the first separated bicycle lanes in our region. The planned access control...
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