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council Meeting, July 24, 1990
JUl 24 1990
Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and city council
From: City Staff
Subject: Recommendation to Authorize the city Manager to
Negotiate and Execute a Professional Services Contract
with BSI Consultants, Inc. for the Design of the
Upgrade, Modernization and Computerization of the
Traffic signals along Wilshire Boulevard.
Introduction
This report requests that city Council authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a professional services contract with
BSI Consultants, Inc. to design the upgrade, modernization and
computerization of the traffic signals along Wilshire Boulevard.
Discussion
The City has received approval for funding in the amount of
approximately
$1. 7 million
from the Los Angeles County
Transportation Commission (LACTC), under their Combined Roads
Program, for the construction of upgrades, modernization and
computerization of traffic signals along Wilshire Boulevard. The
Combined Road Program uses previously programmed FAU funds which
were not spent by other agencies to fund new programs.
This project is the first in a series to completely computerize
the City's traffic signal system. When completed, all of the
ci ty' s traffic signals can be monitored and changed to improve
traffic flow from locations in City Hall and the City Yard.
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staff interviewed three traffic signal design consultants and
selected BSI Consultants, Inc. to prepare the design plans and
specifications for the Wilshire Boulevard project. BSI is a full
service consulting agency which can assist the City both in
construction management as well as the design process. In that
this is an FAU project, BSI will assist staff in labor compliance
and other federal reporting requirements.
BUdget/Financial Impact
Due to the timing constraints required for expenditure of the FAU
funds, it is necessary to find other sources of funding for the
consultant contract which will cost approximately $100,000. The
contract will be funded from Deferred Revenue Account 01-000-000-
00000-9870-04689 from which the Synchronization/Interconnect
Project in the FY 1990-91 capital Improvement Program Account
number 01-770-415-28291-8918-99214 is funded.
Currently, $500,000 is budgeted in Revenue Account
43-500-401-00000-0076-10000 for this project. The budgeted
revenues in this account must be increased by $1,200,000 to
reflect the FAU funding for the construction portion of the
project. In addition, appropriation authority for the project
must be established in CIP Account No. 43-770-415-22291-8900-
99475 in the amount of $1,700,00. These actions should be
contingent upon final approval of the project by the LACTC.
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To Mayor and City Councll
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October 27, 1980
ReCOllDllendatlon
It 1S recommended that City Council authorlze and appropriate $7,000 from
Gas Tax Funds as City's share for reconstructlng the alley at the rear of
801 Wl1shire Blvd.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl
Doug McAteer
Attachments: (2) letters