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Council Meeting June 8, 1999
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT RecommendatIon to Authorrze the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute
Contract Modifications with C T & F , Inc , for Additional Work on
Downtown Circulation, In an amount not to exceed $25,600
Introduction
ThiS report recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate
and execute contract modificatIons with C T & F , for addItional work not to exceed
$25,600 on the Downtown circulation
Background
On July 22, 1997, the CIty CouncIl awarded a contract to Implement the followmg
cIrculation changes In the downtown area
- Restrrpe 4th Street to ellmmate one lane northbound and add daytime metered
parkIng on the east SIde between WilshIre Boulevard and Broadway
- Restrrpe 5th Street to add one lane southbound and two-way left turn
medIan, mamtalnlng two lanes northbound and parkmg on both SIdes between
Wilshire Boulevard and Colorado Avenue
- Restnpe Broadway to carry two-way traffic between Ocean Avenue and Lmcoln
Boulevard
- Modify Santa Monica Place parking structures as necessary due to the
mtroductlon of two-way traffic on Broadway
- Ellmmate left turn out of Santa MOnica Place parking structure to eastbound
Colorado Avenue
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- Establish a controlled right-turn from northbound Ocean Avenue to eastbound
Colorado Avenue
- ModIfy traffic signals and tIming to facIlitate new traffic flow
These changes represent the first phase of Implementation of the Downtown Urban
DeSign Plan Although the project was Initially scheduled for completion by November,
1997, the project was delayed In order to allow time to address potential problems
raIsed by the Santa MOnica Place shoppmg center ConstructIon plans and schedules
were revised to address these Issues The project contingency funds were expended on
these changes To allow the completion of additional unanticipated work related to
scramble pedestnan crossing at Ocean Avenue and Colorado Avenue and the recent
modification In access for Parking Structure 8 a contract modification of $25,600 IS
required
Budget\Flnanclallmpact
The current contract with C T & F , Inc, totals $568,373 ThiS contract modification for
$25,600 will bring the contract total to $593,973 Funds are available In account number
01-770-415-20098-8900-99457 and account number 01-770-415-20097-8900-99457
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City CouncIl authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute contract modlflcatrons wrth C T & F , Inc for work not to exceed $25,600
Prepared by Suzanne Frick, Director of Plannmg and Community Development
Lucy Dyke, Transportation Planning Manager
Jamal Rahlml, Senior Transportation Engineer
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