HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/2/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (8) DATE: October 2, 2002
TO: City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works/City Engineer
SUNRISE WAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL INTERCONNECT
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve and adopt the plans, specifications and
working details, and authorize advertisement for construction bids for the Sunrise Way
Traffic Signal Interconnect Project, City Project 01-14.
SUMMARY:
Section 7.03.040 of the Procurement and Contracting Code requires that Council approve
and adopt plans, specifications and working details, and authorize the bid request for all
public projects in excess of$100,000. Approval of the project will allow staff to proceed with
this public project, with an estimated cost of$136,000.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Palm Springs applied for and received a $120,000 Surface Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) grant to construct traffic signal interconnect improvements
along Sunrise Way. Sunrise Way is the last remaining major arterial corridor to have its
traffic signals interconnected, with signal interconnect projects having been or nearly
completed along North, South and East Palm Canyon Drives, Indian Canyon Drive, Ramon
Road, and Tahquitz Canyon Way. The Sunrise Way traffic signal interconnect
improvements have been designed by the City's consultant, Albert Grover & Associates,
and the plans and specifications for its construction are ready for Council approval and the
subsequent advertisement for construction bids.
Section 7.03.040 of the newly enacted Procurement and Contracting Code requires that for
public projects in excess of$100,000 Council approve and adopt the plans, specifications
and working details, and authorize staff to advertise for construction bids. This project has
an overall cost of approximately$136,000. The project includes installation of traffic signal
interconnect equipment and modifications or replacement of existing traffic signal controllers
at the following locations:
Sunrise Way at Tachevah Road
Sunrise Way at Alejo Road
Sunrise Way at Amado Road
Sunrise Way at Tahquitz Canyon Way
Sunrise Way at Baristo Road
Sunrise Way at Ramon Road
Sunrise Way at Mesquite Avenue
Sunrise Way at East Palm Canyon Drive
The proposed interconnect system will allow for more efficient movement of traffic along this
major arterial corridor, as the traffic signal controllers at each intersection along the corridor
are timed and coordinated to provide a better opportunity for continuous movement of traffic
in one direction or the other.
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Sunrise Way Traffic Signal Interconnect
October 2, 2002
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This action is being brought before Council to be in compliance with the Procurement and
Contracting Code. Following Council's approval of the plans and specifications, and
authorization to advertise for construction bids, staff will schedule bid advertisements with
a bid opening date of October 29, 2002.
SUBMITTED:
DAVID J. BARAKIAN
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
APPROVED:
DAVID H. READY
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Minute Order
REVIEWED BY DEPI OF FINANCE
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MINUTE ORDER NO.
APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS AND WORKING DETAILS, AND
AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION
BIDS FOR THE SUNRISE WAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL
INTERCONNECT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT 01-14
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving and adopting the plans, specifications and
working details, and authorizing advertisement for construction bids for the Sunrise Way Traffic
Signal Interconnect Project, City Project 01-14,was adopted by the City Council ofthe City of Palm
Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 2°d day of October, 2002.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
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