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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-10-21; City Council; 17350; Traffic Signal at College Blvd & Tamarack Avenue\B# 17,350 IITG. 10/21/03 IEPT. ENG Design/Administration Engineer’s Estimate for Construction Construction Inspection & Administration (1 5%) Construction Continaencies f 15%) CITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL TITLE: AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND TAMARACK AVENUE (NORTH) PROJECT NO. 3862-1 $2,680 $1 50,000 $22,500 $22.500 CITY MGR- Total Project Cost Total Amount Appropriated for this Project RECOMMENDED ACTION: $1 97,680 $21 0,000 Adopt Resolution No. 2003--273 approving plans and specifications and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for the construction of the College Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue (North) traffic signal, Project No. 3862-1. ITEM EXPLANATION: The intersection of College Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue (North) currently consists of two legs configured at a 90 degree angle. Calavera Hills Elementary School is located on the southeast corner and the existing crosswalks at this intersection serve as school crossings. In the summer of 2004, College Boulevard will be opened to the north to the City of Oceanside and will serve as a direct connection to the Highway 78 corridor. At that time one or more Caltrans Traffic Signal Warrants are expected to be met and a traffic signal will be necessary. The plans and specifications to install the traffic signal at College Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue (North) been completed. This project was approved in the 2002/2003 Capital Improvement Program for design and construction, and funding for this project is available in the General Capital Construction fund. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This project is a Class 1 categorical exemption and is, therefore, exempt from the environmental review process under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 1530(f). A Notice of Exemption will be issued by the Planning Director after this Authorization to Advertise is approved. FISCAL IMPACT: EXHIBITS: 1. Location Map. 2. Resolution No. 2003-273 approving plans and specifications and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for the construction of the College Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue (North) traffic signal, Project No. 3862-1. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: John Kim, (760) 602-2757, jkim@ci.carlsbad.ca.us LOCATION MAP PROJECT: COLLEGE BLVD & TAMARACK AVE (N) TRAFFIC SIGNAL, PROJECT 3862-1 @ 2 EXHIBIT 1 NOT T~SCALE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7 c.i hp2 ~ i ‘J’ 2003-273 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLLEGE BOULEVARD AND TAMARACK AVENUE (NORTH) TRAFFIC SIGNAL, PROJECT NO. 3862-1. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, has determined it necessary, desirable, and in the public interest to construct a traffic signal at the intersection of College Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue (North); and WHEREAS, the plans and specifications for furnishing of all labor, materials, tools, squipment, transportation, and other expenses necessary or incidental of said project have been xepared and are on file in the Engineering Department of the City of Carlsbad and are ncorporated by reference herein; and WHEREAS, said project was included in the 200212003 Capital Improvement Program; and WHEREAS, the General Capital Construction fund includes sufficient funds to construct his project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, :alifornia, as follows: 1. 2. That the above recitations are true and correct. That the plans, specifications and contract documents on file in the Engineering Department of the City of Carlsbad are hereby approved. I1 11 11 ‘1 .,I I1 Ii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3. The City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad is hereby authorized and directed to publish, n accordance with State law, a Notice to Contractors Inviting Bids for the construction of the :allege Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue (North) Traffic Signal, Project No. 3862-1, in accordance with the plans, specifications and contract documents referred to herein. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council 7eld on the 21st day of October , 2003 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, FinniLa, Kulchin, Hall and Packard 4TTEST: Page 2 of 2 of Resolution Xo. 2003-273 (SEAL)