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AGENDA MEMO
DATE:
November 9, 2010
TO:
Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Office of the City Manager
By: John Oskoui, P.E., Director of Public Works
SUBJECTCASH CONTRACT NO. S.S. 590 – PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD
:
FIBEROPTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, PHASE 1 PROJECT
APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO
SOLICIT BIDS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve plans and specifications and authorize solicitation for bids
for Cash Contract No. S.S. 590 – Paramount Boulevard Fiberoptic Communication
System, Phase 1 Project.
BACKGROUND:
The City maintains a fiberoptic traffic signal communications system for purposes of
facilitating the efficient and orderly movement of traffic and to enable remote
surveillance capabilities of traffic operations along the City’s arterial streets. Similar
systems are currently in-place along Firestone Boulevard between Ryerson Avenue and
Stewart & Gray Road and along Lakewood Boulevard between Gallatin Road and
Gardendale Street. The City intends to install a similar system along Paramount
Boulevard between the north and south city limits (Telegraph Road to Gardendale
Street).
Due to funding limitations, the implementation of the system along Paramount
Boulevard is being phased, with the first phase located between Telegraph Road and
Lubec Street. This phase of work is approximately one mile in length and includes the
six (6) signalized intersections along Paramount Boulevard at Telegraph Road, Vista
Del Rosa Street, I-5 Northbound On-Off Ramps, Gallatin Road, Suva Street and Lubec
Street.
DISCUSSION:
The main objectives of the project are: (1) to improve vehicle detection at the signalized
intersections through the replacement of existing pavement detection loops with video
detection, (2) to install a north-south traffic signal communication trunk line, similar to
the systems previously implemented along Firestone Boulevard and Lakewood
Boulevard, and (3) to enhance traffic flow and operations along Paramount Boulevard
through remote surveillance. The communication system will interconnect traffic signals
on Paramount Boulevard and provide two-way video and data transmission between the
field and the City’s Traffic Management Center (TMC). In addition, the City’s water well
site No. 4 will be tied into the system in order to provide two-way communication
between the well site and City Hall and, eventually, the Utilities Yard.
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
Mayor and Members of the City Council
Cash Contract No. S.S. 590 – Paramount Boulevard Fiberoptic Communication System,
Phase 1 Project
November 9, 2010
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The scope of the project will include the installation of single-mode fiber optic cables,
pull boxes, splice vaults, underground conduits, video detection cameras, and field
communication devices (i.e. Ethernet switches); traffic signal modifications and
upgrades and integration of the corridor communication system into the citywide
system.
The plans, specifications and construction cost estimate for Phase 1 have been
completed and the City is ready to solicit bids for construction.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Based on the construction cost estimate, the total cost for the Paramount Boulevard
Fiberoptic Communication System, Phase 1 Project will be $670,000. This includes the
cost of design, construction, project administration, inspection, City furnished material
and contingencies. This project will be funded through a variety of sources, including
Proposition C Local Return, Measure R and Gas Tax. A detailed cost estimate will be
presented to the City Council at the time of the award of the construction contract for
this project.
Attachment:
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