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6.1.B. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager February 26, 2018 SUBJECT Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Professional Services with Bellecci & Associates for the Middlefield Road Streetscape Project RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Bellecci & Associates in the amount of $258,378 for a total contract of $628,590 for the Middlefield Road Streetscape Project BACKGROUND There has been a long-standing community interest in improving traffic safety and moblity along the Middlefield Road corridor. About ten years ago, the City reconfigured the roadway by adding crosswalks, bicycle lanes, and striped bulb -outs. The Middlefield Road Streetscape project will build on the previous improvements, and is the next step towards the goal of creating a more complete street consistent with the needs of the adjoining community. The project will enhance the neighborhood by providing wider sidewalks, pedestrain lighting, street trees, separated bikways, and "green -street" bioretention planters on Middlefield Road between Main Street and Woodside Road. The project has been planned to complement the improvements currently underway at the Middlefield Road/Woodside Road intersection; together, the improvements will provide a continuous pedestrian connection between the neighborhoods, businesses, and schools along Middlefield Road. On July 27, 2015, Council authorized the City Manger to execute an Agreement with Bellecci & Associates for engineering services in the amount of $370,212 for the Middlefield Road (Bicycle and Pedestrian) Streetscape Project. ANALYSIS The Consultant is continuing to prepare the construction documents (plans, specifications, and estimates) for bidding, consistent with the original scope of services outlined in the contract. As the project evolves, and based on feedback from the community, we believe that a Class IV (separated/protected) bikeway on Middlefield Road would best meet the objective of improving bicycle and pedestrian safety and mobility through the corridor. The refinements require additional design work.