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REPORT............... . 6.1E age 1 August 11, 2008 SUBJECT Consulting civil engineering services for the design phase of the EI Camino Real "Grand Boulevard" Streetscaping Project -Broadway to Brewster Avenue. RECOMMENDATION Approve, by motion, a professional services agreement with T.Y. Un International, Inc. of San Ramon to provide consulting civil engineering services for the design phase of the EI Camino Real "Grand Boulevard" Streetscaping Project not to exceed $308,728.00. BACKGROUND The proposed project is the first in an anticipated sequence of improvements along EI Camino Real ("ECR") and consists of pedestrian, streetscape and landscape improvements to ECR from Broadway to Brewster Avenue, approximately 1/10th of a mile. The proposed improvements are consistent with the requirements of the Downtown Precise Plan as well as with the conceptual design for ECRI prepared by Terry Bottomley and Associates and reviewed by the Council/Agency Board in a workshop and Council Meeting on June 5, 2006. The proposed improvements also support the principles of the Grand Boulevard Initiative ("GBI") adopted by the Council in December, 2007. The GBI is a collaborative effort involving 19 cities and both San Mateo and Santa Clara counties to transform ECR into a "grand boulevard" for the length of the Peninsula Corridor. The proposed improvements are intended to improve pedestrian safety and enhance the pedestrian experience at the intersection of ECR and Broadway. This intersection is a downtown gateway and one of the most frequently used pedestrian crossings in Redwood City. Improvements include the addition of a median refuge area and street frontage improvements that will reduce the distance and time required for pedestrians to cross the street. Improved lighting and landscaping are also proposed between Brewster and Broadway. ECR is a state maintained highway. As such, proposed work will require review and approval by, and an encroachment permit from the California Department of Transportation. If Council approves the proposed agreement, staff anticipates delivery of the plans, specifications, and estimate for this improvement project by December 1, 2008. Start of construction is scheduled for Summer, 2009 and completion of construction in Winter, 2009. Staff received four proposals for performing consulting civil engineering services necessary to the design phase of the EI Camino Real "Grand Boulevard" Streetscaping Project. The proposal by T.Y. Un, International for $308,728.00 is considered reasonable .and responsible by the City Engineer.