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WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
F~OM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
I-5/SR-55 PHASE II RECONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC CONTROL MITIGATION
(FILE #2135)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council at their meeting of November 20, 1989 ·authorize, by
minute motion, staff to purchase traffic signal poles for the First
Street, Yorba Street, and Irvine Boulevard improvement project by
material bid.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Tustin has entered into District Agreement No. 12-028 with
the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) which provides for
Tustin to complete highway and traffic signal system improvements on
First .Street, Yorba Street and Irvine Boulevard. The improvements are
intended to mitigate anticipated adverse traffic impacts that will result
from work by Caltrans on Phase II of the project to reconstruct the
I-5/SR-55 Interchange.
The plans for the improvements are under design, but it will be several
weeks-before a construction contract for the work can be executed.
Because of the extended lead time necessary for manufacture and delivery
of poles for the traffic signals to be installed, it would be much
faster, and in the best interest of the City, to accelerate the purchase
of the traffic signal poles and obtain them under a separate materials
bid. The poles will be held in stock for installation by a contractor
under a standard public works construction contract.
It is estimated that the cost of the poles will be $15,000. In
accordance' with the provisions of District Agreement No. 12-028, the City
will be reimbursed the cost of the poles by Caltrans.
Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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