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E 14 Striping & Pedestrian Improvement Award of Contract 3 January 18, 2011 the proposed AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit project; and 3) a town hall meeting was held on November 16, 2010, which was attended by 25 residents. Community comments indicated that there were supporting, opposing, and neutral opinions about the project. Suggestions received included adding street bulb -outs to improve pedestrian • traffic safety and better channelize vehicular traffic, which will be explored with Caltrans for possible future improvement projects. Georgia Way residents expressed concerns that the northbound East 14 Street transition from two lanes to one lane will cause a bottleneck at the Georgia Way intersection and make access to and from the street more difficult and unsafe. Staff's experience with these types of transitions indicates that bottlenecks do not form when the intersection is non - signalized, therefore traffic flow will not be restricted. Additionally, with the additional throughput on East 14 Street, the traffic signal can be set to allow more green time for the Dutton and Best approaches. Consequently, Georgia Way residents will see longer gaps in traffic, which will allow easier access at East 14 Street. The results of the survey and town hall meeting were presented at the December 14, 2010 City Council Facilities and Transportation Committee meeting. The Committee asked that the award of this project be forwarded to the full Council for discussion and consideration. Analysis A total of one (1) bid was received on September 22, 2010 from the Chrisp Company. The bid was in the amount of $118,255.00, which has been determined to be a responsive bid. The engineer's estimate for construction was $149,00750. It is believed that there was only one bid due to the shortage of thermoplastic striping paint; the material that will be used for this project. The City has had many successful projects with the Chrisp Company in the past and therefore a single bid is satisfactory for this project. Previous City Council Action(s) • On May 1, 2006, by Resolution No. 2006 -046, the City Council approved the new roadway configuration plan for East 14 Street between Davis Street and Durant Avenue • On September 7, 2010, by Resolution No. 2010 -115, City Council approved the plans and specifications and called for bids for the subject project Applicable General Plan Pulicv • Policy 16.02 — Level of Service — Use Level of Service (LOS) "D" as the minimum acceptable service standard for streets and intersections, except as otherwise indicated in the Transportation Element • Policy 16.03 — Maintenance — Regularly maintain City streets and traffic control devices to ensure that streets operate safely and efficiently • Policy 16.04 — Traffic Flow Improvements — Use a variety of measures to improve traffic flow at congested intersections, including technologically advanced tools such as signal timing and video monitoring