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City finalizes expanded street improvements for Pyrite/Mission project after cooperative agreement work
Summary
The city explained a nearly $750,000 increase to a Pyrite/Mission streetscape contract that added sidewalks, median landscaping and signal work the developer had not originally included on the south side of Mission; council approved the consent calendar that included the amendment.
City staff explained the scope and costs behind a contract amendment for the Pyrite/Mission frontage improvements during the April 17 meeting, saying additional work requested during construction expanded the original bid and used contingency funds.
Public Works staff said the city had entered a cooperative agreement with a shopping‑center developer to coordinate off‑site frontage work intended to be complete when the new commercial center opened. The original developer plans covered frontage immediately adjacent to the site, but construction revealed missing sidewalk links, heavy pedestrian use to nearby religious and commercial sites, and a previously unplanned median that needed reconstruction. During construction the city added a median landscape scope, sidewalk and curb-and-gutter work on the opposite (south) side of Mission Boulevard, and upgrades to two traffic signals to meet railroad/grade‑separation coordination requirements. Staff said those additions became necessary for safety and pedestrian connectivity and were priced on negotiated unit rates and change orders.
Staff thanked the contractor—American Asphalt—and the project team for completing the work under schedule pressure; they said the original contract included a contingency that was largely consumed by the extra work and that the current amendment closes the project with no additional future contract costs expected. Councilmembers asked staff to verify final striping and turn‑lane markings at the new driveway accesses to improve lane assignment clarity; staff agreed to follow up on striping and site refinements.
The contract amendment and related items were part of the meeting’s consent calendar, which passed on a five‑zero vote. Councilmember Barajas moved approval and Councilmember Silva seconded; the vote carried 5–0.
Ending: Staff said this amendment should finalize the contract and that additional minor operational striping or traffic adjustments would be handled outside this contract’s scope.
