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RCTC awards PID contract for I‑10/SR‑79 interchange to Kimley‑Horn
Summary
The commission approved awarding the Project Initiation Document (PID) consultant contract for the I‑10/SR‑79 interchange in Beaumont to Kimley‑Horn and Associates (contract just over $1.2M; not to exceed ~ $1.3M with contingency) and approved a Caltrans cooperative agreement ($300,000; not to exceed $330,000). The vote was 29–0.
The Riverside County Transportation Commission voted Feb. 11 to award the Project Initiation Document (PID) consultant contract for the Interstate 10/State Route 79 interchange in Beaumont to Kimley‑Horn and Associates and to approve a Caltrans cooperative agreement to support the PID phase.
Joy Edlis Yanez, senior capital projects manager, summarized the project need: the existing I‑10/SR‑79 interchange in Beaumont is geometrically constrained, experiences merging and weaving conflicts and serves both commuter and freight movements. The PID phase establishes the project's purpose and need, refines alternatives, develops cost estimates and schedules, and secures funding for subsequent phases.
Staff recommended awarding the PID contract to Kimley‑Horn and Associates following a qualifications‑based selection process. Yanez said staff negotiated a scope and price of just over $1,200,000 with a 10% contingency for a total not to exceed approximately $1,300,000. Staff also recommended approving a Caltrans cooperative agreement in the amount of $300,000 (10% contingency to $330,000). RCTC TUMF regional arterial funds will cover PID consultant costs and related program management; the City of Beaumont is expected to fund later project phases if it secures the necessary funding.
With the commission's approval the PID phase can begin this spring; Yanez said the PID is anticipated to be completed late next year, and if the city secures funding the project could move into environmental work in 2028. The item passed on the recorded vote (reported as 29–0).
Provenance: the consultant selection, score and negotiation details were presented by staff and supported in the commission's recommendation materials.
