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College Place council awards $198,950 contract for Davis Whitman pedestrian, bicycle improvements
Summary
The College Place City Council voted unanimously Aug. 28 to award a $198,950.25 contract to PBS Engineering APEX to design pedestrian lighting, curb ramps, sidewalks and two rapid-flashing beacons along Davis, Whitman and College avenues to improve crossings near Davis Elementary and the nearby university.
The College Place City Council voted unanimously Aug. 28 to award a $198,950.25 professional services contract to PBS Engineering APEX for the Davis Whitman Drive pedestrian and bicyclist improvements project.
City staff presented the project to the council, saying the scope includes pedestrian lighting, sidewalk repairs near the university gym/aquatic center, curb-ramp design, street-lighting design, rapid-flashing beacon (RFB) design at Whitman & Davis and Fourth & Davis, a cultural-resources assessment and public involvement. ‘‘We put out an RFQ earlier this year for this project. We chose Apex — they’re currently working on our Rose Street pedestrian light project, so they have a good idea of what we’re looking at,’’ Mr. Holden said during the presentation.
The project route described by staff runs along College Avenue, then west on Whitman and south on Davis to Sixth Street and is intended to provide safer crossings for students and campus users, staff said. Mr. Holden said the city expects site-specific variables to affect RFB costs; on a recent project, an RFB installation was ‘‘roughly right around $15,000 to $18,000,’’ he told the council.
A council member moved to award the contract and authorize the public works director or a designate to sign contract documents. The motion was seconded and passed with all present members voting in favor. The council on the evening’s roll call recorded Council Member Green, Council Member Cleveland, Council Member Stucklight, Council Member Bole and Mayor Hernandez present; Council Member Sherman was excused earlier in the consent agenda.
The contract covers design work and public outreach; the council did not vote on construction funding at the Aug. 28 meeting. Staff did not provide a construction cost estimate or timetable for construction in the presentation. Council discussion focused on design details and cost range for RFBs rather than a final construction budget.
Next steps listed by staff include finalizing the professional-services agreement and proceeding with design and community involvement. The council did not set a construction start date at the meeting.
