Willits authorizes RFPs for East Valley Bridge replacement design after Caltrans funding placement
Council authorized staff to solicit design proposals for the East Valley Bridge replacement (project funded through Caltrans competitive list); staff said the RFP step is to obtain design and cost estimates and will not commit construction funds. Council asked for tight plan preparation to reduce change orders and noted Caltrans' ongoing involvement.
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Services and facility director Walter Hughes told the council that a Caltrans process identified the East Valley Bridge for replacement funding and the city is moving to solicit outside engineering firms to prepare design proposals and cost estimates. Hughes said the city reached the top of the funding list and must now commission design work (RFP) and reiterated that the RFP step gathers estimates and does not commit the city to construction or match funding at this stage. He estimated staff time and advertising costs at approximately $2,300 to issue the RFP.
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