City Council

14. AUTHORIZE RFP: DESIGN SERVICES FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION\nPROJECT – ADAPTIVE/TRAFFIC RESPONSIVE UPGRADES PHASE 1 – F2M23-47,\nRFP2M23-17\nAs part of a broader package of projects known as the SR-710 MIPs (Mobility\nImprovement Projects), traffic signal synchronization projects were awarded by LACMTA\nMeasure R Funding. The SR-710 MIPs are the result of reallocated Measure R Funds for\nthe SR-710 North Project to new mobility improvement projects within the San Gabriel\nValley subregion. This project encompasses four project corridors affecting 62 traffic\n8\n5-22-23\nsignals in the City of Alhambra along Garfield Avenue, Fremont Avenue, Atlantic\nBoulevard, and Valley Boulevard. These four corridors are funded under separate\nLACMTA Measure R Funding Agreements but are being combined for the purposes of\nthis RFP because of identical preliminary design scope and objectives for all project areas\nand to gain efficiency in preparation and review and in managing these projects. The\nAlhambra Adaptive Traffic/Traffic Responsive Control Project (Garfield, Fremont, Atlantic\nand Valley) is an eligible SR-710 North Corridor Mobility Improvement approved by the\nMetro Board of Directors. The project will upgrade the traffic signal system, and other\ncomponents at major north-south and east-west corridors to improve the traffic operations\nand mobility in the City. These improvements will be planned and developed in conjunction\nwith adjacent cities and Los Angeles County to ensure that traffic operations are\ncoordinated through major corridors within the SR-710 area. Staff is seeking to distribute\na Request for Proposals for professional engineering design services for the project.\nRecommended Action: City Council authorize the distribution of a Request for\nProposals for Design Services the Traffic Signal Synchronization Project –\nAdaptive/Traffic Responsive Upgrades Phase 1 with proposals due no later than 4:00 p.m.\non Thursday, June 22, 2023.