SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Work Order from Bellomo Herbert and Company, Inc., for design of Cleveland Streetscape Phase III, in the amount of $217,520.00 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
January 19, 2017, City Council approved the conceptual plan for Cleveland Streetscape Phase III and the Festival Core.
April 2002, the Clearwater Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) released a Request for Qualifications for Urban Design, Streetscape and Wayfinding Services.
May 2002, a selection committee consisting of representatives from City Management, Economic Development, Planning, and Public Works selected Bellomo-Herbert as the preferred consultant.
August 2002, the City contracted with Bellomo-Herbert to prepare the conceptual wayfinding and downtown streetscape plans.
September 2008, the first phase of the implementation of the plan was completed with the Cleveland Street Streetscape from Osceola to Myrtle Avenues. The goals for the first phase of Cleveland Streetscape were accomplished: 1) enhance the pedestrian environment; 2) invite residents and visitors to Downtown; and 3) encourage private development.
July 2012, the second phase of implementation of the plan was completed with the Cleveland Streetscape from Myrtle to Missouri Avenues. The goals for the second phases of Cleveland Streetscape were also accomplished 1) enhance the pedestrian environment; 2) invite residents and visitors to downtown; and 3) encourage private development.
Phase III of the streetscape program will extend from Missouri Avenue to Sam Remo Avenue to the east. In addition, the streetscape will also include Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard from its intersection with Cleveland Street up to the Downtown Gateway at Court Street to the south; Cleveland Street will provide a unified cohesive pedestrian-friendly corridor from the Gateway to the Downtown waterfront. This project will also include the Festival Core, which was identified by the 2nd Century Clearwater (ULI) as a priority project. The Festival Core will be located at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard and will provide a much-needed local activity center. Phase III is a critical infrastructure project that will continue to encourage and facilitate the City and CRA’s redevelopment goals.
Cleveland Streetscape Phase III and the Festival Core project will keep the same look and feel of the previous two phases, but will be more of a “Complete Streets” approach to the area. The project will reduce the number of vehicular travel lanes from four to two, while providing separate pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic facilities. The project will also enhance the stormwater collection and treatment system in the project area, by adding rain gardens and other stormwater system improvements and enhancements. In addition, this project will replace aging water and wastewater systems in the area.
This contract includes complete design, permitting and construction documents for all streetscape and roadwork on Cleveland Streetscape Phase III and the Festival Core and will begin upon approval and execution of the work order and completion is expected within 8 months.
The City of Clearwater Engineering Department will be responsible for the Land Surveying and any required engineering design and permitting for the stormwater and utility modifications and/or improvements within or adjacent to the project area.
The project construction is estimated to cost $6,000,000.00
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0315-92278-561200-541-000 $217,520
Funds are available in capital improvement project 315-92278, Downtown Streetscaping, to fund this work order.