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MURRIETA
File #: 25-1552    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/23/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/19/2025 Final action: 8/19/2025
Effective date:    
Title: Engineering Design Services for the Keller Road at I-215 Interchange Project, CIP No. 8449
Attachments: 1. ATT 1 - Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc.
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL

FROM: Bob Moehling, Public Works Director

PREPARED BY: Jeff Hitch, City Engineer

SUBJECT:
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Engineering Design Services for the Keller Road at I-215 Interchange Project, CIP No. 8449
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve the Agreement for engineering design services for the Keller Road at I-215 Interchange, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) No. 8449, with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., in the amount of $1,837,160.59;

Authorize a 10% engineering design contingency of $183,716; and

Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and any amendments to the Agreement not-to-exceed 10% of the contract amount.

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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On July 18, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 18-3952, approving Amendment No. 8 to the Design Engineering Services Agreement with Jacobs Engineering, Inc. (Vote: 5-0).

On June 3, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4836, approving the Capital Improvement Plan budget for Fiscal Year 2024/25, and the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 to 2028/29 Capital Improvement Plan, which included the Keller Road at I-215 Interchange project, CIP No. 8449 (Vote: 5-0).

CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Plan, program and create infrastructure development.

DISCUSSION
The Keller Road at Interstate 215 (I-215) Interchange project, CIP 8449, is a top City infrastructure priority project. The project was initiated in 2010 and proposes to construct a new interchange one (1) mile south of the existing Scott Road Interchange on I-215. At that time, the construction cost was estimated at $12,000,000.

Jacobs Engineering Group (JEG) has completed the project's design work to date, which includes the completion of the Project Initiation Document and Preliminary Environmental Analysis Report , as well as continuing work on the Project Approval/Environmental Documentation (PA/ED) documents. The PA/ED was stalled as a result of Caltrans requiring the completion of an Environmental Impa...

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