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BACKGROUND The City of Pleasanton's Circulation Element of the General Plan identifies the intersection of Bernal Avenue and Nevada Street as a future signalized intersection along with the extension of Nevada Street from Bernal Avenue to First Street. The extension of Nevada Street is a critical element of the Circulation Element that alleviates traffic at the First Street at Vineyard Avenue/Ray Street intersection, as well as the Stanley Boulevard at Valley Avenue/Bernal Avenue intersection by providing an additional access path to and from First Street for the residents and businesses in eastern Pleasanton. The design of the Bernal Avenue at Nevada Street traffic signal is a full eight-phase traffic signal with left turn arrows for all four approaches. Due to the proximity of the intersection to the Bernal Bridge over the Arroyo Del Valle, the median on the south side of the intersection will be modified to allow for additional storage capacity by means of a second left turn lane. This location is anticipated to have numerous pedestrian and bicycle crossings from the Arroyo Del Valle Creek Trail. This project will modify the corners of the intersection to reduce the crossing distances for pedestrians and bicyclists. DISCUSSION Construction contingency is an amount added to the base bid amount - typically ten percent. Contingency may be used to pay for unforeseen work, equipment, or changes to the work required to complete a project. At the time of the original contract award, contingency was omitted as an oversight. Staff did not anticipate the need to include improved trail access as part of the signalized intersection project, which is now necessitated due to the separate Nevada Streetscape Improvement Project currently under design. Although the scope and details are yet to be established, staff anticipates that additional funding will be needed to provide a wider pedestrian pathway adjacent to the fire station and east of the intersection to provide improved trail access. The contingency would allow for funding to be assigned once scope and costs are developed and finalized. Traffic signal equipment is anticipated to arrive at the end of February or early March 2022. Remaining work such as equipment installation, traffic striping, and signal turn-on was originally expected to be complete by the end of April 2022. Unfortunately, a significant theft of project supplies and equipment at the job site occurred recently. While the impact of this incident is not anticipated to affect the project budget, the timeframe for securing replacement equipment is likely to create a project delay of weeks or even months. These details and impacts are still being assessed, due to the recency of the theft. Su mitt y: Fiscal Review: Approved by: //41//\ LLL Ellen Clark Tina Olson Brian Dolan Director of Director of Finance Interim City Community Development Manager Page 2