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Art3_RanchoCucamonga_FY21_BikePed_HavenSidewalk_1_ScopeRqst_240118 January 18, 2024 Ginger Koblasz San Bernardino County Transportation Authority 1170 West Third Street, 2nd Floor San Bernardino, CA 92410 SUBJECT: TDA PROJECT SCOPE CHANGE REQUEST – HAVEN SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT Dear Ms. Koblasz: The City of Rancho Cucamonga is requesting that SBCTA consider approval of a scope change for the approved Haven Sidewalk Improvement project TDA Article 3 grant awarded in FY 21/22. The Original Scope and Proposed Change of Scope are outlined below. ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK: The Project includes construction of an 8-foot-wide curvilinear parkway sidewalk along the east side of Haven Ave. in front of Chaffey College from 250 feet north of Banyan St. to Wilson Ave. PROPOSED CHANGE OF SCOPE: Instead of constructing an 8-foot-wide curvilinear parkway way sidewalk, we now propose the revised Project to include construction of a 6-foot-wide curb adjacent sidewalk while keeping the same project limits. The original scope of work intended to implement a combined use of the walkway for bicycle and pedestrians by constructing an 8-foot-wide curvilinear sidewalk. Since the original project proposal and TDA FY 21/22 grant award, the City has used its own funds to construct street improvements on Haven Avenue from Banyan Street to Wilson Avenue, to accommodate bicycles. These street improvements included asphalt overlay of the entire width of the street and the addition of a Class II bike lane for both north and south bound travel. In order to be consistent with the City’s current General Plan vision to promote walking and bicycling while also being conscious of our environmental footprint, we have shifted away from the construction of meandering sidewalks and moved towards curb adjacent sidewalks to provide an environmentally friendly design by reducing the need for landscaping and irrigation. The total estimated cost of the original Project was produced in August of 2021. Due to escalation in costs since that time, the City intends to use the awarded TDA funds in full to construct the Project with the proposed scope change. The City of Rancho Cucamonga is committed to completing this project and respectfully requests that SBCTA consider approval of this scope change request. If you should have any questions related to this request, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at 909-774-4057 or cesar.guevara @cityofrc.us. Sincerely, Cesar Guevara Project Manager / Associate Engineer cc: Justine Garcia, Deputy Director of Engineering Services Chi Chan, Assistant Engineer