Art3_RanchoCucamonga_FY21_BikePed_HavenSidewalk_2_Scope_240322March 22, 2024
Cesar Guevara
Project Manager/Associate Engineer
Via email: cesar.guevara@cityofrc.us
RE: FY21/22 Haven Sidewalk Improvement – Scope Change
Dear Mr. Guevara:
On March 6, 2024, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Board of Directors
approved the City’s January 18, 2024 scope change request for the Transportation Development Act (TDA)
Article 3 grant funded project as outlined below.
Original Revision
Project Description 8’ wide curvilinear parkway along east
side of Haven Ave. from 250’ north of
Banyan St. to Wilson Ave.
6’ curb adjacent sidewalk with same
extents.
Allocation Number L22-0702-0745-01 No Change
TDA Article 3 Award $227,192 No Change
Local Match $122,334 No Change
Local Share 35% No Change
Total Project Cost $349,526 No Change
Deadline 06/30/2025 No Change
Extension Number 0 No Change
As a friendly reminder, the TDA Article 3 grant award is paid through a reimbursement process upon project
completion or through progress payments for awards over $200,000. It is required that a TDA claim form and
supporting documentation of project completion or progress are submitted to SBCTA prior to disbursement of
funds. The TDA Article 3 grant award is for a maximum reimbursable amount. Should your project exceed the
maximum reimbursable amount, SBCTA will not provide any additional reimbursement. For projects
completed under the awarded amount, SBCTA will reimburse your agency for the TDA Article 3 share of the
project using the match percentage identified above and in your grant application.
Upon project completion, please got to www.gosbcta.com/tda3 for the TDA Claim Form and filing
instructions.
Sincerely,
Ginger Koblasz
Cc: Justine Garcia, Deputy Director of Engineering Services, City of Rancho Cucamogna
Chi Chan, Assistant Engineer, City of Rancho Cucamogna
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
Entity: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Minute Action
AGENDA ITEM: 16
Date: March 6, 2024
Subject:
Transportation Development Act Article 3 Change Requests - Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga,
San Bernardino, Chino, and Fontana
Recommendation:
That the Board, acting as the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority:
A. Approve fourth extension to the City of Rialto’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018 Transportation
Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities award for the Cedar Avenue
Railroad Crossing Pedestrian Improvements Project in the amount of $250,000 from
December 31, 2023 to August 30, 2024, with no further extensions to be considered.
B. Determine if Approve minor scope reduction from 8’ curvilinear sidewalk to 6’ wide curb
adjacent sidewalk, without commensurate funding reduction, should be granted to the City of
Rancho Cucamonga’s FY 2021/2022 TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities award for
the Haven Sidewalk Improvement Project in the amount of $227,192.
C. Determine if Approve minor scope reduction from four to two bus stop improvements,
without commensurate funding reduction, should be granted to the City of San Bernardino for
their expired and rescinded FY 2019/2020 TDA Article 3 Transit Access award in the amount of
$26,936.
D. Determine if Approve major scope reduction from Class I to Class II and Class III bicycle
facilities, without a commensurate funding reduction, should be granted to the City of Chino for
their FY 2017/2018 TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities award in the amount of
$353,081.
E. Approve fourth extension to the City of Chino for their FY 2017/2018 TDA Article 3 Bicycle
and Pedestrian Facilities award for Sidewalk Retrofitting in the amount of $353,081 and for
Transit Access in the amount of $87,000 from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, with
no further extensions to be considered.
F. Determine if Approve major scope reduction for installation of Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacons (RRFBs) from seven to “three to four” locations, should be granted to the City of
Fontana for their FY 2023/2024 TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program award
for Seven RRFBs in the amount of $52,500.
Background:
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) oversees the disbursement of 2% of
the Local Transportation Funds (LTF) made available to counties and cities for facilities for the
exclusive use of pedestrians and bicyclists, known as the Transportation Development Act
(TDA) Article 3 Program. In August 1999, the SBCTA Board of Directors (Board) approved a
policy that 80% of the Article 3 Program would be made available for projects that improve
bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The remaining 20% would be available for projects that
improve access to transit stops for pedestrians and persons with disabilities. SBCTA uses these
funds to release a competitive call-for-projects available to member agencies every two years.
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Board of Directors Agenda Item
March 6, 2024
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San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Periodically, SBCTA receives modification requests from award recipients that run into
complications. Below are scope change and extension requests that have been submitted for
Board consideration. Please see supporting documentation attached for additional details.
City of Rialto
The City of Rialto is requesting a fourth extension for their Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018 TDA
Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian award for Cedar Ave Railroad Crossing Pedestrian
Improvements. If approved, the revised deadline would change from December 31, 2023 to
August 30, 2024.
Project Information:
Original delays were attributed to the difficulty satisfying Southern California Regional Rail
Authority’s (SCRRA) requirements to restart work after COVID, particularly with setting up
training which was required for project site access. Later delays were caused by difficulty with
the contractor and subsequent contract negotiations with SCRRA to have them perform the work
instead.
City of Rancho Cucamonga
The City of Rancho Cucamonga (City) is requesting a scope change for their FY 2021/2022
TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian award for Haven Sidewalk Improvements from Banyan
Street to Wilson Avenue. The project scope would reduce the 8’ curvilinear sidewalk, intended
to be used by both pedestrians and bicyclists, to a 6’ wide curb adjacent pedestrian sidewalk. The
City is requesting this change because (1) they already installed a Class II bicycle path along the
same extents using City funds and (2) the City wishes to reduce the sidewalk’s footprint for
environmental conservation reasons.
Project Information:
Due to cost escalations that have occurred since the City submitted their application for this
project, they are requesting the fund amount not be reduced commensurate with the scope
reduction.
City of San Bernardino
The City of San Bernardino is requesting SBCTA reinstate their rescinded FY 2019/2020 TDA
Article 3 Transit Access award and approve a scope reduction from four to two bus stop
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