City Council Approval for Three 'Love to Ride' Consultant Contracts

Original title: Consultant contract award - Authorize the City Manager to award three (3) consultant contracts to Love to Ride for the non-infrastructure programs for the Highland Community connectivity, Santa Fe Street bike lanes, and the Goshen-Visalia corridor connection projects in the amount of: 1.) Highland Community connectivity: $425,127 2.) Santa Fe Street bike lanes: $428,113 3.) Goshen-Visalia corridor connection: $416,077

Record date · June 15, 2026

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What This Bill Does

The Visalia City Council is considering authorizing the City Manager to award three separate consultant contracts to the organization 'Love to Ride' for related to local bike connectivity projects. The total value of these three contracts is $1,269,317.

Why it matters

The city is allocating $1,269,317 in public funds to support for three specific bike lane and corridor projects, which will determine how community outreach and engagement for these transportation improvements are managed.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Love to Ride

The organization is the designated recipient of three consultant contracts totaling $1,269,317.

Directly affected

Visalia City Manager

The City Manager is granted the authority to execute these contracts on behalf of the city.

Directly affected

Residents of Highland, Santa Fe Street, and Goshen-Visalia corridor areas

These residents will be the primary participants in the non-infrastructure programs managed by the consultant.

Key Facts

The City Manager is authorized to award three consultant contracts to Love to Ride.
The Highland Community connectivity project contract is valued at $425,127.
The Santa Fe Street bike lanes project contract is valued at $428,113.
The Goshen-Visalia corridor connection project contract is valued at $416,077.

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The total combined value of the three contracts is $1,269,317.
The contracts are specifically for 'non-infrastructure' programs related to the named projects.
The item is classified as a 'Consent Item' on the Visalia City Council agenda.
The file number for this action is 25-0826.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are 'non-infrastructure' programs?

In this context, these are programs that focus on community engagement, education, or promotional activities related to the bike projects, rather than the physical construction of the bike lanes themselves.

What is the total cost of these contracts?

The total cost for all three contracts combined is $1,269,317.

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