Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Supplemental Contract with Halff Associates, Inc., for Engineering Design Services for Virginia Parkway Lanes 5 and 6 from Ridge Road to Bellegrove Drive and Any Necessary Supplemental Agreements
Summary
MEETING DATE: August 19, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Gary Graham, PE, PTOE, CIP and Transportation Engineering Manager
Carla Easton, P.E., CIP Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes a supplemental contract with Halff Associates, Inc., to provide consulting engineering services for the design of lanes 5 and 6 on Virginia Parkway from Ridge Road to Bellegrove Drive for an amount of $307,300.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Traffic volumes on Virginia Parkway currently exceed 25,000 vehicles per day, which is near capacity for a four-lane roadway, and will continue to grow as in-fill development continues along the corridor.
* The 2014-2018 CIP includes funding for two capacity improvement projects to widen Virginia Parkway from four lanes to six lanes. The projects are ST1219 (limits from Bellegrove Drive to US 75) and ST1231 (limits from Ridge Road to Bellegrove Drive).
* The City is currently under contract with Halff Associates for the design of the first widening project, ST1219 - Virginia Parkway Lanes 5 & 6 from Bellegrove to US 75, a distance of approximately 9,500 feet. Construction of this project is scheduled to begin in 2015.
* The second project will widen Virginia Parkway from four lanes to six lanes between Ridge Road and Bellegrove Drive, a distance of approximately 9,000 feet. It will also include traffic signal improvements at Lake Forest Drive and Crutcher Crossing, as well as illumination improvements for the corridor. This project is planned for construction in 2015.
* Halff Associates have effectively provided prof...
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