Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., for Engineering and Urban Design Services for the Historic Flour Mill Infrastructure Project
Summary
MEETING DATE: September 6, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Matt Richardson, P.E., CIP Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· This Resolution authorizes a contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., to provide consulting engineering and urban design services for the design of the Historic Flour Mill Infrastructure Project, including the following elements:
o Paving, drainage, utility, and streetscape improvements on:
§ Louisiana Street from SH 5 to Throckmorton Street
§ Greenville Street from Louisiana Street to Andrews Street
o Sidewalk improvements on:
§ Throckmorton Street from Louisiana Street to Virginia Street
§ Louisiana Street from Throckmorton Street to Old Settler’s Park
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
· This infrastructure reconstruction and retrofit project is the result of a grant awarded to the City of McKinney by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in 2010.
· The NCTCOG Sustainable Development Competitive Funding Program was created, among other reasons, to encourage public/private partnerships that foster growth and development in and around historic downtowns, main streets, infill areas, and existing or future transit stations.
· Construction reimbursement is dependent upon the developer of the Historic Flour Mill meeting certain milestones in the redevelopment of the site, as specified by the Economic Development and Project Plan Implementation Agreement between Bradley S. Kidwell Family LP and Reinvestment Zone #1 approved on April 19, 2011.
· On May 8, 2011, the City issued a Request for Qualifications seeking consulting firms interested in the design of various Historic Town Cent...
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