Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the Wilmeth Road - McIntyre Road Grade Separation Project and Any Necessary Supplemental Agreements
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2.1: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: April 7, 2026
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Tracy Lund, PE, PH, Assistant Director of Engineering
Aniswarie Kanamazina, PE, CIP Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes a contract with Halff Associates, Inc. to provide professional engineering services for the design of the Wilmeth Road - McIntyre Road Grade Separation (CIP Project ST2552) for an amount not to exceed $3,600,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The Master Thoroughfare Plan (MTP) designates a future extension of Wilmeth Road east of State Highway 5 as a Major Arterial (M6D designation).
* The FY26 Capital Improvement Program (Project ST2552) includes funding for the design and construction of the Wilmeth Road - McIntyre Road Grade Separation project.
* FY 2023-2024 Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program through the Federal Railroad Administration approved funding to the City in the amount of $3,139,500 for costs associated with the design of the Wilmeth Road - McIntyre Road Grade Separation.
* This grade separation is necessary to complete the city's proposed Wilmeth Road Extension Project East of State Highway (SH) 5 which terminates west of the DART railroad.
* Halff Associates, Inc. submitted a response to 24-46RFQ for On-call Roadway Design Services and was one of fourteen (14) firms shortlisted by City Council on September 17, 2024.
* Halff Associates, Inc. submitted a proposal for this project in the amount of $3,129,100.00 which has been reviewed by staff and is recom...
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