Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the Lower 5 Plaza Infrastructure Improvements Project and Authorizing Any Necessary Supplemental Agreements
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: December 05, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Brook Retta, PE, CIP Engineer
Blake Sills, PE, Engineering CIP Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $435,000, as well as all required supplemental agreements thereto, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for professional consulting engineering services for the Lower 5 Plaza Infrastructure Improvements Project (CIP Project ST2234), for a total aggregate contract amount, inclusive of any supplemental agreements, not to exceed $475,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The FY24 Capital Improvement Plan budget includes funding under CIP Project ST2234 for the preliminary bridge layout and drainage design related to the Lower 5 Plaza located at State Highway 5 (SH 5) between Virginia Street and Louisiana Street.
* On April 18, 2023, City's engineering staff presented an update at the City Council Work Session meeting on the SH 5 Downtown Pedestrian Connection Feasibility Study and City Council provided direction to move forward with the Inverted Deck Park currently referred to as the 'Lower 5 Plaza'.
* The infrastructure improvements for the Lower 5 Plaza under this contract generally include:
o Preliminary Bridge Layout
o Preliminary Drainage Design
o Preliminary Park Layout and Grading
o Public Engagement
* The intent of the Lower 5 Plaza Infrastructure Improvements is to provide a bridge layout to the Texas Department of Trans...
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