Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Change Order with Dallas Garland & Northeastern Railroad Inc. (DGNO), for the Railroad Crossing Improvements at East Louisiana Street Required for the East Louisiana Street Improvements Project
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic & Economic Growth
(1A: Establish regional and infrastructure incentives to increase economic growth)
Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: April 16, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Blake Sills, PE, Engineering CIP Manager
Aniswarie Kanamazina, PE, CIP Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a change order with Dallas Garland & Northeastern Railroad Inc. (DGNO), for the railroad crossing improvements at East Louisiana Street required for the East Louisiana Street Improvements Projects (ST1817) for an increase in the total contract amount from $519,117 to a total contract amount not to exceed $571,117.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* The East Louisiana Street Improvements Project is currently under construction.
* The City and DGNO entered into a Construction and Maintenance Agreement for the railroad crossing improvements at East Louisiana Street required for the East Louisiana Street Improvements Projects (ST1817).
* Improvements to the railroad facilities, including a new roadway crossing and automated warning devices with the addition of roadway gates are proposed to be constructed in conjunction with the roadway improvements.
* The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently notified the City and DGNO of a new change in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) that highly recommends having pedestrian walkway behind roadway gates at railroad crossings. As a result, additional panels for the railroad...
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