DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Amend Budget And Joint Powers Agreement With Apple Valley, And To Execute Second Amendment With McNamara Contracting, Inc. For Construction Related To North Creek Greenway, Apple Valley Gaps Segment, County Project P50009
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize amendment number two to the City of Apple Valley joint powers agreement (JPA) C0034873 for city-requested Change Orders.
* Authorize a budget amendment for the city-requested Change Orders that will be invoiced back to the City of Apple Valley at 100 percent City cost.
* Authorize the execution of construction contract amendment two with McNamara Contracting Inc. to complete the greenway trail construction work for County Project (CP) P50009, North Creek Greenway (NCGW) Apple Valley Gaps.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with the North Creek Greenway: Apple Valley Gaps Project, which is the construction of 1.7 miles of greenway providing connections between Apple Valley and Lakeville, including Quarry Park, Cobblestone Lake, and East Lake in Lakeville (Attachment: Project Location). The project includes a ten-foot-wide shared-use trail, storm sewer, landscaping, American Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements, greenway wayfinding, and a pedestrian bridge. The project started construction in the spring of 2024 and will be completed during the spring of 2025.
By Resolution No. 21-422 (August 24, 2021), Dakota County executed a JPA with the City of Apple Valley for the design and construction of the North Creek Greenway: Apple Valley Gaps Project with a County contribution not to exceed $963,440. The City was responsible for bidding, awarding, and managing the construction contract and received one bidder by the bid opening of April 11, 2023, with a proposal of $1,985,578.69. The proposed Dakota County cost share increased to a not-to-exceed amount of $1,904,718, including a...
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