DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute First Contract Amendment With Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. And Execute Joint Powers Agreements With City Of Apple Valley For Improvements To County State Aid Highway 42 In Apple Valley, County Project 42-163
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WHEREAS, to provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project (CP) 42-163; and
WHEREAS, CP 42-163 is the preliminary and final engineering design of improvements to County State Aid Highway 42 in the City of Apple Valley from Redwood Drive to 147th Street and vicinity; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-602 (December 19, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of a design services contract with consultant Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) to perform preliminary and final design engineering services for a total contract amount not to exceed $959,920; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the additional out-of-scope and expanded work tasks and professional services to be performed by Kimley-Horn is $619,285, resulting in a new contract amount not to exceed $1,579,205; and
WHEREAS, the County Engineer recommends executing the first contract amendment with Kimley-Horn for Contract Number DCA20482 for preliminary and final engineering of CP 42-163; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends authorization to execute two joint powers agreements with the City of Apple Valley, first to define cost-share responsibilities for the preliminary and final engineering design contract costs and second to define cost-share responsibilities for right of way and construction costs for CP 42-163.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Physical Development Director to amend the not-to-exceed contract value of $959,920 for Contract Number DCA20482 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for County Project 42-163 to a total contract amount not to exceed $1,579,205, including reimbursables; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Physical Development Director to execute two joint powers agreements with the City of Apple Valley for County Project 42-163, first to define cost-share responsibilities for the preliminary and final engineering design contract costs and second to define cost-share responsibilities for right of way and construction costs.
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