DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With WSB LLC For Preliminary Engineering Design Services And Authorization To Amend 2026 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Adopted Budget For Future County State Aid Highway 60/County Road 64 Alignment Study In City Of Farmington And City Of Lakeville, County Project 97-229
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County, in partnership with the City of Farmington and City of Lakeville, is proceeding with corridor study and preliminary engineering design of County Project (CP) 97-229 to improve traffic operations, safety, mobility, and multimodal access for the future County Road (CR) alignment from the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 23 (Cedar Avenue) and CSAH 60 (185th Street W) east/southeast to the CR 64 (195th Street W)/Flagstaff Avenue intersection; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the lead agency for CP 97-229; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Department issued a request for proposals to five qualified consultants and received four proposals; and
WHEREAS, County and city staff evaluated the proposals based on project understanding, approach, team expertise, quality control, past performance, and cost; and
WHEREAS, WSB LLC submitted the proposal that best met the evaluation criteria and was selected as the preferred consultant; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends executing a contract with WSB LLC for preliminary engineering design services for CP 97-229 at actual costs not to exceed $372,107; and
WHEREAS, the City of Farmington and the City of Lakeville concur with the consultant selection; and
WHEREAS, the executed joint powers agreement provides that Dakota County will pay 55%, the City of Farmington will pay 22.5%, and City of Lakeville 22.5% of eligible design costs for CP 97-229; and
WHEREAS, the 2026–2030 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget includes $350,000 for consultant services and a budget amendment...
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