DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Third Contract Amendment With Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. For River To River Greenway From Marie Ave. To Dodd Rd. For Final Design And Construction Services And Amend 2025 Parks Capital Improvement Program Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of third contract amendment with Short Elliott Hendrickson (SEH) Inc. to complete final design, and provide bidding support, and construction administration services for the River to River Greenway for the Marie Ave. to Dodd Rd. improvements. Authorize a budget amendment to the 2025 Parks Capital Improvement Program Budget.
SUMMARY
A contract amendment is requested to address additional services provided with the delivery of the River to River Greenway and construction services for River to River Greenway Phase One and Phase Two.
River to River Greenway: Additional Design Services
This trail segment was originally proposed to be a single bid package (County funded) with construction scheduled for 2023. However, the segment was eventually split into two phases, each with its own bid package, and delayed by over two years. Phase One is from Marie Ave. to Lilydale Rd. (construction scheduled for fall 2025) while Phase Two is from Dodd Rd/Trunk Highway 149 to Marie Ave (construction tentatively scheduled for 2026 construction season). Phase One is County funded and Phase Two will be funded via County and Federal funds. In accordance with the County's Request for Proposals, SEH Inc. assumed responsibility for complete topographic survey of up to 1.1 miles of the existing trail alignment. This was based on County direction to anticipate only reconstructing trail segments that did not meet Dakota County greenway standards or where existing trail condition was poor or fair. As the designs for each segment progressed, both phases became full trail reconstructions, along with the reconstruction of two local connections within P...
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