DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Consultant Contract With SRF Consulting Group, Inc., For Professional Services, And Amend 2025 Adopted Budget For County State Aid Highway 56 And 28 In City Of Inver Grove Heights, County Projects 56-14, And 28-69
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize execution of a new consultant contract with SRF Consulting Group, Inc. in the amount of $186,902 for final design services related to pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 56 and multi-use trail construction on CSAH 28, as part of County Projects (CP) 56-14 and 28-69 in Inver Grove Heights. The previous contract (Contract #C0035774) expired on December 31, 2024.
* Authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget for the construction of County Projects (CP) 56-14 and 28-69 in Inver Grove Heights.
SUMMARY
Dakota County is advancing two coordinated projects to support a safe and efficient multimodal transportation system. County Project 56-14 focuses on pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements along CSAH 56 from Chestnut Street in South St. Paul to Coffman Path in Inver Grove Heights, including intersection upgrades, enhanced pedestrian crossings, and accessibility improvements. County Project 28-69 addresses a critical trail gap by constructing a multi-use trail and making associated crossing improvements along CSAH 28, from 500 feet east of Cahill Avenue to CSAH 56, thereby strengthening the County's trail network connectivity (See Attachment: Project Location Maps)
Additional Contract Request
By Resolution No. 22-354 (August 23, 2022), By Resolution No. 23-149 (April 11, 2023), and By Resolution No. 23-485 (October 24, 2024), the County Board authorized the execution of a contract and subsequent amendments with SRF Consulting Group, Inc., for design services related to CP 56-14 and CP 28-69. The original contract scope included public engag...
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