DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Amend Contract With Miller Dunwiddie Architecture, Inc., For Fischer Trailhead Project In Spring Lake Park Reserve
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize contract amendment with Miller Dunwiddie Architecture, Inc., for professional design services for the Fischer Trailhead Project in the Spring Lake Park Reserve (SLPR).
SUMMARY
The 2024-2028 Parks Capital Improvement Program (CIP) adopted budget includes a project to design and construct a trailhead along Fischer Avenue in SLPR. The project will provide a destination for people traveling along the All-American Great River Road, which provides access to SLPR, its trail network, and amenities such as the Bison Range. Specifically, the project will include improvements to Fischer Avenue, a new parking lot with accessible parking stalls, a bus drop-off lane, and a picnic shelter with restrooms. New paved trail connections will link the trailhead to the Mississippi River Greenway and form a Bison Range interpretive trail loop.
The Fischer Trailhead Project received federal funds from the National Scenic Byways Program. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) acts as Dakota County's agent in accepting federal funds on Dakota County's behalf for the construction.
By Resolution No. 24-133 (March 12, 2024), the County Board approved the award of professional design services to Miller Dunwiddie Architecture, Inc. In addition to addressing the County's comments, staff and design consultants have worked with MnDOT to address the comments received during the review process. This includes relocating the trailhead further east along Fischer Avenue to avoid construction on sensitive habitat. Design consultants have incorporated all comments into an updated design, including longer roads, new parking configurations, and re-siting the building. The design obtained the Board's Approval for Schematic Design by Resolution No. 24-426 (August 27, 2...
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