DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment With KLJ Engineering, LLC, For Two Roundabouts On County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W), County Projects 86-43 And 86-44
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a contract amendment with KLJ Engineering, LLC for preliminary and final design engineering for CP 86-043 and CP 86-044.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project (CP) 86-43 and CP 86-44 to construct rural single-lane roundabouts. County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 86 (280th Street W) is an undivided two-lane rural roadway that is designated as a Tier 2 truck route. This roadway provides a regional connection between Trunk Highway (TH) 52 and Interstate 35 in Scott County. County Projects 86-43 and 86-44 will reconstruct the two two-way stop-controlled (TWSC) intersections along CSAH 86 at TH 3 and TH 56 to rural single-lane roundabouts within the townships of Castle Rock, Waterford, Randolph, and Hampton. Construction is scheduled to occur in 2026.
The intersections are listed as priority County Highway/State Highway intersection locations in the adopted Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan. In 2022, staff applied for and received Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal dollars for the reconstruction of the deficient intersections.
By Resolution No. 24-304 (June 4, 2024), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized a cost-share agreement with MnDOT for engineering design consulting services. Under this agreement, MnDOT will reimburse the County up to $300,000, based on submitted invoices for the scope of work. The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget reflects a 50/50 cost share between the County and MnDOT for these services. According to the executed contract (MnDOT contract number 1050146W02, County's contract number C0035533.3), the State of Minnesota, through its Commissioner...
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