DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award And Execute Consultant Contract With Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. For Feasibility Alignment Study And Design For Lebanon Hills Greenway, Project #2000636 And Amend 2026 Parks And Greenways CIP Budget
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WHEREAS, to achieve the Dakota County Board’s vision of a 200-mile greenway system, the County is proceeding with a feasibility study and design for the Lebanon Hills Greenway segment between Interstate 494 and Lone Oak Road/70th St W in Eagan and Inver Grove Heights; and
WHEREAS, County staff sent a Request for Proposal to six qualified professional consultants; and
WHEREAS, three proposals were received and evaluated by County staff; and
WHEREAS, the proposal from Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. had the best-value costs for the study and design and provides all the services needed; and
WHEREAS, the 2026 Parks and Greenways CIP Budget includes Transportation Advancement Account and Sales and Use Tax funds up to $412,290 for engineering consulting services; and
WHEREAS, the County Parks Director recommends execution of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for engineering consulting services for the Lebanon Hills Greenway Lone Oak Road to I-494 alignment study and design project (2000636) for actual costs not to exceed $412,290.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the County Manager or delegate to execute a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to perform an alignment study and design for the Lebanon Hills Greenway Lone Oak Road to I-494 project (2000636) in an amount not to exceed $412,290, subject to approval by the County Attorney’s Office as to form; and
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the amendment to the 2026 Parks and Greenways CIP budget to move $162,290 in Sales and Use Tax funds from project 2000637 to project ...
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