DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute First Contract Amendment With Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. And Execute Joint Powers Agreements With City Of Apple Valley For Improvements To County State Aid Highway 42 In Apple Valley, County Project 42-163
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize the execution of a first contract amendment with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Kimley-Horn) for preliminary and final design engineering.
* Authorize the Physical Development Director to execute joint powers agreements (JPAs) with the City of Apple Valley for County Project (CP) 42-163.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with the design of CP 42-163, the reconstruction of CSAH 42 along a one-mile segment in the City of Apple Valley from Redwood Drive to 147th Street and vicinity (Attachment: Project Location Map). County Board Resolution No. 23-209 (May 23, 2023) authorized the project's preliminary and final design contract with consultant Kimley-Horn for an amount not to exceed $959,920.
In 2022, Dakota County applied for and received a federal grant of $6,540,000 to support the project's construction; this was based on a conceptual early estimate of a total construction cost of approximately $8,200,000, with the scope including minimal pavement replacement. Preliminary engineering work completed under the Kimley-Horn contract in 2024 (Contract Number DCA20482) confirmed the need for full reconstruction at an estimated cost of approximately $17,300,000. The completed preliminary design work has included the analysis of many engineering alternatives. Kimley-Horn has been responsive to questions and has provided estimates of scope changes to Dakota County's project manager before initiating additional work. Staff has worked with the consultant on engineering details and negotiated additional out-of-scope and expanded services by task totaling $619,285, resultin...
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