DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment With Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. For Preliminary Engineering Services On County State Aid Highway 26 In Inver Grove Heights, County Projects 26-60 And 26-68
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of contract amendment with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for design services to complete preliminary engineering for County Project (CP) 26-60 and CP 26-68.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County and the City of Inver Grove Heights are proceeding with CP 26-60 and CP 26-68 on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 26 in Inver Grove Heights. County Project 26-60 is a planned reconstruction of a 1.0-mile segment of CSAH 26, expanding it from two lanes to three and adding storm sewer and multiuse trail. County Project 26-68 will perform a pavement replacement on a 0.9-mile segment of CSAH 26, reduce the roadway from five lanes to three and construct multiuse trail on the north side of the roadway (Attachment: Project Map). Both projects will also address traffic safety, access management, and pedestrian accommodations, and include extensions of city utilities. By Resolution No. 24-153 (March 26, 2024), Dakota County executed one contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for $518,380 to provide design services to complete the preliminary engineering phase for both CP 26-60 and 26-68; sixty percent of the contract value was assigned to CP 26-60 and forty percent to CP 26-68.
Design for both projects has advanced, and completion of preliminary plans is expected within the next several weeks. Several additional tasks required to more thoroughly evaluate design alternatives, community impacts, and constructability have been undertaken or identified (Attachment: Amendment Request) to address several significant issues encountered in the design process, and include the following work and associated costs:
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