DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With Kimley-Horn And Associates Inc. For Professional Engineering Services For County State Aid Highway 31 Intersection Improvements In City Of Eagan And Amend 2026 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget For County Projects 31-124 And 31-126
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WHEREAS, Dakota County is proceeding with County Project (CP) 31-124 and CP 31-126 (Project) to provide a safe and efficient transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the Project will design improvements to the intersection of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 31 (Pilot Knob Road) and Crestridge Lane and replace the signal at the intersection of CSAH 31 and Wescott Road/Kingswood Pond Road in the City of Eagan; and
WHEREAS, the two projects, CP 31-124 and CP 31-126, are being merged for cost savings; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Department issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to five qualified consulting firms, and four proposals were received; and
WHEREAS, proposals were evaluated by County and City of Eagan staff; and
WHEREAS, the proposal from Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. provided the best-value cost and the most complete response to the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Transportation Capital Improvement Program includes sufficient funding for professional engineering services for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the County Engineer recommends execution of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. for professional engineering services for the Project in an amount not to exceed $390,860; and
WHEREAS, City of Eagan staff concurs with this recommendation; and
WHEREAS, cost participation for the Project will be 50% County and 50% the City of Eagan for the signal replacement and 100% County for the intersection improvements according to the cost share policies identified in the Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan (July 2021), as amended September 22, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ...
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