DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Award And Execute Contract With SRF Consulting Group, Inc. For Corridor Signal Timing In City Of Eagan, County Project 26-56
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Award and authorize the execution of a contract with SRF Consulting Group, Inc., for County Project (CP) 26-56 for signal timing services in the City of Eagan.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on County Project (CP) 26-56.
CP 26-56 has two components: a construction component (completed in 2023) and a traffic signal timing optimization component, which is currently moving forward. The traffic signal timing component of CP 26-56 consists of developing and implementing traffic signal timing optimization of 27 traffic signals along County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 26 (Lone Oak Road), CSAH 28 (Yankee Doodle Road), CSAH 31 (Pilot Knob Road), and CSAH 43 (Lexington Avenue) in the City of Eagan (Attachment: Project Location).
A Request for Proposal (RFP) was publicly advertised on March 13, 2024, and five technical and cost proposals were received on April 8, 2024. Five consulting firms were ranked by criteria set by the RFP, and SRF Consulting Group, Inc., was scored highest by a selection team of County staff ranking the five consultant proposals. Due to federal funds being used for this project, cost proposals were sealed, and only the selected consultant's cost proposal was reviewed, per federal requirement.
Ranking
Consultant|1010|SRF Consulting Group, Inc.|1010|Alliant Engineering, Inc.|1010|Bolton-Menk, Inc.|1010|Iteris, Inc.|1010|Parsons Corporation
The internal engineer's estimate for CP 26-56 signal timing component was $155,300, and the selected consultant project cost was $110,424, which is 28 percent below the estimate. County staff reviewed and negotiated this estimate and found it to be acceptable...
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