DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award Bid And Execute Contract With UrbanEdge Solutions & Supply LLC, And Amend 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Adopted Budget For County State Aid Highway 73 Retaining Wall Replacement In City Of West St. Paul, County Project CP 73-041
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
* Authorize to award and execute contract with UrbanEdge Solutions & Supply LLC, to provide general contractor services for County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 73 Retaining Wall Construction and Future Trail Grading, County Project (CP) 73-041 in West St. Paul.
* Authorize to amend the 2025 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Adopted Budget for the construction of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 73 Retaining Wall Construction and Future Trail Grading, County Project (CP) 73-041 in West St. Paul.
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 73-041 to replace an existing retaining wall along County State Aid Highway 73 (Attachment: Project Location Map). County Project 73-041 includes the removal of three existing timber retaining walls that are currently in disrepair and replacing them with new modular block retaining walls or a flatter grade with no replacement retaining wall. In addition to the wall construction, extensions and improvements will be made to existing drainage infrastructure to accommodate the proposed grading.
The existing timber retaining walls are along the east edge of the Southview Country Club and Golf Course property. During public engagement with the superintendent of the golf course, it was identified that the wall replacement project was an opportunity for the golf course to beautify its property while the County acquired the full desired roadway easement as identified on the Dakota County Plat Needs Map. This also provides the County the opportunity to construct the new retaining walls at an offset from the roadwa...
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