DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment One With KLJ Engineering LLC, For Survey And Right Of Way Mapping Services, For Veterans Memorial Greenway, County Project P00147
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize a contract amendment to the KLJ Engineering LLC contract (C0034164) for additional right of way mapping services for County Project (CP) P00147.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient greenway system, Dakota County is proceeding with the Veterans Memorial Greenway (VMG) Phase II and Phase III segments. Phase II includes the construction of about two miles of shared-use trail. The final design includes a 10' shared-use trail, bridge over State Trunk Highway 3, earthwork and elements of the basic and enhanced memorial nodes, greenway wayfinding, and a new trailhead parking lot off Dodd Road. The VMG Phase II project is scheduled to start construction in 2025. Phase III includes the design and construction of roughly two miles of shard-use trail beginning at Rich Valley Park and ending with a connection to the Mississippi River Greenway (Attachment: Location Map).
KLJ Engineering has been coordinating with the preliminary and final design engineering contract by providing right of way mapping services including mapping the corridor, providing parcel sketches, title research, survey staking and other similar tasks since 2021.
Veterans Memorial Greenway: Survey and Right of Way Mapping Services
The survey and right of way mapping needs for the project were greater than the number of available staff to manage and provide the needed services for the project internally in 2021. In order to facilitate the design, right of way, and acquisition of right of way for the project, the County sought the expertise of KLJ Engineering LLC to manage and lead the right of way mapping and survey work so the project could proceed as scheduled to meet external funding deadlines. With Contract C0034164, KLJ Enginee...
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