DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Amendment To 2026 Transportation Capital Improvement Program Budget For 117th Street (County State Aid Highway 32) Improvements, Rich Valley Boulevard (County State Aid Highway 71) To Court House Boulevard (Trunk Highway 52) In City Of Inver Grove Heights, County Project 3265
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WHEREAS, Dakota County (County), in cooperation with City of Inver Grove Heights (City), is proceeding with County Project (CP) 3265 to reconstruct and realign 117th Street (County State Aid Highway 32) to improve safety, freight mobility, and corridor operations; and
WHEREAS, delivery of CP 3265 requires the acquisition of multiple rightofway parcels through negotiated settlements and condemnation proceedings administered through District Court, which include escrow deposits that delay reimbursement to the project; and
WHEREAS, several rightofway settlements have required payments above initial appraisals due to updated valuations, severance considerations, and avoidance of potential litigation expenses, and these obligations must be paid as they are finalized; and
WHEREAS, constructionsupport services such as construction administration, materials testing, railroad coordination, and flagging continue to accrue at current 2026 market rates, and inflation has increased the cost of change orders, quantity adjustments, and other nonbid work necessary to deliver the project; and
WHEREAS, pending condemnation reimbursements from District Court and increased rightofway and constructionsupport expenditures have created a funding gap within the current CP 3265 budget, and maintaining timely financial authority is necessary to avoid delays in project delivery and coordination with external partners; and
WHEREAS, sufficient revenue exists within the Transportation Sales and Use Tax Fund to support a budget amendment to the 2026 Transportation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to address these needs.
NOW, T...
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