DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Second Contract Amendment With Bolton & Menk, Inc., To Provide Final Design Engineering Services For County State Aid Highway 26 (Lone Oak Road) Roadway Improvements In City Of Eagan, County Project 26-67
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize second contract amendment with Bolton & Menk, Inc. to provide final design engineering services for County Project (CP) 26-67 (Attachment: Project Location Map) in the City of Eagan.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system Dakota County is proceeding with CP 26-67 in the City of Eagan. County Project 26-67 is planned to provide improvements to County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 26 (Lone Oak Road) from Trunk Highway (TH) 13 to I-35E in Eagan. The corridor segment between TH 13 and CSAH 31 (Pilot Knob Road) includes a multi-use trail as part of the School Area Safety Assessment recommendations for Pilot Knob STEM School and a roadway lane reduction from four to three lanes planned for the segment from CSAH 31 to I-35E. This project will improve CSAH 26 roadway operations, make safety improvements, and include pedestrian amenities. Originally programmed as two separate projects (CP 26-66 and CP 26-67) in Dakota County's 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), the two projects were combined into one project in the 2023-2027 CIP. Construction is planned for the summer of 2025.
By Resolution No. 22-043 (January 18, 2022), the County Board authorized the execution of a contract with Bolton & Menk, Inc. in an amount of $381,381 for preliminary engineering for the segment from TH 13 to CSAH 31 (CP 26-66) and final design for the segment from CSAH 31 to I-35E (CP 26-67). During the study phase, Dakota County applied for and were successful in obtaining federal funding in the amount of $4,740,000 for corridor improvements for the segment for CP 26-66.
The original contract with Bolton & Menk, Inc. was for preliminary...
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