DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Third Contract Amendment With Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson, And Associates, Inc., For Continuing Preliminary Engineering Services For County State Aid Highway 46 In Cities Of Rosemount, Empire, And Coates, County Project 99-013 (ST00011)
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of the third contract amendment with Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson, and Associates, Inc., for continuing preliminary engineering services for County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 46 in the cities of Rosemount, Empire, and Coates, County Project (CP) 99-013 (ST00011).
SUMMARY
Dakota County and the cities of Rosemount, Coates, Empire are partnering on CP 99-013 (ST00011) to support the development of a safe and efficient transportation corridor. The project includes the preliminary design of CSAH 46 (160th Street/Brandel Drive) from Trunk Highway (TH) 3 in Rosemount and Empire Township to CSAH 48 (160th Street) in Coates (Attachment: Project Location Map). The design effort includes evaluating expansion to a four-lane divided highway, reviewing existing right of way, and establishing preliminary right of way limits.
Previous Authorizations
? by Resolution No. 24-090 (February 27, 2024) approved the original design contract with Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson, and Associates, Inc.
? Administrative Change (December 2024) approved the first amendment extending the contract through December 31, 2025.
? Administrative Change (December 2025) approved the second amendment extending the contract through December 31, 2026.
Need for Third Amendment
The original scope included development of the County's preferred layout for CSAH 46 expansion and preparation of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Level 1 layout for improvements to the TH 52 interchange ramps.
During project development, the University of Minnesota's planning team raised concerns regarding safe crossing and turning movemen...
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