DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Execute Second Contract Amendment With KLJ Engineering, LLC, For Two Roundabouts On County State Aid Highway 86 (280th Street W), County Projects 86-43 And 86-44
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of a second contract amendment with KLJ Engineering, LLC for preliminary and final design engineering for County Project (CP) 86-043 and CP 86-044.
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is proceeding with CP 86-43 and CP 86-44 to construct rural single-lane roundabouts. County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 86 (280th Street W) is an undivided two-lane rural roadway designated as a Tier 2 truck route, providing a regional connection between Trunk Highway (TH) 52 and Interstate 35 in Scott County.
County Projects 86-43 and 86-44 will reconstruct the two two-way stop-controlled intersections along CSAH 86 at TH 3 and TH 56 to rural single-lane roundabouts within Castle Rock, Waterford, Randolph, and Hampton Townships. Construction is scheduled for 2026.
The intersections are listed as priority locations in the adopted Dakota County 2040 Transportation Plan. In 2022, staff applied for and received Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) federal dollars for reconstruction.
By Resolution No. 24-024 (January 2, 2024), the Board authorized a design services contract (DCA21201) with KLJ Engineering, LLC for preliminary and final design ($541,313.30).
By Resolution No. 25-380 (August 12, 2025), the Board authorized the first amendment to the contract for additional design services ($232,221), bringing the total to $773,534.30 (DCA21201.1).
The project scope has continued to evolve, requiring additional professional design services not included in the original or first amendment scope. Staff requested KLJ Engineering, LLC provide a quote for these out-of-scope tasks, which are required to complete the project for utilization of federal fu...
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