DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Sixth Contract Amendment With Short-Elliot-Hendrickson, Incorporated For Professional Services For Minnesota River Greenway Fort Snelling Segment
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota River Greenway runs along the south side of the Minnesota River in Eagan and Burnsville, extending from I35-W in Burnsville to Lilydale Regional Park in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 11-516 (October 18, 2011), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners adopted the Minnesota River Greenway Plan; and
WHEREAS, the rapidly developing and robust recreational network that has developed in the area has created increased demand for the completion of the trail connection between the recently constructed Lone Oak Trail Head, the Cedar Nicols Trailhead, and the Minnesota River Greenway Black Dog Segment to the west; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-487 (October 11, 2018), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to proceed with consultant selection for the project to include 30 percent design for the river bottom trail (Project Component 1) and 100 percent design and engineering for the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge (Project Component 2); and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-163 (March 24, 2020), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to enter into a contract with Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Incorporated, for design services for the river bottom trail for a not-to-exceed amount of $279,988; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2020, the contract's not-to-exceed amount was amended by $27,500 to $307,488 to complete the required environmental documentation for the project; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 21-441 (September 7, 2021), the contract's not-to-exceed amount was amended by $62,000 to $369,488 to complete final design and construction planning tasks; and
WHEREAS by Resolution No. 22-056 (February 1, 2022), a contract am...
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