DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract With SRF Consulting Group, Inc. For Final Design Engineering Services For County State Aid Highway 50 And Interstate 35 Interchange Improvements In Lakeville, County Project 50-33
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, to provide a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County is advancing County Project (CP) 50-33; and
WHEREAS, the next phase of CP 50-33 includes final design engineering services for a diverging diamond interchange at County State Aid Highway 50 (CSAH 50) and Interstate 35 (I-35) in Lakeville, with construction planned to begin in 2029; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 26-233 (May 19, 2026), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a State Aid Federal Aid Agency agreement for $5,040,000 in Federal Highway Administration funding to support engineering design of the I-35 and County Road 50 Interchange Reconstruction Project; and
WHEREAS, the agreement authorizes a maximum federal share of 80% with a required 20% non-federal match up to $1,008,000 and requires use of a qualifications-based selection (QBS) process for procuring professional services; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have executed a Joint Powers Agreement for final design engineering services in accordance with the Dakota County Cost Share Policy; and
WHEREAS, the County published a request for proposals (RFP) utilizing a QBS process and invited all pre-qualified professional services consultants to submit proposals for final engineering design services on the County website; and
WHEREAS, a QBS selection process for a federally funded design contract prohibits cost proposals during the selection evaluation; and
WHEREAS, two proposals were received and evaluated by staff from Dakota County, the City of Lakeville, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), and SRF Consulting Group, Inc., was determined to be the most qualified firm; and
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