DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment With Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. For Final Design Services On County State Aid Highway 26 In Inver Grove Heights, County Projects 26-60 And 26-68
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WHEREAS, Dakota County has included County Projects 26-60 and 26-68 in its Transportation Capital Improvement Program to redesign County State Aid Highway 26 (70th Street) in Inver Grove Heights; and
WHEREAS, County Project 26-60 is a planned reconstruction of a portion of County State Aid Highway 26 between Trunk Highway 3 and County State Aid Highway 73 in Inver Grove Heights and includes an expansion to three lanes, construction of stormwater sewer, construction of multiuse trail, extension of city utilities and traffic safety and access management improvements; and
WHEREAS, County Project 26-68 will perform pavement rehabilitation on a portion of County State Aid Highway 26 between County State Aid Highway 73 and Cahill Avenue in Inver Grove Heights and include a reduction from five-lanes to three, construction of multiuse trail, extension of city utilities and traffic safety and access management improvements; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County is the lead agency for County Projects 26-60 and 26-68; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 25-422 (September 9, 2025), The Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized staff to execute a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for final design services for County Projects 26-60 and 26-68 for a not-to-exceed amount of $852,359; and
WHEREAS, additional work to complete final plan and construction documents was identified in the course of design to revise the median and roadways widths, coordinate with a concurrent Minnesota Department of Transportation project on Trunk Highway 52, and revise public utility plans; and
WHEREAS, Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. produced an additional work scope at the request of the County in the amount of...
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