DEPARTMENT: Parks
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contract Amendment Five With Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Incorporated To Provide Additional Engineering Services For Greenway Trail And Memorial Nodes Design For Veterans Memorial Greenway In Cities Of Inver Grove Heights And Eagan, County Project P00147 (1000636)
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WHEREAS, the Veterans Memorial Greenway Project (P00147) will provide a link between Lebanon Hills Regional Park and the Mississippi River in central Dakota County and through the cities of Inver Grove Heights and Eagan; and
WHEREAS, the Veterans Memorial Greenway will include memorials along the trail, giving users the opportunity to learn about the sacrifices veterans have made over the years as they travel the trail; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 20-430 (September 1, 2020), the County executed a contract with Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Incorporated, for preliminary and final design engineering consulting services; and
WHEREAS, the County Board authorized four previous amendments to the contract for additional services; and
WHEREAS, a fifth amendment is proposed for additional services to complete phase 2 design (significant 90%-95% design updates, plan re-submissions, and additional permits), four enhanced memorial nodes design (Native American Veterans, Gold Star Families, Support Organizations, and Military Units and Flyers), and supplemental services to design phase 3 (topographic survey, wetland re-delineation, soil borings, Level 2 geometric layout, and railroad storm sewer license); and
WHEREAS, County staff recognizes and recommends the additional tasks as necessary to complete phase 2 design, the four enhanced memorial nodes design, and supplemental services to design phase 3; and
WHEREAS, staff negotiated an amount of $992,000 with Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Incorporated, to complete the work; and
WHEREAS, the 2026 Parks Capital Improvement Program Budget includes sufficient fund...
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