DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Award And Execute Contract With Granite Ledge Electrical Contractors, Inc. For Construction Of County Project 38-58 Advanced Traffic Management System Along County State Aid Highway 38 In Cities Of Apple Valley And Burnsville
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Award bid and authorize execution of contract with Granite Ledge Electrical Contractors, Inc. for County Project (CP) 38-58 in the City of Apple Valley and City of Burnsville (Cities).
SUMMARY
To promote a safe and efficient transportation system, Dakota County, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), City of Apple Valley, and City of Burnsville are partnering on CP 38-58. The project includes traffic signal revisions and fiber installation for traffic signal communication along County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 38 (McAndrews Road) from CSAH 5 to CSAH 31 (Pilot Knob Road) (see Attachment: Project Location Map).
County Project 38-58 includes the installation of approximately nine miles of fiber optic cable and revisions to 11 County traffic signal systems. The fiber installation is a collaborative effort between County Information Technology (IT) and Transportation staff.
The County is the lead agency for the project, with construction anticipated to begin Spring 2023 and final completion October 2023. The CSAH 38 corridor from CSAH 5 to CSAH 31 will be retimed using the Advance Traffic Management System (ATMS) upon construction completion.
By Resolution No. 22-034 (January 18, 2022), the County Board authorized execution of a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the Cities of Apple Valley and Burnsville to define costs and responsibilities for CP 38-58.
By Resolution No. 22-269 (June 21, 2022), the County Board authorized execution of Agreement No. 1050871 with MnDOT to allow MnDOT to accept federal aid funds in the estimated amount of $370,825 on the County's behalf for County-furnished materials.
Five responsive bids w...
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