DEPARTMENT: Transportation
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Third Amendment With Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. On CP 26-54 (CSAH 26) And 63-27 (Argenta Trail) In Cities Of Inver Grove Heights And Eagan
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize execution of third contract amendment with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for final design engineering and construction administration services on County Projects (CP) 26-54 and 63-27 in the City of Inver Grove Heights and the City of Eagan (Cities).
SUMMARY
To provide a safe and efficient transportation system, the County and the Cities are proceeding with CP 26-54 and 63-27. The purpose and need for the project is to improve safety, multi-modal mobility, and traffic operations on County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 26 (Lone Oak Road/70th Street West) and CSAH 63 (Argenta Trail) and provide additional capacity on CSAH 26 (see Attachment: Project Location).
On August 3rd, 2021, Dakota County awarded the bid and executed a contract with S.M. Hentges & Sons Inc. for $24,776,465.25. The construction contract is to furnish all materials and all necessary tools and equipment and perform all the necessary work and labor for the full completion of CP 26-54 and 63-27, with substantial completion on October 31, 2023. Since the construction contract was awarded, the scope and complexity of the professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., has evolved to include items, not in the original scope.
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of the original contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., to perform preliminary and final design engineering consulting services in an amount of $1,704,910 by Resolution No. 19-496 (April 23, 2019).
By Resolution No. 20-527 (October 20, 2020), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of the first contract amendment with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for a new contract amount of $2,003,895...
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