STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: March 24, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Majed Al-Ghafry
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the First Amendment to the Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County for the design and construction of paving and drainage improvements on Camp Wisdom Road from Carrier Parkway to Farm-to-Market 1382 to reflect the increase in the estimated total project cost from $15,800,000.00 to $26,641,056.00 and revise the funding participation - Financing: No cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
The Camp Wisdom Road Project from Carrier Parkway to Farm-to-Market (FM) 1382 is a partnership project between the City of Dallas, Dallas County, and the City of Grand Prairie. One third of the project limits, including a bridge, is located within the City of Dallas and a Project Specific Agreement (PSA) with Dallas County, for the project was authorized by City Council on June 14, 2017.
Dallas County is the lead agency to administer the design and construction of the Camp Wisdom Road Project. The County received bids for construction, but the lowest responsive bid for the project was higher than the engineer's estimate.
The Camp Wisdom Road Project spans from approximately 1,700 feet west of Carrier Parkway in the City of Grand Prairie to FM 1382 in the City of Dallas and includes approximately two miles of street reconstruction. The City of Grand Prairie's portion includes approximately 1.3 miles west of the Camp Wisdom Bridge over Mountain Creek, while the City of Dallas' portion includes approximately 0.7 miles east of this same bridge. The project will replace and raise the existing two-lane asphalt roadway above the 100-year flood elevation with a four-lane concrete roadway that includes curb and gutter, drainage system, a new bridge over Mountain...
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