PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: June 24, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 14
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
PRIORITY: Transportation
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 4 to the professional engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc. to provide additional design services to complete the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for Phase II of the Ross Avenue Project - Not to exceed $61,898.00, from $2,270,764.36 to $2,332,662.36 - Financing: General Fund ($40,123.00), Water Capital Improvement G Fund ($10,887.50), and Wastewater Capital Improvement G Fund ($10,887.50)
*In alignment with Infrastructure Management Plan.
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BACKGROUND
On May 27, 2020, the City Council authorized the support of applications for funding for eleven candidate projects to the North Central Texas Council of Governments through the Transportation Alternatives Program for cost reimbursement in the Active Transportation and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) categories for the Zaragoza, Rosemont, and Elam SRTS improvements; Ross Avenue Shared Use Path, Southern Design District Mobility Connection Projects, Dallas Executive Airport Streetscape Enhancements Phase 1 (Ledbetter), Lemmon Avenue Streetscape Enhancements, Coombs Creek and Five Mile Creek Trails and the Uptown Pedestrian Link, Uptown Pedestrian Link, and Northaven Trail Phase 1B, by Resolution No. 20-0824.
On September 10, 2020, the Regional Transportation Council awarded $3,836,092.00 to the City of Dallas for the construction of a shared use path and intersection improvements along Ross Avenue from Greenville Avenue to Interstate Highway (IH) 345 (“Project”) through their Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program. This program requires local funding for engineering design and environmental review.
On September 22, 2021, the City Council authorized a professional engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc., to design the shared use path and intersection improvements for this Project.
On April 13, 2022, the City Council authorized an AFA with TxDOT for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Grant (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-325, CFDA No. 20.205) in the amount of $3,836,092.00 as federal share in the total project cost of $4,037,312.43 (Federal share $3,836,092.00, indirect state $166,346.93, and City of Dallas match for direct state participation $34,873.50 totaling $4,037,312.43) for cost related to construction of roadway improvements along Ross Avenue from North Central Expressway (IH-345) to Greenville Avenue to accommodate a shared-use path, restripe pavement to accommodate four through lanes from IH-345 to the Ross Avenue and Greenville Avenue intersection, and intersection improvements such as new ramps at signalized intersections, by Resolution No. 22-0548.
On November 24, 2023, Administrative Action No. 23-6625 authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc. in the amount of $66,140.00 to add additional scope required to fulfill the federal plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) and design requirements associated with the Project and to extend the contract term from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2024.
On December 10, 2024, Administrative Action No. 24-6588 authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc. to extend the contract term by three months, from December 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025.
On January 22, 2025, the City Council authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the professional engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc., to (1) provide additional design services for Phase II of the project covering paving, drainage, water, and wastewater to accommodate a shared use path and intersection improvements along Ross Avenue between Greenville Avenue and Interstate Highway 345; and (2) extend the contract term by two years, for the period March 31, 2025 through March 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,464,419.92, increasing the total contract from $806,344.44 to $2,270,764.36, by Resolution No. 25-0209.
On March 25, 2026, the City Council authorized Amendment No. 1 to the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-325, Assistance Listing No. 20.205) between the City of Dallas and the Texas Department of Transportation for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program Project for costs related to construction improvements on Ross Avenue from Greenville to Interstate Highway 345 in the City of Dallas to (1) replace Attachment B with Attachment B-1, Project Budget; (2) amend the funding participation, increasing the total estimated cost by $1,952,816.07, from $4,037,312.43 to $5,990,128.50 (increasing the federal participation from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00, Indirect State from $166,346.93 to $255,255.00 and no change to the already disbursed Local Government payment of $34,873.50 as part of Resolution No. 22-0548) due to the increase of construction funding and addition of the use of Transportation Development Credits in the amount of 1,140,000 in lieu of local match; (3) increase the established appropriations from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00 in the Ross Avenue and Greenville Improvements Fund; (4) increase the receipt and deposit of funds from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00 in the Ross Avenue and Greenville Improvements Fund; (5) increase the disbursement of funds from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00 in the Ross Avenue and Greenville Improvements Fund; and (6) execution of the amended AFA with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the amended agreement, in the amount of $1,952,816.07, increasing the total AFA project amount from $4,037,312.43 to $5,990,128.50, by Resolution No. 26-0532.
On April 8, 2026, the City Council authorized a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County (“County”) (Transportation - Major Capital Improvement Project No. 20226), in the amount of $24,125,000.00, with $3,500,000.00 (less $50,000.00 for in-house project delivery costs) as County participation for construction and $20,625,000.00 as City participation, which has, in-part, been authorized by previous council actions or administrative actions as outlined in the background totaling $7,970,764.36 and includes associated federal funding through the Texas Department of Transportation Advance Funding Agreement in related agenda item on this meeting date, for engineering and constructing transportation improvements on Ross Avenue, from US 75 to Greenville Avenue; (2) the increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $3,450,000.00 in the Capital Projects Reimbursement Fund; and (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $3,450,000.00 in the Capital Projects Reimbursement Fund, in a total amount not to exceed $16,154,235.64, by Resolution No. 26-0631.
This action will authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 4 to the professional services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc., to provide additional design services to complete the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for Phase II of the Ross Avenue Project, in an amount not to exceed $61,898.00, increasing the contract amount from $2,270,764.36 to $2,332,662.36.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Began Design February 2025
Complete Design July 2026
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On May 27, 2020, the City Council authorized the support of applications for funding for eleven candidate projects to the North Central Texas Council of Governments through the Transportation Alternatives Program for cost reimbursement in the Active Transportation and Safe Routes to School (SRTS) categories for the Zaragoza, Rosemont, and Elam SRTS improvements; Ross Avenue Shared Use Path, Southern Design District Mobility Connection Projects, Dallas Executive Airport Streetscape Enhancements Phase 1 (Ledbetter), Lemmon Avenue Streetscape Enhancements, Coombs Creek and Five Mile Creek Trails and the Uptown Pedestrian Link, Uptown Pedestrian Link, and Northaven Trail Phase 1B, by Resolution No. 20-0824.
On September 22, 2021, the City Council authorized a professional engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc., to design the shared use path and intersection improvements for this Project.
On April 13, 2022, the City Council authorized an AFA with TxDOT for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Grant (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-325, CFDA No. 20.205) in the amount of $3,836,092.00 as federal share in the total project cost of $4,037,312.43 (Federal share $3,836,092.00, indirect state $166,346.93, and City of Dallas match for direct state participation $34,873.50 totaling $4,037,312.43) for cost related to construction of roadway improvements along Ross Avenue from North Central Expressway (IH-345) to Greenville Avenue to accommodate a shared-use path, restripe pavement to accommodate four through lanes from IH-345 to the Ross Avenue and Greenville Avenue intersection, and intersection improvements such as new ramps at signalized intersections, by Resolution No. 22-0548.
On January 22, 2025, the City Council authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the professional engineering services contract with Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc., to (1) provide additional design services for Phase II of the project covering paving, drainage, water, and wastewater to accommodate a shared use path and intersection improvements along Ross Avenue between Greenville Avenue and Interstate Highway 345; and (2) extend the contract term by two years, for the period March 31, 2025 through March 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,464,419.92, increasing the total contract from $806,344.44 to $2,270,764.36, by Resolution No. 25-0209.
On March 25, 2026, the City Council authorized Amendment No. 1 to the Advance Funding Agreement (AFA) (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-325, Assistance Listing No. 20.205) between the City of Dallas and the Texas Department of Transportation for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) Program Project for costs related to construction improvements on Ross Avenue from Greenville to Interstate Highway 345 in the City of Dallas to (1) replace Attachment B with Attachment B-1, Project Budget; (2) amend the funding participation, increasing the total estimated cost by $1,952,816.07, from $4,037,312.43 to $5,990,128.50 (increasing the federal participation from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00, Indirect State from $166,346.93 to $255,255.00 and no change to the already disbursed Local Government payment of $34,873.50 as part of Resolution No. 22-0548) due to the increase of construction funding and addition of the use of Transportation Development Credits in the amount of 1,140,000 in lieu of local match; (3) increase the established appropriations from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00 in the Ross Avenue and Greenville Improvements Fund; (4) increase the receipt and deposit of funds from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00 in the Ross Avenue and Greenville Improvements Fund; (5) increase the disbursement of funds from $3,836,092.00 to $5,700,000.00 in the Ross Avenue and Greenville Improvements Fund; and (6) execution of the amended AFA with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the amended agreement, in the amount of $1,952,816.07, increasing the total AFA project amount from $4,037,312.43 to $5,990,128.50, by Resolution No. 26-0532.
On April 8, 2026, the City Council authorized a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County (“County”) (Transportation - Major Capital Improvement Project No. 20226), in the amount of $24,125,000.00, with $3,500,000.00 (less $50,000.00 for in-house project delivery costs) as County participation for construction and $20,625,000.00 as City participation, which has, in-part, been authorized by previous council actions or administrative actions as outlined in the background totaling $7,970,764.36 and includes associated federal funding through the Texas Department of Transportation Advance Funding Agreement in related agenda item on this meeting date, for engineering and constructing transportation improvements on Ross Avenue, from US 75 to Greenville Avenue; (2) the increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $3,450,000.00 in the Capital Projects Reimbursement Fund; and (3) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $3,450,000.00 in the Capital Projects Reimbursement Fund, in a total amount not to exceed $16,154,235.64, by Resolution No. 26-0631.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2026 |
FY 2027 |
Future Years |
|
Wastewater Capital Improvement G Fund |
$10,887.50 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Water Capital Improvement G Fund |
$10,887.50 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
General Fund |
$40,123.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Total |
$61,898.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Design $ 740,204.44
Supplemental Agreement No. 1 $ 66,140.00
Supplemental Agreement No. 2 $ 0.00
Supplemental Agreement No. 3 $1,464,419.92
Supplemental Agreement No. 4 (this action) $ 61,898.00
Project Total $2,332,662.36
Council District Amount
2 $37,138.80
14 $24,759.20
Total $61,898.00
LOCAL PARTICIPATION
|
Prime |
Status |
Workforce % |
|
Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc. |
Local |
0.00% |
OWNER/EXECUTIVE
Criado & Associates, LLC, formerly known as Criado & Associates, Inc.
3030 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75234
Cristina Criado, PE, Vice President and Principal-In-Charge
MAP
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