STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: January 8, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 3, 8
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize a professional engineering services contract with Gresham Smith, most highly qualified proposer of four, to develop preliminary engineering; environmental; final engineering/design; plans, specifications, and estimates; and construction documents for the reconstruction and widening of sidewalks with the installation of pedestrian street lights, and the reconstruction/upgrade of the crosswalks and associated traffic signal infrastructure on Camp Wisdom Road from US 67 to Westmoreland Road in in the city of Dallas for CSJ 0918-47-368 - Not to exceed $511,554.00 - Financing: West Camp Wisdom Road Improvements Fund ($392,000.00) and General Fund ($119,554.00)
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BACKGROUND
If approved, this action will authorize a professional engineering services contract with Gresham Smith to develop preliminary engineering; environmental; final engineering/design; plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E); and construction documents for the reconstruction and widening of sidewalks with the installation of pedestrian street lights, and the reconstruction/upgrade of the crosswalks and associated traffic signal infrastructure on Camp Wisdom Road from US 67 to Westmoreland Road in in the city of Dallas for CSJ 0918-47-368 (“Project”).
In October 2023, the City of Dallas entered into an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to accept federal funding from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program in the amount of $6,000,000.00 to complete the Project, with the City of Dallas leading implementation of the environmental assessment, engineering, and construction.
On April 10, 2024, the City of Dallas issued a Request for Qualifications CIZ24-TRN-3070 “Camp Wisdom Road - Pedestrian Improvements Engineering Services (CSJ 0918-47-368)” and received four proposals.
A five-member selection committee consisting of staff from the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works, and Business Enterprise Hub reviewed and evaluated the proposals. Gresham Smith was selected by the committee as the most highly qualified proposer to provide professional engineering services for the Project.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Begin Design February 2025
Complete Design August 2026
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On March 8, 2023, the City Council authorized an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT to accept a grant from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-368, CFDA No. 20.205) as Federal share in the total project cost of $7,854,750.00, which includes $6,000,000.00 as Federal participation, $354,750.00 as State participation for indirect state cost, and $1,500,000.00 ($1,470,000.00 for design and construction and $30,000.00 for direct state cost paid to TxDOT prior to construction) as local participation for cost related to the reconstruction and widening of sidewalks with the installation of pedestrian streetlights and the reconstruction/upgrade of the crosswalks and associated traffic signal infrastructure on West Camp Wisdom Road from US 67 to South Westmoreland Road by Resolution No. 23-0369.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2025 |
FY 2026 |
Future Years |
|
West Camp Wisdom Road Improvements Fund |
$156,800.00 |
$235,200.00 |
$0.00 |
|
General Fund |
$ 47,821.60 |
$ 71,732.40 |
$0.00 |
|
Total |
$204,621.60 |
$306,932.40 |
$0.00 |
Council District Amount
3 $255,777.00
8 $255,777.00
Total $511,554.00
M/WBE INFORMATION
As a federal grant is used to fund a portion of this project, the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program was incorporated in lieu of the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Plan. DBE participation on this contract is as follows:
|
Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
DBE Goal |
|
$511,554.00 |
Architecture & Engineering |
3.00% |
|
DBE Subcontracting % |
DBE Overall % |
DBE Overall Participation $ |
|
56.14% |
56.14% |
$287,171.00 |
|
• This contract exceeds the DBE goal. |
|
• Gresham Smith - Local; Workforce - 41.00% Local |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
The following four proposals were reviewed and selected in May 2024:
*Indicates most highly qualified proposer
Proposers Score
*Gresham Smith 81.00
500 N Akard Street, Suite 3210
Dallas, TX 75021
Simon Engineering & Consulting, Inc. 78.00
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 77.00
Urban Engineers Group, Inc. 76.00
OWNER/EXECUTIVE
Gresham Smith
Herbert “Bert” Moore, II, Gulf Regional Leader
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