STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Departmenf of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a construction services contract for the Zaragoza Elementary Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Pedestrian and Paving Improvements (CSJ 0918-47-327) Project to construct bicycle and pedestrian improvements near Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School, bounded by Gaston Avenue to the northwest, North Prairie Avenue to the northeast, Main Street/Columbia Avenue to the southeast, and Alcalde Street to the southwest - Palmer Hall Evacuation and Utilities, LLC d/b/a Palmer Hall Construction, lowest responsible bidder of three - Not to exceed $409,235.00 - Financing: Zaragoza Road SRTS Improvements Fund ($325,661.00), General Fund ($41,787.00), and Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($41,787.00)
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas was awarded a grant in the amount of $325,661.00 from the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program administered by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Zaragoza Elementary SRTS Pedestrian and Paving Improvements Project. The Project will construct bicycle and pedestrian improvements on the following roadways that enclose Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School: Gaston Avenue to the northwest, North Prairie Avenue to the northeast, Main Street/Columbia Avenue to the southeast, and Alcalde Street to the southwest. Improvements will include widening/reconstructing existing sidewalks, as well as constructing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps, traffic calming features, crosswalks, signs, pedestrian signals, and other SRTS improvements.
This action will authorize a construction services contract with Palmer Hall Evacuation and Utilities, LLC d/b/a Palmer Hall Construction, lowest...
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