STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 3, 4
DEPARTMENT: Departmenf of Transportation and Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a professional engineering services contract with Urban Engineers Group, Inc. to develop preliminary engineering (design schematic, right-of-way, environmental documents, and public involvement), plans, specifications, and estimates, for the construction of pedestrian improvements including new sidewalks, Americans with Disabilities Act ramps, curb extensions, pedestrian lighting, and upgrades to traffic signals along South Lancaster Road from East Kiest Boulevard to East Ledbetter Drive for CSJ 0918-47-422 - Not to exceed $268,600.00 - Financing: S Lancaster Kiest Blvd to E Ledbetter - STB Grant Fund ($260,000.00) and Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($8,600.00)
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BACKGROUND
If approved, this action will authorize a professional engineering services contract with Urban Engineers Group, Inc. to develop preliminary engineering (design schematic, right-of-way, environmental documents, and public involvement), plans, specifications, and estimates, for the construction of pedestrian improvements including new sidewalks, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ramps, curb extensions, pedestrian lighting, and upgrades to traffic signals along South Lancaster Road from East Kiest Boulevard to East Ledbetter Drive for CSJ 0918-47-422 ("Project").
In April 2023, the City of Dallas entered into an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to accept federal funding from the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program in the amount of $2,000,000.00 to complete the Project, with the City of Dallas leading implementation of the engineering and construction.
On March 6, 2024, the City of Dallas issued a Request for Qua...
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