STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: October 28, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Park & Recreation Department
EXECUTIVE: John D. Jenkins
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a construction contract for the construction of the Trinity Strand Trail - Phase II Project from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Inwood/Love Field Station located at 2720 Inwood Road to Turtle Creek Boulevard - RoeschCo Construction, Inc., lowest responsible bidder of five - Not to exceed $5,498,971.50 - Financing: Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program Fund ($5,000,000.00) and Street and Transportation Improvements Fund (2006 General Obligation Bond Funds) ($498,971.50)
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BACKGROUND
On August 8, 2020, the City of Dallas and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) advertised for bids for the Trinity Strand Trail - Phase II Project from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Inwood/Love Field Station located at 2720 Inwood Road to Turtle Creek Boulevard. In response to the advertisement, the Office of Procurement Services received bids from five firms on August 21, 2020.
This action will award a construction contract to RoeschCo Construction, Inc. for the construction of the Trinity Strand Trail - Phase II Project located from the DART Inwood/Love Field Station located at 2720 Inwood Road to Turtle Creek Boulevard. This project was included in the 2012 Bond Program. This project also received Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TASA) funding from North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) in 2017, which is a federally funded grant administered by TxDOT.
The scope of work includes construction of the 12-feet wide multi-use trail from DART Inwood/Love Field Station, south along the DART Rail line, then along Medical District Drive, Inwood Road and Market Center Boulevard, all within existing City of Dallas right-of-way, connecting to the existing Trinity Strand Trail (Phase I) at the ...
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