STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: August 10, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 13
DEPARTMENT: Department of Transportation
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a professional engineering services contract with Lee Engineering, LLC, to provide preliminary engineering services for complete streets improvements on West Lovers Lane from Lemmon Avenue to Lomo Alto Drive - Lee Engineering, LLC, only proposer - Not to exceed $464,076.00 - Financing: Capital Projects Reimbursement Fund ($200,000.00), Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($164,076.00), and Bike Lane Fund ($100,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
The City of University Park developed schematics for improvements to Lovers Lane from Douglas Avenue to Lomo Alto Drive, with funding from Dallas County through the Major Capital Improvement Program (MCIP) 6th Call. University Park (UP) was subsequently awarded funding to construct the improvements through the MCIP 7th Call. These improvements will require modifications to the intersection of Lovers Lane and Dallas North Tollway (DNT) inclusive of the traffic signal at that location which is the City of Dallas’s responsibility. However, the modifications impacted the traffic and multimodal movement into the City of Dallas’s portion of Lovers Lane. For this reason, the City of Dallas applied for and was awarded funding from Dallas County through the MCIP 7th Call for the study and implementation of pedestrian improvements and traffic signals upgrade from Inwood Road to Lomo Alto Drive/UP City limits.
Lovers Lane is identified as a bicycle route on the 2011 Dallas Bike Plan, and there is a desire for complete streets improvements to improve walkability along the corridor and provide a connection to the shared-use path that the Aviation Department is implementing along Lemmon Avenue, which in turn will connect to the Bachman Lake Trails.
To ensure the funded improvements through the MCIP 7th call align with any future improvements to the corridor, Dallas County also awarded $200,000.00 for a Lovers Lane Corridor Study and design (up to preliminary engineering) for Lovers Lane from Lemmon Avenue to University Park city limit (Lomo Alto drive). The study will initially develop schematics that will help determine the curb line and intersection improvements that are feasible throughout the Lovers Lane corridor, which is the subject of this agenda item.
If approved, this action will authorize a professional services contract with Lee Engineering. LLC, to perform preliminary engineering for complete street improvements along Lovers Lane and support the public engagement efforts of staff.
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
Begin Design September 2022
Complete Design September 2023
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
City Council was briefed by memorandum regarding this matter on October 11, 2019. <https://dallascityhall.com/government/citymanager/Documents/FY19-20_Memos/2019-MCIP-7-Call-for-Projects_Memo_101119.pdf>
On September 23, 2020, City Council authorized a Project Specific Funding Agreement with Dallas County, Transportation Major Capital Improvement Projects Project No. 40229, for the purpose of the development of Transportation Improvements to the Lovers Lane and Bluffview Boulevard - Lemmon Avenue to Lomo Alto Drive, and to receive and deposit $200,000.00 from Dallas County by Resolution No. 20-1499.
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2022 |
FY 2023 |
Future Years |
|
Capital Projects Reimbursement Fund |
$10,000.00 |
$190,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) |
$ 8,203.80 |
$155,872.20 |
$0.00 |
|
Bike Lane Funds |
$ 5,000.00 |
$ 95,000.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Total |
$23,203.80 |
$440,872.60 |
$0.00 |
Council District Amount
2 $162,426.60
13 $301,649.40
Total $464,076.00
M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is as follows:
|
Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
DBE Goal |
DBE % |
DBE $ |
|
$464,076.00 |
Professional Services |
17.00% |
65.70% |
$304,682.00 |
|
• This contract exceeds the DBE goal. |
|
• Lee Engineering, LLC - Local; Workforce - 06.67% Local |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
In accordance with the City of Dallas Administrative Directive 4-05 procurement guidelines, Lee Engineering, LLC, was selected as the most qualified consultant for this project.
OWNER
Lee Engineering, LLC
Dharmesh M. Shah, P.E., PTOE, Vice President
MAP
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