STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: January 25, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Robert Perez
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) an increase to the construction services contract with Vescorp Construction, LLC dba Chavez Concrete Cutting to implement an Alley Trail Conversion Project on a select group of alleys in various locations; (2) reducing Street and Alley Improvements Fund capacity by $3,031,696.07; and (3) replace the fund capacity with Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery and Community Development Block Grant funds for a zero-dollar change order, keeping the contract amount at $13,887,150.00 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA) ($2,031,696.07), Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG) ($1,000,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
This action will authorize Change Order No. 1 to the construction services contract with Vescorp Construction, LLC dba Chavez Concrete Cutting, to implement an Alley Trail Conversion Project on a select group of alleys in various locations and to authorize reducing Street and Alley Improvements Fund capacity by $3,031,696.07 and replace with Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA) and Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG) funds for a zero-dollar change order, keeping the contract amount at $13,887,150.00.
On May 25, 2022, City Council approved a thirty-six-month contract with Vescorp Construction, LLC dba Chavez Concrete Cutting for the 2022 Dallas Sidewalk Master Plan Improvements that includes water and wastewater adjustments at various locations throughout the City, in an amount not to exceed $13,887,150.00, by Resolution No. 22-0794.
The Dallas Sidewalk Master Plan, completed in June 2021, is a targeted path forward that is aimed at improving pedestrian mobility. Through this work, a data driven methodology system was uti...
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