STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 27, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service contract for Military Parkway corridor mobility planning services for the Department of Transportation - Gresham Smith, most advantageous proposer of four - Not to exceed $526,205 - Financing: General Fund ($126,205) and Street and Transportation (A) Fund (2017 General Obligation Bond Fund) ($400,000) (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This service contract will provide for Military Parkway corridor mobility planning services for the Department of Transportation. Military Parkway is a major east-west arterial in southeast Dallas, running from the Fair Park area to the west and to the Mesquite city limits to the east. Military Parkway is bordered by mostly single-family residential, with light industrial towards the western end and heavy industrial at the eastern end. There are also two parks, four primary schools, and a small commercial area near the intersection of Jim Miller Road that borders the roadway.
It is currently a four-lane divided roadway that is in substandard condition for an urban area (i.e., it does not have curbs, gutters, or sidewalks in most places). The corridor has grade-separated intersections at Lawnview Avenue and Buckner Boulevard (Loop 12), and two-way frontage roads on one or more side of the road between these two intersections, giving the road a highway-type feel. Military Parkway is currently served by DART bus routes 216 and 218. The corridor is designated as a truck route.
Military Parkway is identified as a planned bicycle route in...
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