Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the professional service agreement with Kimley Horn for the final design of the Bunny Trail Reconstruction Project in the amount of $1,074,914.51.
Summary
DATE: January 3, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Authorize the execution an Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Service Agreement with Kimley Horn, in the amount of $1,074,914.51 for the final design of the Bunny Trail Reconstruction Project.
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The FY 2022 Capital Improvement Plan included eight projects in the Transportation Street Reconstruction Priority List as a result of the pavement management program. These are roadway projects that needed total reconstruction over periodic maintenance. Bunny Trail was one of the projects that was included as a top priority project.
On November 16th, 2021, the City Council passed a resolution to enter into agreement with Kimley Horn to perform the preliminary design for the reconstruction of Bunny Trail. The scope of the project included the initial design studies for geotechnical analysis, pavement design, drainage, and traffic analysis. The scope included potential ways to perform road dieting for the roadway to reconstruct what is best needed based on the existing and future traffic demand.
The consultant prepared three options and held a public open house meeting on May 4th, 2022, to present the options and obtain comments and concerns from the public. The overall comments received were related to speeding, the concern of narrowing the roadway, traffic congestion related to the adjacent schools, and improvements to the intersection with Alamocitos Creek Drive.
Based on the review of mobility, safety, future growth, and comments from the public to improve the requested intersection, it was determined that Bunny Trail met requirements for road dieting. The proposed option select...
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