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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing a professional services agreement for the schematic design of the Chaparral Road Widening project with Freese and Nichols in the amount of $1,485,240.
Summary
DATE: October 4, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols in the amount of $1,485,240 for the Schematic Design of the Chaparral Roadway Widening Project
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The FY 2022 Capital Improvement Plan includes the Chaparral Road Widening Project as an approved project for design. In 2019, the City of Killeen, City of Harker Heights, Killeen Independent School District (KISD), and Bell County entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for this scope of the project. Currently most of the roadway alignment resides in Bell County with smaller portions within Killeen and Harker Heights. KISD recently completed their new High School along Chaparral Road which included construction and dedication of a portion of roadway along the frontage of the project. This work completed the KISD portion of responsibilities referenced in the MOU.
In 2020, the City of Killeen applied for a state grant for the funding of construction through Killeen-Temple Metropolitan Planning Organization (KTMPO). Consequently, the Chaparral Road Widening Project was selected for a Fiscal Year 2025 grant award of a $12,880,000.00 for the first phase of construction (i.e., Hwy 195 to East Trimmier Road).
Also, a panel comprised of City of Killeen, City of Harker Heights, and County officials performed consultant interviews for the design in November 2020. The interview panel selected Freese and Nichols for the design contract for Chaparral Road. However, during the review of the MOU, it was determined that the MOU did not formally assign the funding respons...
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