Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing a professional services agreement for the design of the Gilmer Street reconstruction project with KSA Engineers in the amount of $658,710.
Summary
DATE: November 9, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Tony McIlwain, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with KSA Engineers in the amount of $658,710 for the Complete Design of the Gilmer Street Reconstruction Project
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The FY 2022 Capital Improvement Plan includes eight projects in the Transportation Street Reconstruction Priority List as a result of the pavement management program. The City has determined that current damages to the existing roadways are estimated at $120 million. Pavement analysis has determined that full replacement of Gilmer Street is needed from the intersection of Veterans Memorial Boulevard (V.M.B.) to the street’s end, north of Rancier Avenue.
City staff performed consultant interviews for the design of the first three projects on the Transportation Street Reconstruction Priority List. The interview panel selected KSA Engineers for the design contract for Gilmer Street. City staff has negotiated a professional services agreement (PSA) with KSA Engineers for the complete design for Gilmer Street Reconstruction Project in the amount of $658,710.
The complete design will include reviewing the current roadway configuration for possible roadway dieting, landscaping, pedestrian improvements to the adjacent neighborhoods and businesses, and traffic analysis in key intersections to determine the need for intersection improvements. This project will also include the pedestrian signal upgrades at V.M.B. and Rancier Avenue.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
(1) Delay the design and construction of Gilmer Street Reconstruction P...
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