Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with K Friese & Associates, Inc. (KFA) for the design of the Willowsprings and Watercrest Road Reconstruction Project in the amount of $1,902,976.86.
Summary
DATE: November 30, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Andrew Zagars, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with K Friese & Associates, Inc. (KFA), in the amount of $1,902,976.86 for the Complete Design of the Willow Springs and Watercrest Road 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 Willow Springs Road from Trenton Avenue to Westwood Drive, a distance of approximately 4,600 feet, and Watercrest Road from Willow Springs Road to Clear Creek Road, a distance of approximately 11,290 feet, are necessary.
City staff performed consultant interviews for the design of the first three projects on the Transportation Street Reconstruction Priority List. The interview panel selected K Friese & Associates, Inc. (KFA), for the design contract for Willow Springs and Watercrest. City staff has negotiated a professional services agreement (PSA) with K Friese & Associates, Inc. (KFA), for the complete design for Willow Springs Road Reconstruction Project in the amount of $1,902,976.86. This includes final design and contract administration for this project.
The design will include reviewing the current roadway configuration for possible roadway dieting, landscaping and medians; pedestrian improvements to the adjacent neighborhoods and schools; and traffic analysis in ke...
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