PRESENTER: Presenter
Garry Ford, Transportation and Construction Services Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of an expenditure to Cobb, Fendley & Associates for right-of-way acquisition services for the Conrads Lane Improvements Project.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Construction Services
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Conrads Lane Improvements Project is one of the approved projects in Proposition A of the 2023 Bond Program. The project limits run from Goodwin Lane to the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and include an improved 2-lane roadway, widened intersections with dedicated turn lanes, improved drainage infrastructure, a shared-use path, and improvements at the Goodwin Lane intersection.
ISSUE:
To accomplish this project, the City must acquire right-of-way and temporary construction easements from approximately 13 parcels. The City issued an on-call contract with Cobb, Fendley & Associates in January 2024 to provide right-of-way acquisition services. Staff recommend utilizing that contract with Cobb, Fendley & Associates provide right-of-way acquisition services for this project at an estimated cost of up to $95,635.
The expenditures will cover the firm’s professional services as well as pass-through expenses for appraisal-related services.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☒Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for the acquisition of right-of-way and easements, as well as consultant fees, are incorporated in the project budgets in the 2023 Bond Fund, therefore sufficient funds are available.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this expenditure.