PRESENTER: Presenter
Garry Ford, Transportation & Capital Improvements Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the completion of the plans, specifications, and cost estimates of the AAMPO Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 22, 2024 the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) approved funding for Citywide Pedestrian Improvements at Alves Land & Brooke Avenue, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Area, Hinman Island Drive, County Line Road & FM 725, and Oak Run Parkway by Hunter’s Village.
Two of the project sites above were already approved for final design funding from the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation (NBEDC). Due to the addition of three projects and the requirement for TxDOT coordination and design standards, City staff elected to issue a task order solicitation for design services for the entire project package.
The City issued a task order using the City’s Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for professional services on July 26, 2024. The City received 15 responses on August 15, 2024. After scoring the 15 design consultants the City brought two firms in for interviews. Freese & Nichols, Inc. was selected as the most qualified after the interviews to move forward with a scope and fee proposal.
On April 20, 2023, the NBEDC approved $260,007 to fund the final design of the larger Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project. Of that funding, $170,302 was allocated to the final design of Hinman Island Drive and Oak Run Parkway by Hunter’s Village, which are now included in the AAMPO Citywide Pedestrian Improvements Project. From that funding, $79,059 is available to be reallocated to the new final design contract. On September 12, 2024, the NBEDC approved an additional $200,000 in funding for final design services.
Freese and Nichols submitted a scope and fee of $219,991 for the requested services.
ISSUE:
Continue an ongoing program of infrastructure construction and maintenance.
STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:
☐Economic Mobility ☒Enhanced Connectivity ☐Community Identity
☐Organizational Excellence ☐Community Well-Being ☐N/A
Coordinate land use with strategic investments in multimodal transportation, so residents and visitors can travel safely and easily throughout the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NBEDC has approved funding towards the AAMPO Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project on April 20, 2023 and September 12, 2024 for a total available funding of $279,059. Therefore, there is sufficient funding from the NBEDC for this scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols for the completion of the plans, specifications, and cost estimates of the AAMPO Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project.