PRESENTER: Presenter
Scott McClelland, Assistant Transportation and Capital Improvements Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Approval of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for final design plans, specifications, and estimates of Citywide Pedestrian Improvement - Phase 2.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 5
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project - Phase 2 aims to increase pedestrian connectivity and safety by completing sidewalk gaps and addressing ADA concerns on Lincoln Street/Garden Street from Union Avenue to Seguin Avenue.
Staff solicited Kimley-Horn Associated from the city’s prequalified list of professional services based on their qualifications and experience on similar projects. A scope and fee were negotiated for the final design of the Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project - Phase 2, to provide engineering services related to pedestrian improvements and connectivity. The scope and fee presented by Kimley-Horn Associates, Inc., for the final design includes preparing construction documents and an opinion of probable construction costs.
The New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation (NBEDC) received a presentation and update on this project at the August 15, 2024, meeting and held a public hearing on December 11, 2024, where the project expenditure was unanimously approved.
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
FISCAL IMPACT:
The final design funding request is $90,000; the NBEDC has sufficient funds and approved the expenditure of funds on December 11, 2024.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of a contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., not to exceed $90,000 for the final design of the Citywide Pedestrian Improvement Project - Phase 2.