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Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-014, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn for intersection improvement design services for the intersection of Valley View Lane at Mercer Parkway in the amount of $101,300; and take appropriate action.
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BACKGROUND:
In May 2023, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2023-077, supporting the City's application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) 2023 Transportation Alternatives Projects to construct the pedestrian crosswalk. TxDOT approved the City's application, so now the City must design the crosswalk.
The City is in the final design stages of the Westside Art Trail and plans to put this project for bid in the spring of 2024. The City has completed the upgrades to the John Burke Nature Preserve. What needs to be added is the pedestrian connection between the two amenities. The City has identified this location for a crosswalk at Valley View Lane and Mercer Parkway intersection to provide a pedestrian connection between the future trail and the nature preserve.
DISCUSSION:
To complete the application, the City needed an estimate of the probable cost of the project. The City contracted with Kimley-Horn for this service. Because the firm assisted with the application and developed the preliminary cost, the Public Works Department would like to continue working with the firm and has negotiated a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn for the Valley View Lane at Mercer Parkway Intersection Improvements Design project. The agreement covers design services aligned with TXDOT standards, City of Farmers Branch guidelines, and specifications from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). The proposed design enhances west intersection approaches with features like sidewalks, ramps, median adjustments, and pedestrian elements such as push but...
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