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Request for Town Council to Approve an Increase in the Contract for Ramey Kemp Associates for Design Services Associated with the South Greensboro Street Sidewalk Project.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Council to approve a contract increase and extension for Ramey Kemp Associates the firm preparing the bid packet for the South Greensboro Street Sidewalk project in order to provide for the additional design work associated with the water line replacement.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning, Finance
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon, Planning Administrator, 919-918-7325, cmoon@carrboronc.gov; Patricia McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@carrboronc.gov; Arche McAdoo, Finance Director, 919-918-7439, amcadoo@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The South Greensboro Street Sidewalk project is included in the Comprehensive Plan. Completion will provide important pedestrian infrastructure connecting downtown Carrboro with neighborhoods to the south along Smith Level Road.
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Information
INFORMATION: At the November 16, 2021 Town Council meeting, the Council received an update on the South Greensboro Street sidewalk project and information relating to the need to replace an existing asbestos cement (AC) water line which would potentially be compromised by the stormwater system for the sidewalk. After discussions with NCDOT and OWASA to review possible options for the replacement it was determined that the existing 6-inch AC line would be replaced with a new 6-inch ductile iron pipe (DIP) as part of the sidewalk project. Ramey Kemp Associates (RKA), the engineering firm preparing the preliminary design and specification manual for the sidewalk has prepared a scope and cost estimate for the additional design work necessary for the water line replacement, and NCDOT has audited an...
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