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Request to Authorize Manager to Extend Contract with Stantec for Design Services Relating to the Bike Loop Detector Project (U-4726-DF)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize the Town Manager to extend the contract with Stantec, the consulting firm preparing the updated plans and specifications for the bike loop detector project.
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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; Langston Ramseur, Interim Finance Director, 919-918-7439, lramseur@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Bike Loop Detector Project is identified in the updated Bicycle Plan and Comprehensive Plan. Bike loops trigger traffic signal lights to change, reducing the tendency for cyclists to bike through a red light and risk an accident. Racial Equity pocket questions have been completed and are attached (Attachment B).
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Information
INFORMATION: On February 1, 2022, the Town Council authorized the Manager to execute a contract with Stantec, a transportation engineering and plan firm, to update the construction documents for the Bike Loop Detector Project (TIP# U-4726-DF). The plans and specification manual are at 90-pecent completion. However, the Engineer's Estimate for construction indicated that additional funding would be needed to finalize the project. The staff obtained Council approval to submit a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) amendment through the DCHC Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). This amendment aims to allocate federal local discretionary funds (STBG-DA) to the project budget, to facilitate project progression. The additional funds were programmed into the FY2020-2029 NCDOT State Transportation Improvement Program i...
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