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Contract Amendment for Wetherill Engineering for Preliminary Engineering Services for the Jones Creek Greenway (TIP# C-5181)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is to authorize the Town Manager to amend the contract with Wetherill Engineering to extend the contract period to provide time to complete the bid documents and participate in the bid process for the Jones Creek Greenway.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Finance departments
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
Completion of the Jones Creek Greenway, a transportation infrastructure project identified in the Comprehensive Plan and Bike Plan will provide an off-road bike/pedestrian facility to allow children to walk, bike and roll to Morris Grove Elementary School with their families, thereby advancing the Town's goals toward climate action. Pocket questions were completed in 2023 in relation to updating the capital project ordinance - see https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6414492&GUID=F861F8D7-2D62-4C07-9A05-5231A6A61FE8&Options=&Search=.
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Information
INFORMATION: The Town has engaged Wetherill Engineering for preliminary design services for the Jones Creek Greenway, a one-hundred-foot bridge and paved greenway trial between Lake Hogan Farm Road and the County's Twin Creeks Greenway. Staff has been working with the Town Attorney to finish the necessary easements for right-of-way certification, but some additional work is needed, in part because of some changes in property ownership. The contract for Wetherill Engineering is scheduled to expire at the end of 2024, a contract extension is necessary to complete the preliminary design and associated bid documents (construction plans, specification manual, and permits).
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: The amendment is necessary to extend the contract period to align with the current p...
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