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Request to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Town Manager to Award a Contract for Preliminary Engineering Services for the South Greensboro Street Sidewalk Project.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board of Aldermen to authorize the Town Manager to select an engineering firm and to award a contract with such firm for preliminary engineering services for the South Greensboro Street sidewalk project.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Zachary Hallock, 919-918-7329; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327; Bob Hornik - 919-929-3909
INFORMATION: On June 27, 2018, the Board authorized the Town Manager to enter into a Municipal Agreement with NCDOT to begin the South Greensboro Sidewalk project. (Meeting materials may be found at the attached link: https://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=532849&GUID=3D5EAE20-AAAA-4F0F-A02B-6F860909991F&Options=&Search=) The project was subsequently delayed when an award of Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) funding required the assignment of a new TIP number.
Staff has received the Municipal Agreement from NCDOT and is beginning work on a Request for Letters of Interest (RFLOI) for preliminary engineering services. Authorizing the Town Manager to select an engineering firm and to award a contract with the selected firm will allow the design work to begin in a timely manner.
The anticipated cost for the project is approximately $1,706,966. Orange County Transit Plan funds, estimated at $552,340, may be applied toward the local match.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: The anticipated cost for preliminary design services is $105,000: 80% federal ($84,000) and 20% local match ($21,000). Staff time for project management would also be needed.
RECOMMENDATION:r Staff recommends that the Board adopt the resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the Town Manager to select a firm and award a contract for preliminary engineering se...
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