Explanation
Background: Ordinance 2290-1999 passed by City Council October 4, 1999 authorized a $275,679.00 contract with Korda/Nemeth Engineering, Incorporated, to design the Group 11 Intersection Improvements project that consists of five (5) intersections. This design work is complete but funding for construction has not been available.
The Development Department has received complaints by businesses near one of these intersections, Wilson Road at Roberts Road, regarding increasing rush hour congestion. The current design adds a left turn lane that will ease the congestion. Additional funds are needed to separate the plans for this intersection from the other four intersections included in Group 11 so that this intersection can be constructed in the near term. Necessary additional design work is estimated to cost $6,200.00. Once completed the Development Department has identified funds for its construction.
Korda/Nemeth's contract compliance number is 31-0922991 and expires July 25, 2005. This is the first modification of this contract.
Fiscal Impact: The Transportation Division budgeted $1 million in the 2004 Capital Improvement Budget for Economic and Community Development. Approximately $700,000 has been expended or encumbered to date for various Economic and Community Development projects. The remaining funds are expected to be expended under authority of pending ordinances. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $6,200.00 and this amount is being transferred within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund from the Urban Infrastructure (UIRF) project.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction to commence on the intersection of Wilson Road and Roberts Road during the 2005 construction season.
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To authorize the transfer of $6,200.00 between projects within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund; to authorize the Public Service Director to modify an existing design contract with Korda/...
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