Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Contract for Engineering Services with STV Incorporated for the Northeast Downtown Phase 2 Project.
Body
The Northeast Downtown (NEDT) Phase 2 Improvements Project will build upon previous alternative efforts along the corridor. Boundary survey information from the NEDT Revitalization Project prepared by CP&Y. Inc., DBA STV Infrastructure (STV), will be used in this effort and expand as necessary to include the project limits of Sheppard Street, Fannin Avenue, and Lewis Street.
The Engineer shall develop a geometric layout and engineering schematic for Sheppard Street, extending north from E. Main Street to Fannin Avenue, east on Fannin Avenue to Lewis Street, north on Lewis Street turning east on Pecan Avenue to Veterans Park to highlight the best roadway and pedestrian options along the proposed nine blocks of the project. Proposed pedestrian facilities on the west side of the roadway will extend further northward to the edge of Brushy Creek, connecting to a planned pedestrian crossing of Brushy Creek.
Tasks included:
* Environmental studies
* Schematic Layout Development
* Hydrology and Hydraulic Analysis
* Landscape Architecture
* Surveying Services
* Public Involvement
* Project Management
The cost for this initial design contract is $378,703.25.
Cost: $378,703.25
Source of Funds: RR Transportation and Economic Development Corporation (Type B)