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Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Contract for Engineering Services with Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. for the Gattis School Road Segment 6 Project.
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Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Brown & Gay, Inc. for the development of a final schematic, obtain environmental clearance, prepare right-of-way documents, perform utility coordination and develop 30% construction Plan, Specification and Estimate (PS&E) documents for the ultimate construction of a 6-lane divided urban roadway on Gattis School Rd. from Via Sonoma Trail to Red Bud Lane. This segment of roadway is being proposed as a stand-alone project but is only one part of a multi-segment, multi-phase vision to upgrade Gattis School Rd. from Greenlawn Boulevard to Red Bud Lane.
The Gattis School Rd. corridor is an important east/west transportation artery in Round Rock. This arterial roadway has been identified in the city's Master Transportation Plan as a corridor that is increasingly congested and travel times and safety will be impacted if no improvements are prepared and implemented. The Master Transportation Plan has determined the ultimate section for this thoroughfare to be a 6-lane divided urban facility. This roadway section will provide increased mobility as well as enhance driver safety. Mobility is increased by the addition of another thru lane in each direction and addition of turn lanes at major intersections. Safety is enhanced by inclusion of a raised median to direct turning traffic movements to controlled intersections.
This contract will take the concept developed in the Master Transportation Plan and move that approach forward from the study stage to preliminary engineering, environmental clearance and PS&E preparation up to a 30% complete status. The project will be re-evaluated at completion of this contract and moved forward under future contracts as funding allows and as directed by the council.
Cost: $482,439.90
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