DEPARTMENT: Capital Improvements Management Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 8
SUBJECT:
Contract Award: (Design Services & Advanced Funding Agreement) UTSA Boulevard (Babcock Road to Edward Ximenes Drive)
SUMMARY:
Consideration of the following actions related to the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Boulevard (Babcock Road to Edward Ximenes Drive) Project, a Metropolitan Planning Organization, Tax Notes and Certificates of Obligation funded project located in Council District 8:
A) An ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of an Engineering Design Services Agreement with Vickrey & Associates, in an amount not-to-exceed $1,100,000.00, to provide engineering design and construction administration services for UTSA Boulevard (Babcock Road to Edward Ximenes Drive) Project.
B) An ordinance authorizing an Advanced Funding Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and authorizing payment in the amount not-to-exceed $86,158 to TxDOT for direct oversight costs and accepting reimbursement in the estimated amount of $10,266,608 from TxDOT related to construction costs for the UTSA Boulevard (Babcock Road to Edward Ximenes Drive) Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and its surrounding development and adjacent communities have brought about the need of improvements along UTSA Boulevard. The City has secured funding through the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to widen UTSA Boulevard, from Babcock Road to Edward Ximenes Drive. As part of the efforts to improve this corridor, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is currently designing UTSA Boulevard, from Edward Ximenes Drive to IH 10, along with schematic design and environmental clearance for the entire corridor from Babcock Road to Edward Ximenes Drive. The City will design and construct the ...
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