DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Contract Award: (Design-Build) Broadway Street Corridor - East Houston Street to IH-35
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of a Design-Build Services Agreement in an amount not-to-exceed $32,700,000.00, of which the City's portion is $24,000,000.00, payable to Sundt Construction, Inc. for the design and construction of the lower segment of the Broadway Street Corridor Project, a 2017-2022 General Obligation Bond-funded project located in Council District 1. The limits of the lower segment include East Houston Street to IH-35. Of the total contract amount, funds in the amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 will be reimbursed by San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and $2,700,000.00 will be reimbursed by CPS Energy.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In May 2017, voters approved the 2017-2022 Bond Program. Proposition One included the Broadway Street Corridor - East Houston Street to East Hildebrand Avenue project. After evaluation, it was decided this project would function better as two separate projects: the lower segment from East Houston Street to IH-35 and the upper segment from IH-35 to East Hildebrand Avenue. The lower segment project would have only Bond funding, while the upper segment, in addition to the 2017 Bond funding, would qualify for Federal and state funding.
This lower segment East Houston Street to IH-35 project provides for the reconstruction of Broadway Street from East Houston Street to IH-35 to a complete street with curbs, sidewalks, bike facilities, driveway approaches, traffic signals, and drainage improvements. The project includes landscaping, such as trees, shrubs, and plants, streetscaping, such as benches and other furniture, and low impact development features in partnership with the San Antonio River Authority. Specific Design-Build services include, but are...
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