DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Xavier D. Urrutia
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 9
SUBJECT:
Construction Contract for the Salado Creek Greenway (Loop 1604 to Eisenhower Park) Project
SUMMARY:
This ordinance accepts the lowest qualified bid and awards a construction contract to TCL Construction Enterprises, LLC and authorizes payment in the amount of $3,750,000.00 to perform construction work for the Salado Creek Greenway (Loop 1604 to Eisenhower Park) Project located in Council District 9. Funding for this project is available from the 2015 Sales Tax Venue funds and is included in the FY 2019 to FY 2024 Capital Improvement Program.
This ordinance also authorizes the execution of an access agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to allow for the construction and maintenance of trail improvements where they cross TxDOT's right-of-way.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
This ordinance authorizes a construction contract with TCL Construction Enterprises, LLC for the Salado Creek Greenway (Loop 1604 to Eisenhower Park) Project and authorizes the execution of an access agreement with TxDOT to allow for the construction and maintenance of the Salado Creek Greenway improvements within TxDOT's right-of-way at Loop 1604 and at NW Military Hwy. Design work was performed by Bain Medina Bain, Inc. The Salado Creek Greenway (Loop 1604 to Eisenhower Park) Project consists of a 10 foot wide concrete trail, approximately four miles in length and will include trailhead improvements where it connects to Eisenhower Park. Trailhead amenities include signage, custom paving, and minor landscaping.
The proposed project is part of a growing network of interconnected hike and bike trails known as the Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails system, which is funded through sales tax initiatives approved by voters in 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. The objectives of the program are to acquire and preserve open space along San Antonio creekways an...
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