DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Contract Award: (Professional Services) Broadway Street Corridor - Upper Segment (IH-35 to E. Mulberry Avenue) (2017 Bond Project)
SUMMARY:
An ordinance approving the execution of a professional services contract in an amount not to exceed $4,029,086.85 payable to Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. to provide for engineering design services for the Broadway Street Corridor - Upper Segment (IH-35 to E. Mulberry Avenue) project, a 2017 Bond funded project, located in Council District 1. Funding is available from the 2017 General Obligation Bond Program and is included in the FY 2020 - FY 2025 Capital Improvements Program.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Project Background
On May 6, 2017, San Antonio voters approved the 2017-2022 Bond Program. As part of Proposition 1, Streets, Bridges & Sidewalk Improvements, funds in the amount of $42,000,000 were approved for improvements associated with the Broadway Corridor from Houston Street to Hildebrand Avenue. Due to extensive project limits and scope, the project is being constructed in three segment phases:
* Lower Segment: Houston Street to IH-35
* Upper Segment Phase 1: IH-35 to Mulberry Avenue
* Upper Segment Phase 2: Mulberry Ave to Burr Road
The lower segment is located from East Houston Street to IH-35, is city-owned right-of-way, and is currently being delivered through a separate design-build contract with Sundt Construction, Inc. The project scope for the lower segment includes roadway reconstruction, sidewalks and pedestrian amenities, adjacent buffered bicycle lanes (N. Alamo & Avenue B), traffic signal and lighting improvements, underground drainage, and associated work. The upper segment (current design contract) from IH-35 to Mulberry is TxDOT owned. The project scope for the upper segment includes roadway reconstruction, sidewalks and pedestrian amenities, bike lanes along...
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