Request for Council Action for Resolution 2004-12 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION

RESOLUTION: 2004-12

SUBJECT: Amending the contract to design the new bridge on Kipling Street over Bear Creek.

RECOMMENDATION: Public Works recommends that City Council authorize amending the contract with the consulting firm of Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig (FHU) to design the new bridge.

SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER: In June 2003, City Council authorized a contract with FHU for an amount not to exceed $100,000. FHU was selected to design the bridge, design the roadway tie-ins and obtain environmental clearance for replacement of the Old Kipling Street Bridge over Bear Creek. Since June of last year, the project scope has been revised during conceptual and preliminary design and in consultation with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). CDOT administers $885,000 of federal funds that will pay most of the project costs.

Modifications to the project include a wider bridge to meet grant criteria identified by CDOT, a sidewalk on each side rather than one side to accommodate pedestrian patterns, and installation of utilities within the bridge rather than below the streambed.

With the project scope defined, it is now possible to define all aspects of FHU's work including completing final construction documents and monitoring construction. The total amount needed for FHU's services is $177,000. Funding for these services is available in the project's total budget.

FUNDING SOURCE: Federal Funds and Lakewood Capital Improvement Funds

RESOLUTION ADOPTION DATE: January 26, 2004

ORIGINATED BY: Department of Public Works

STAFF PERSON RESPONSIBLE: Jay Hutchison, City Engineer, 303-987-7916

DOCUMENTS ATTACHED: Resolution 2004-12

SUBMITTED BY:
Richard J. Plastino, Director of Public Works

REVIEWED BY:
Joni Inman, Director Mayor and City Manager's Office
Michael J. Rock, City Manager