Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Approve Amendment No. 5 to an Existing Consulting Services Agreement with BKF Engineers for the Preparation of Construction-Ready Plans, Specifications and Estimates for the MacArthur/Superior Roundabout Design Project, Project No. 2014.0470 to Increase the Amount of Compensation by $233,559 for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $397,859
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
The attached resolution is for the approval of a fifth amendment for a design contract with BKF Engineers related to the MacArthur/Superior Roundabout Design Project.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement Amendment No. 5 with BKF Engineers to increase the amount of compensation by $233,559 for a total not to exceed contract amount of $397,859.
BACKGROUND
The intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Superior Avenue operates at a Level of Service "F", the lowest rating possible, which indicates that drivers wishing to cross the intersection experience extremely long waits during the peak hours of 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. In addition, the collision rate at this intersection is 0.24 collisions per million vehicles (observed in the three-year period from 2011 through 2014). This rate is three to four times higher than the statewide average collision rate for similar intersections.
Studies of the subject intersection indicate that a roundabout would provide the most improvement to traffic flow and traffic calming compared to other alternatives, such as a traffic signal. The conceptual design for the roundabout was completed in 2009, but due to a lack of funding, the City did not enter into a design contract with BKF Engineers for the development of construction-ready plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for the roundabout until 2016.
The original 2009 roundabout design concept r...
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