DATE: October 21, 2016
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineer
Jonathan Marston, Assistant Director of Engineering
Gupta Borra, Traffic Engineer 2
SUBJECT:
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*Consideration of a Professional Services Agreement (COF Contract No. 2016-0325) with Alfred Benesch and Company for the SR-96W Multi-Use Trail Project (Vera Valley Dr. to 5th Ave North) for an Amount Not to Exceed $121,311.00 (Deferred from 10-27-16 Capital Investment Committee)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memo is to provide information to the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) concerning a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) (COF Contract No. 2016-0325) with Alfred Benesch and Company to provide engineering services for the SR-96W Multi-Use Trail Project.
Background
The City of Franklin is currently constructing a multi-use trail along SR-96W from Vintage Grove Lane to Vera Valley Drive. This project is almost complete, with only minor work remaining. This project is an extension of the multi-use trail that runs along SR-96W, just west of Carlisle Lane to Vintage Grove Lane. Both of those projects were fully funded by the City.
As a part of the 2016 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) awarded the City $800,000.00 to extend the multi-use trail system from Vera Valley Drive to 9TH Avenue North. The award amount of $800,000.00 is much less than what is needed to complete the entire project. This 2016 TAP grant, along with the $200,000.00 local match (80/20 grant) required of the City, is estimated to be sufficient to complete the multi-use trail from Vera Valley Drive to Boyd Mill Avenue. Therefore, TDOT staff encouraged the City to submit an application for the 2017 TAP grant to complete the multi-use trail. Per the stipulations of the grant funding, the project must obtain construction authorization from TDOT by July 1, 2019 and be 100%...
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