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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing Amendment 3 to the professional services agreement with WSP USA, Inc. for the North Extension of Landing Blvd Project (ST1914) for additional engineering design services in an amount not to exceed $1,083,375.54 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize Amendment 3 to the professional services agreement with WSP USA, Inc. for the North Extension of Landing Blvd Project (ST1914) for additional design services in an amount not to exceed $1,083,375.54. WSP will provide additional engineering design services related to submittal of a USACE Individual Permit Extension, updating the project design due to changed existing conditions along the route and redeveloping all design base files for construction plans due to the modeling conversion to (Open Roads Designer) ORD to ensure compliance with TXDOT’s workspace when letting and administering the project during construction.
On December 17, 2019, City Council approved the professional services agreement with WSP USA, Inc. to perform Final Engineering Design services to prepare construction plans, secure permits, and provide right-of-way (ROW)/parcel mapping for the acquisition of properties necessary to construct the project. Work commenced on January 6, 2020. The original 100% construction documents were submitted to TxDOT in December 2022. The property acquisition process began in 2021 followed by coordination with and relocation of utilities and pipelines. As part of securing ROW from the U-Haul property acquisition also included relocation assistance for the tenants with rental units and residents of the RV spaces which required considerable time over and above a normal acquisition.
The utility relocation schedule was impacted by a major conflict with a Centerpoint Power (CNP) transmission tower which has been ongoing since 2023. The City Council approved a utility relocation agreement w...
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