Title
Approving a professional services supplemental agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $2,318,680 for professional engineering services associated with the proposed FM 685 Corridor Study Phase II, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
This item requests approval of a Professional Services Supplemental Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates , Inc in the amount of $2,318,680.61 for professional engineering services associated with the proposed FM 685 Corridor Study Phase II. This item is supported by the Infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan.
Approval for the corridor study and preliminary engineering of the Project was provided as one of the voter-approved 2020 General Obligation Transportation Bond projects.
The City of Pflugerville approved the professional engineering services agreement with Kimley Horn & Associates for a Corridor Study of FM 685, from Wells Branch Parkway to SH 130 in March of 2022. The Corridor Study was presented to Council for discussion in February 2023.
The Project objective is to begin preliminary design engineering phase services, with the goal of being prepared and competitive for possible federal funding for construction.
This work effort will provide a preferred FM 685 concept that will enable the City to develop a schematic plan, begin environmental clearance with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), to eventually obtain National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearance, identify the required right of way to be acquired via survey efforts and prepare for right-of-way acquisition, and the areas where relocation of utilities will be necessary. The deliverable from this phase will include project-specific information from the Corridor Study, the preferred concept and all data necessary to support an application for federal funding.
The scope of services includes: surveying and right-of-way mapping, geotechnical and environmental investigations, schematic bridge, roadway and drainage design, traffic modeling, public engagement and involvement and utility coordination. The goal is deliver a TxDOT-approved schematic design and obtain environmental clearance and have a project ready for final design and construction, pending funding approval.
Prior City Council Action
Pflugerville City Council called a November 3, 2020 bond election for three propositions totaling $191.3 million at the August 11, 2020 meeting.
City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates for the FM685 Corridor Study on March 8, 2022.
City Council discussed the FM685 Corridor Study during a worksession on February 14, 2023.
City Council approved a resolution adopting the FM 685 Corridor Study on February 28, 2023.
Deadline for City Council Action
Action is requested on April 11, 2023.
Funding Expected: Revenue __ Expenditure _X_ N/A __
Budgeted Item: Yes __ No __ N/A _X*_
*This project is identified in the Transportation CIP budget as FM 685 Corridor Improvements Design
Amount: _$2,318,680.61____
1295 Form Required? Yes _X_ No __
Legal Review Required: N/A __ Required _X_ Date Completed: March 8, 2023
Supporting documents attached:
KH Professional Services Supplemental Agreement: FM 685 Study
Draft Presentation
Recommended Action
Approve a professional services supplemental agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $2,318,680 for professional engineering services associated with the proposed FM 685 Corridor Study Phase II, and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.