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Approving a professional services agreement with Capstar Electric in the amount of $545,503 for the installation of infrastructure to install streetlights in the Skyview Manor and Windermere subdivisions as part of the Community Development Block Grant Program infrastructure projects, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2022 Annual Action Plan and the reallocated funds that were approved with the fourth amendment to the 2020 Action Plan (CDBG-CV) identified streetlights to be installed in the Skyview Manor and Windermere subdivisions. In collaboration with Oncor Electric Delivery, Oncor will install the streetlights at no cost to the City once the electrical conduit necessary for the installation of electrical wire and the streetlights is installed. If the professional services agreement is approved, Capstar Electric will begin the construction work for installing the underground electrical conduit needed for Oncor to install 12 new streetlights throughout the Skyview Manor Subdivision and 14 new streetlights within the Windermere subdivision. Capstar Electric will utilize directional drilling under driveways and roadways for the installation of the electrical conduit to prevent cutting of driveways and streets. While landscape areas and irrigation are not anticipated to be damaged as a result of the directional drilling and trenching, should landscape areas and irrigation be damaged, Capstar Electric will be responsible for the repair and replacement. Communication will be provided to the community prior to any work commencing through the use of door hangers, social media, and similar communication outlets.
If the professional services agreement is approved, the contractor is anticipated to begin by the end of August with an estimated 60-day duration of work in each subdivision dependent on weather and similar unforeseen circumstances. Once the electrical conduit has been installed b...
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