DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
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26-249, Approve Ranking, Feasibility Study – US41 from Kings Highway to Peace River Bridge (Public Works)
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve ranking of firms for Request for Proposal #26-249, Feasibility Study – US41 from Kings Highway to Peace River Bridge: 1st Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) of Orlando, Florida; 2nd Kimley-Horn & Associates of Sarasota, Florida; 3rd Whitman, Requardt & Associates (WRA) of Tampa, Florida; and
b) Approve start of negotiations; and
c) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Contract after completion of negotiations, if contract does not exceed the amount of $250,000.
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Budgeted Action:
No action needed. A 4th quarter budget adjustment is in process to carry forward budgeted grant funds from FY25. Allowable grant expenses will be reimbursed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Funding for the expenditures is budgeted in the Public Works Engineering General Fund budget as approved in the FY27 budget for expenses that exceed the grant award. There is no local match required.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
Charlotte County is seeking professional services to develop an access management plan and traffic circulation improvements planning study along the US41 corridor from Kings Highway to the Peace River Bridge to identify and prioritize short-term (year 2030), mid-term (year 2035), and long-term (year 2045) improvements based upon safety, operational, and multi-modal capacity needs. This is an FDOT LAP Project.
Six (6) proposals were received and evaluated by the Professional Services Committee consisting of Robert Fakhri, Transportation Engineer – Public Works; Jody Mansell, Lighting District Superintendent – Public Works; Trevor Cole, Projects Manager – Facilities.
Copies of the proposals received are attached along with th...
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