DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Utilities
Title
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New FY24 Old Landfill Road Safety Improvements CIP
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
recommendation
Recommended Action:
a) Approve Resolution for Budget Adjustment BA24-103 in the amount of $500,000 for FY24 professional engineering services; and
b) Approve new Capital Improvement Project “Old Landfill Road Safety Improvements” with a total project cost of $5,225,000.
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Budgeted Action:
Approve budget adjustment BA24-103 in the amount of $500,000 adding a new project titled “Old Landfill Road Safety Improvements” to the adopted FY24 Capital Improvement Program. Funding is supplied from the Utility Operations and Maintenance fund. The $4,725,000 construction costs will be included in the 2025 budget.
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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 a qualified professional, engineering/consulting firm to design and permit the safety improvements to Old Landfill Road. The firm is to provide all work and tasks necessary to produce construction-ready plans to make safety improvements to Old Landfill Road. The project location is from the intersection at Loveland Boulevard, going east to the gated entrance of the Utilities East Port Water Reclamation Facility.
Construction safety improvements are to be performed after professional services evaluation and recommendations.
Improved roadway safety can reduce the number and severity of crashes on roadways and reduce injuries and fatalities. The traffic on this road has been increasing with the addition of new businesses. The road is currently being traveled by semi-trucks, waste management trucks, and county vehicles. Construction will start soon on the East Port WRF Expansion project which will also increase the traffic. A new public storage facility is currently being constructed which will now open this roadway up to the public.
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