SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the relocation and modification of several city facilities in the amount of $294,705 under S.R. 590 From West of Marilyn Street to East of Audrey Drive; adopt Resolution 14-31, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
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SUMMARY:
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has designed the improvements of S.R. 590 from West of Marilyn Street to East of Audrey Drive. The proposed improvements will include resurfacing the existing roadway, replacing the existing signal by mast arm, upgrading the drainage system, and construction of a new pedestrian bridge. Construction is currently anticipated to begin in Summer of 2015. This roadway improvement project will necessitate the relocation or adjustment of the City's water mains and sewer work within the project limits. The City of Clearwater's Engineering Department has coordinated the design for these utility accommodations with FDOT representatives. FDOT will receive bids for the combined roadway improvement and utility relocation work and make award of bid to the low bidder.
The Resolution authorizes the City to enter into a Utility Work by Highway Contractor Agreement (UWHCA) to have the work bid and constructed with the FDOT contract.
The amounts included on this agenda item are the engineer's preliminary estimate, and are subject to change as the design progresses. The exact costs will be determined by the contractor's bid and may vary from this amount. Project will be competitively bid by FDOT. The engineer's estimate is $294,705.00
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0327-96742-563800-533-000-0000 $242,030
0327-96634-563800-535-000-0000 $ 52,675
Funds are available in Utility Renewal and Replacement projects in amounts of $242,030.00 in 0327-96742, Line Relocation - Capital and $52,675 in 0327-96634, Sanitary Utility Relocation Accommodation, for total funding of $294,705.00 to fund this contract.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
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