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Central Avenue, Kilborne Drive, and Norland Road Pedestrian Improvements
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $189,600 with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. for engineering planning services for Central Avenue, Kilborne Drive, and Norland Road Pedestrian Improvements.
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Staff Resource(s):
Mark Grimshaw, Engineering & Property Management
Explanation
* The project was identified in the Central/Albemarle/Shamrock Comprehensive Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP). The Kilborne Drive Streetscape Project is separate from the pedestrian improvements in terms of locations, however, planning efforts will be coordinated.
* The contract with Alta Planning + Design, Inc. will provide engineering planning services, including but not limited to:
* Public involvement,
* Alternative analysis,
* Conceptual plans,
* Cost estimates,
* Storm drainage analysis, and
* Traffic analysis.
* The planning phase will identify and refine specific opportunities and locations to improve the pedestrian experience along the Kilborne Drive/Norland Road corridor between Havenwood Road and Dresden Drive West, approximately 0.84 miles.
* The effort will be coordinated with the Kilborne Drive Streetscape project the City has underway between Eastway Drive and Havenwood Road.
* Improvements will include sidewalk, bicycle facilities, landscaping, and crossing opportunities at various locations.
* The planning phase will also identify locations that would connect the broader bicycle/pedestrian network and consider ways to improve the intersection at Central Avenue, Norland Road, and Kilborne Drive.
* On February 24, 2016, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Various Projects for the 2014 CNIP. In response to the RFQ, the City received 20 proposals from interested professional service providers.
* The Project Team, consisting of staff from Engineering & Property Management and Neighborhood & Business Services, evaluated the proposals and determin...
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