Title
Cross Charlotte Trail Planning Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a contract in the amount of $200,000 with LandDesign, Inc. for planning services for the Craighead Road to Wellingford Street segment of the Cross Charlotte Trail Project; and
B. Approve a contract in the amount of $199,000 with Alta Planning and Design, Inc. for planning services for the Wellingford Street to Orr Road segment of the Cross Charlotte Trail Project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Joe Frey, Engineering and Property Management
Fran West, Engineering and Property Management
Walta Brumskine, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
* On June 10, 2013, City Council approved an $816.4 million General Community Investment Plan (CIP), which included the Cross Charlotte Trail (XCLT).
* The completed XCLT will consist of a combination of new and existing greenways connected by new urban trails to form a continuous pathway extending approximately 26 miles across the city of Charlotte.
* These contracts provide planning services for two segments of the Cross Charlotte Trail as identified in the XCLT Master Plan:
* Craighead Road to Wellingford Street, through an area that is quickly re-developing along the Blue Line Extension (approximately one mile of trail). The contract with LandDesign, Inc. is task order based to allow the City the ability to quickly react to the development community and most efficiently plan this section of the trail.
* Wellingford Street to Orr Road through the Hidden Valley Neighborhood (approximately 1.4 miles of trail).
* The planning services include, but are not limited to:
? ?Public involvement,
? ?Various analyses (e.g. storm drainage, traffic, etc.),
? ?Conceptual plans, and
? ?Cost estimates.
* On October 25, 2016, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); eight proposals were received from interested professional service providers.
* LandDesign, Inc. and Alta Planning and De...
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