Title
Cross Charlotte Trail Planning Services
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $211,060 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for planning services for the Orr Road to Rocky River Road segment of the Cross Charlotte Trail Project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Mike Davis, Engineering and Property Management
Joe Frey, Engineering and Property Management
Sharon Buchanan, Engineering and Property Management
Explanation
* The Cross Charlotte Trail (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.
* This contract provides planning services for a segment as identified in the XCLT Master Plan from Orr Road to Rocky River Road (approximately 2.5 miles). The planning services include, but are not limited to:
? ?Public involvement,
? ?Design parameters,
? ?Base mapping,
? ?Natural resources review and geotechnical investigations, and
? ?Alternatives analysis.
* On October 25, 2016, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); eight proposals were received from interested professional service providers.
* Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. is the best qualified firm to meet the City's needs on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification of professional services in response to the RFQ requirements.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The City negotiates subcontracting participation after the proposal selection process (Part C: Section 2.1(h) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. has committed 10.19% ($21,500) of the total contract amount to the following firms:
* CMW Design Strategies, PLLC (SBE) ($1,500) (landscape architecture)
* Hinde Engineering, Inc. (SBE) ($8,000) (utility coordination)
* James Mauney & Associates, PA (SBE) ($8,000) (survey and mapping)
* Boyle Consulting Engineers, PLLC (SBE) ($4,000) (geotechnical investigations)
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