The purpose of this project is to reconstruct Central Avenue from Shiloh Road to 32nd Street West.  This includes widening Central Avenue to a 5-lane section with curb and gutter, sidewalk on one side, a mixed-use trail on the other and rehabilitation of a portion of the sanitary sewer main.  Staff requested the services of an engineering firm to provide design, bidding and pre-construction services for the project, and DOWL was selected through the Request for Proposals (RFP) process.  Other firms considered were HDR, KLJ, and Sanderson Stewart.  The contract amount is $338,900.

The Council may:

• Award the Contract for Professional Services to DOWL; or
• Do not award the contract.  If the contract is not awarded, the reconstruction of the road will be delayed.

The cost of design services is $338,900.  The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes $500,000 of arterial fees in FY 2016 for project design.  The CIP also has $2,500,000 of arterial fees and $70,000 of gas tax in FY 2017 for construction of this project.

Staff recommends that Council approve a Contract for Professional Services with DOWL for $338,900 for the Central Avenue, 32nd to Shiloh, reconstruction project.