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Item # 11.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	10/27/2020
Department:	Public Works
Pillars:	Excellence in Asset Management
Milestones:	Leverage Airport assets to maximize business growth and expansion Promote and protect the Addison Way

AGENDA CAPTION:

Consider Action on a Resolution to Approve the Agreement for Professional Engineering Services Between the Town of Addison and Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. to Perform Professional Services for a Comprehensive Update of the Current Engineering Design Standards, Construction Details, and Front-End Bid Document Specifications for the Town of Addison and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreement in an Amount Not to Exceed $186,550.

BACKGROUND:

The Town’s current design standards, construction details, and technical specification bid documents were last updated in 1998. The proposed work is necessary to ensure that the Town of Addison continues the standard of high quality, consistency, and most current engineering practices to promote best industry practices. The standards will ensure that all new infrastructure developments and adopted master plans are aligned with the Town's current code, regulations, and rules, which enhances sound development of the Town infrastructure to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the public.

Additionally, the design standards, construction details, and front-end bid documents must be updated to reflect the current standards in place in the surrounding municipalities as well as the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to best support the Town staff, consultants, contractors and developers in design and construction activities. A comprehensive breakdown of their service fees can be found in Exhibit A of the agreement. The tasks will include:

Engineering Design Standards

Transportation/Roadway
Water System
Wastewater System
Drainage Criteria Manual
Erosion Control
Standard Construction Details (134 Existing Details)
Paving
Traffic
Water
Wastewater
Utilities Trench line & Street Restoration (Franchise Utilities)
Storm Drainage
Erosion Control

Front-End Bid Proposal Document update

Cover
Table of Contents
Advertisement for Bids Instructions to Bidders
Proposal Form
Bid Bond
Standard Contract Agreement
Performance Bond
Payment Bond
Maintenance Bond
Contractor's Affidavit of Bills Paid
General Provisions
Special Provisions
Project Signage

The project is expected to take approximately 9 months to complete. The total amount budgeted for the project is $200,000.The professional engineering services contract funding for this item is available in the approved Utility Funds Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Resolution - Cobb, Fendley & Associates