TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Director Environmental Services
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: April 5, 2016
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SERVICE AUTHORIZATION NO. 12-10 WITH WANTMAN GROUP, INC. FOR THE N.E. 2ND AVENUE/SEACREST BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT PHASE II
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Service Authorization No. 12-10 with Wantman Group, Inc. for design services for the N.E. 2nd Avenue / Seacrest Beautification Project Phase II (Project No. 16-032) in the amount not to exceed $169,004.50.
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Background:
The beautification of NE 2nd Avenue (aka Seacrest Boulevard) between NE 4th Street to Gulfstream Boulevard is being implemented in four phases in order to maximize the grant dollars available from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Transportation Enhancement Program. The objectives of the project are to enhance functionality of an important City collector into downtown Delray Beach, address pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns, and provide a complete streetscape. The City of Delray Beach and Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) acknowledged the need for beautification and other necessary improvements through the development of the Seacrest/Del-Ida Park Neighborhood Plan which was adopted by the City Commission on March 3, 1998. The City’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan as well as the Metropolitan Planning Organizations’s Master Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan recommends the provision of bicycle facilities along the NE 2nd Avenue corridor which includes the proposed project area.
On January 26, 2012, the City received Federal Funding through the for the initial Phase (NE 4th Street to George Bush Boulevard) in the amount of $698,340 for construction with the CRA providing the remaining construction funds. The initial construction phase is anticipated to start in June 2016.
On April 23, 2014, the City received Federal Funding through the FDOT Tr...
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