City of Delray Beach - File #: 22-630

• File #: 22-630
• Version: 1
• Type: Request
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/9/2022
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 6/14/2022
• Title: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 83-22 TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE PHASE II TROPIC ISLES ROADWAY UNDERGROUND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS PURSUANT TO RFQ NO. 2019-040 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,925,784 (PROJECT NO. 19-015).
• Sponsors: Public Works Department, Purchasing Department

TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Director Public Works
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: June 14, 2022

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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 83-22 TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE PHASE II TROPIC ISLES ROADWAY UNDERGROUND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS PURSUANT TO RFQ NO. 2019-040 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,925,784 (PROJECT NO. 19-015).

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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Resolution No. 83-22 to award an Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the Phase II Tropic Isles Roadway Underground Utility Improvements Project pursuant to RFQ No. 2019-040 (Project No. 19-015) in an amount not to exceed $2,925,784.

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Background:
The City of Delray Beach Public Works Department (City) is responsible for the maintenance of the roadways within the Tropic Isles Development (TID). Over several years, these roads have experienced uneven surface wear, excessive sinkholes, asphalt cracking, and accelerated deterioration which adversely impacts roadway drainage and driveability. Furthermore, this deterioration of the roadways caused an increase in maintenance costs and has shortened the lifespan of the roadways. A recent engineering evaluation of the subsurface soils showed evidence of muck underneath the roadways which is the leading factor in the roadway deterioration. In addition to the subsurface investigation, a utility assessment was conducted in the TID which determined that both the water and sewer infrastructure is more than 50 years old and reached the end of its useful life expectancy.

Additionally, this area has been identified as a top priority for improvements to the stormwater management system in both the Palm Beach County Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) prirority list and in the City's Stormwater Master Plan. As such, this project ranked 11 out of 76 projects in the inaugur...