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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6E <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee, PE City Engineer <br /> <br />C. C. MEETING DATE: August 8, 2022 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consider Resolution 22-71, Order Project, Approve the Plans <br />and Specifications and Authorize the Ad for Bid, 2022 I35E <br />Pipe Crossing Project <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting Council approval to authorize the ad for bid for the 2022 I35E Pipe Crossing <br />Project. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />On December 13, 2021, the City Council approved the preparation of the plans and specifications <br />for the 2022 I35E Pipe Crossing Project. Since then staff have obtained an easement on the east <br />of the I35E to bulkhead the pipe and a temporary access. Permitting for the project is also in <br />place. <br /> <br />The 2022 I35E Pipe Crossing Project is the second phase of the NE Drainage Improvements as <br />outlined in the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan. The first phase was the <br />construction of the Peltier Lake outlet. This second phase of the project includes constructing a <br />stormwater conveyance system under I35E to the east side of the freeway, north of Main Street. <br />The pipe system will tie into the Watermark Development systems. <br /> <br />The estimated total project cost is $750,000.00. The project is funded through the City’s Surface <br />Water Management Fund. <br /> <br />The estimated schedule for the project: <br /> <br />Authorize Preparation of Plans and Specifications December 13, 2021 <br />Order Improvement, Approve Plans and Specs, Authorize Ad for Bids August 8, 2022 <br />City Opens Bids September 1, 2022 <br />City Council Awards Contract September 12, 2022 <br />Construction Begins Fall 2022/ Spring 2023 <br />Final Completion Fall 2023 <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />