Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Public Works

TO:	Mike Wildgen
FROM:	Chuck Soules
CC:	Dave Corliss, Debbie Van Saun, Terese Gorman
Date:	February 8, 2005
RE:	7^th and Kentucky

Project Description:  Reconstruction of the intersection at 7^th and Kentucky including new signals, median, and new Post Office drop-off entering off Kentucky.  

Project History:

April 22, 2003 – City Commission accepts funding for improvements from KDOT.

October 7, 2003 – City hires PEC for design of improvements.

December 15, 2004 – Bid letting.

January 4, 2005 – Approve Resolution 6576 authorizing the issuance of bonds.

                           Approve Authority to Award Contract/Commitment of City Funds.

Project Status:  The project is bid; construction will begin later this spring.

Project Details:  This is a 90/10 grant for construction and inspection, with a maximum State participation of $160,000.  The City is responsible for 100% of the engineering, right-of-way, and utility costs in addition to the 10% share of construction costs.

COSTS TO DATE:

	Total	Participating	Non-Participating
Engineering	$ 27,030.00	-0-	$27,030.00
Project Bid	$221,831.45	$160,000.00	$61,831.45
KDOT Construction/ Engineering	$11,091.57	-0-	11,091.57
LPA	$ 45,483.95	-0-	-0-
TOTAL	$305,436.97	$160,000.00	$99,953.02

The City will provide the LPA services (Local Public Authority Inspection) for this project ”in-house”.  Since the construction costs have met the State’s maximum participation limit, the City will not receive any reimbursement for our costs ($45,483.95).  This amount is reflective of the cost for inspection that the City is saving by providing this service with existing staff (versus contracting with an outside firm).

ACTION REQUESTED:

Authorize Mayor to sign agreement for LPA services for the improvements at 7^th and Kentucky.

Respectfully submitted,

Charles F. Soules, P.E.

Director of Public Works