Number
071480
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Revised Project Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Wisconsin Department of Transportation associated with the West Vliet Street intersection with North 40th Street project in the City of Milwaukee under the Hazard Elimination Safety Program, and to transfer funds for the additional preliminary engineering costs associated with the revised agreement of $45,310.00, with a City share of $4,531.00 and a grantor’s share of $40,779.00.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Revised Project Agreement with the WISDOT associated with the West Vliet Street intersection with North 40th Street project. The Revised Project Agreement provides for 90 percent Federal/State aid and 10 percent local cost sharing for all items in the project and reflects a total estimated cost of $305,000.00 of which $30,500.00 is the City of Milwaukee’s share and $274,500 is the grantor share. The additional preliminary engineering costs are $45,310.00, with a City share of $4,531.00 and a grantor share of $40,779.00.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee adopted Resolution File Number 051254 authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) for safety improvements at the intersection of West Vliet Street and North 40th Street with 90 percent Federal and/or State aid funds under the Hazard Elimination Safety (HES) Program; and
Whereas, As part of the preliminary engineering process, we received requests from the WISDOT to include additional engineering analysis in the documentation for the intersection; and
Whereas, Costs for this additional work were not included in the original agreement with the WISDOT; and
Whereas, Construction costs have been refined and increased since the original agr...
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