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TO: |
Board of Trustees |
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THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
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FROM: |
David Hancock, Chief Capital Services Officer |
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PRESENTER(S): |
Patti Garver, Manager of Sustainability & Environmental Services |
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Alex Beim, Manager of Long Range & Strategic Planning |
TITLE:
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Contract: Davis-Salt Lake City Community Connector Environmental & Preliminary Design (Horrocks Engineers, Inc.)
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Procurement Contract/Change Order
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve award and authorize the Executive Director to execute the contract and associated disbursements with Horrocks Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $1,192,947 to complete the categorical exclusion and preliminary design for the Davis-SLC Community Connector Environmental and Preliminary Design.
BACKGROUND:
The Davis-SLC Community Connector is a proposed corridor-based bus rapid transit (BRT) system between Farmington City and Salt Lake City. In 2014, UTA conducted an alternatives analysis and, with input from the community, selected a preferred corridor connecting downtown Salt Lake City with the Woods Cross FrontRunner station. In 2021, this alignment was modified to extend northward to the Farmington FrontRunner station, and to continue eastward from downtown Salt Lake City into the University of Utah and Research Park. The Alternatives Analysis recommended 26.5 miles of Corridor BRT service from Farmington FrontRunner Station to Research Park.
DISCUSSION:
The contract is for the consultant, Horrocks, to complete an FTA-compliant NEPA document and preliminary engineering design (approximately 30%) for the Davis-SLC Community Connector corridor from Farmington to Salt Lake City.The proposed alignment includes 12 transit stations (24 platforms) between approximately 500 South in Bountiful and 200 South in Salt Lake City. These stations will have passenger amenities such as platforms with shelters and bike racks, real-time bus arrival information on electronic reader-boards, and night-time platform lighting. Remaining design and environmental clearance will include two end-of-line stations and associated charging infrastructure (one each in Farmington and Research Park), and approximately 12 additional Level III bus stops between 900 East in Salt Lake City and Research Park at the University of Utah.
CONTRACT SUMMARY:
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Contractor Name: |
Horrocks Engineers, Inc. |
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Contract Number: |
23-03706VW |
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Base Contract Effective Dates: |
November 2023 - December 2025 |
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Extended Contract Dates: |
N/A |
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Existing Contract Value: |
N/A |
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Amendment Amount: |
N/A |
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New/Total Contract Value: |
$1,192,947 |
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Procurement Method: |
Qualifications-based selection process |
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Budget Authority: |
2023-2027 Capital Plan |
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ALTERNATIVES:
If this contract is not approved, implementation of an improved transit service between Farmington and Salt Lake City would be delayed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for this work are included in the 5-year capital plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Contract