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The committee then considered selection of an engineering firm to develop the plan. Lorraine said 13 firms were solicited, three were shortlisted and Kim(b)erly Horn and Associates was judged the most qualified after interviews. Staff reported negotiating a scope and fee in the packet in the range of about $599,000; the committee voted to recommend approval of the selection and agreement for that amount.

To support the safety plan, staff proposed purchasing traffic-probe data through a KDOT-supported agreement to acquire aggregated vehicle telemetry. Sean (city staff) said the city would pay a 25% match ($43,750) toward a $175,000 project budget, with KDOT providing $131,250. Sean described the data as provided by General Motors — aggregated and anonymized from GM vehicles — and said the sample is limited to GM vehicles but can provide near-miss and hard-braking information that supplements crash records.

Several members raised privacy and representativeness questions. One member characterized the data collection as potentially intrusive, asking whether vendors were \"spying.\" Sean responded the dataset is aggregated and anonymized and that GM was one of the only companies willing to provide the data at the time; staff said the consultant will evaluate the data’s usefulness for identifying risky locations.

The committee recommended City Council approval of the federal grant agreement, the selection and contract with Kimberly Horn and Associates, the city-state agreement with KDOT for the probe-data purchase, and a separate recommendation to approve a subscription agreement with General Motors LLC for the Safety View data product (amount in motion recorded as $174,999). Each recommendation was passed by voice vote in committee and will be forwarded to City Council for final action.

Staff said the Safety Action Plan will include data collection and analysis, public and stakeholder engagement, policy and process review, recommended strategies and projects, and a demonstration quick-build traffic-calming project.

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Committee members questioned a notably higher outlier bid from Vance Brothers (about $2,000,000) and asked staff to investigate the reason for that bid discrepancy to ensure future procurements are evaluated consistently. Staff said they observed multiple qualified bids and did not want to speculate about the outlier without further review.

A motion to recommend City Council approval of the award for the 2025 crack-seal program passed by voice vote as recorded in the meeting audio.

The contract recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final approval and contract execution.","Committee recommended awarding the 2025 crack-seal maintenance contract to the apparent low bidder listed in the staff packet for $524,901.84 after a brief Q&A about a high outlier bid and bidder locality.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6789570,"Committee backs $8.24 million award for 90 Ninth–90 Seventh Terrace storm drainage project",86,145150,231610,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5689738-4621e8d7d6e3cd72de95dd120e416c88&start=145&end=231","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5689738-4621e8d7d6e3cd72de95dd120e416c88/thumbnail_145150.jpg","/articles/6789570/Overland-Park/Johnson-County/Kansas/Committee-backs-824-million-award-for-90-Ninth90-Seventh-Terrace-storm-drainage-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6789570-142b4dbad04b58f02e606db23a45bd26/orig.mp4?Expires=1770908487&Signature=Uak9nOueqkPNYrUbTeJChG0~VgfsmB2abFEyUR5QCbFTGTeAALjzJ8B2a-gRakHUwQ~k6UKAo71WpW7tMgA1m~LQtfv4Xtf8mWjC~yQWvze3oEYpgD7vh0mpf7ZMF8pPCmtlkQdUf0nptvyt9JApG2ANT9s3MIWPmkuCJzx475na34dmcb4o9HQ30l0eEWrqXvmeC53aRydtd1F7j2DIKCH48QQqtFT1hMqg8az1rIEyw37tgS2B7fehsR0i8L2M6Vv6juONw-rwne-E5zRNoEJC3jmM0KNhBHLFFti40nIbi~aDkxRDszmnpmjsRH6aCMpw~TF5Xp4wUPpcV-~Mmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Overland Park Public Works Committee voted unanimously to recommend City Council approval of a contract award of $8,236,536 to BF Anderson Builders LLC for Phase 3 of the storm drainage improvements between 90 Ninth Terrace and 90 Seventh Terrace.

Lauren, a city staff presenter, said BF Anderson was “the lowest and best responsible bidder with a bid in the amount of $8,236,536.” She described the work as replacement and enlargement of an existing concrete channel, construction of a new culvert at 90 Seventh Terrace, reconstruction of a portion of Knox 90 Seventh Terrace, and installation of additional pipe and inlets.

Staff told the committee the project will remove 27 homes from the regulatory flood plain and help alleviate street flooding in the area. Lauren also said the project budget had been exceeded by $1,500,000 because of higher construction costs, a staffing change that requires contracting out construction observation, and utility relocations; Lorraine from finance confirmed there are sufficient funds in the stormwater utility and staff leveraged roughly $4,000,000 from the Johnson County stormwater management program to help cover the scope.

Committee members asked whether the widened channel would match earlier phases and whether observation work would be folded into existing contracts; staff said the channel will be concrete and similar in profile to prior phases and that a separate construction-observation contract will be brought to the committee in the coming months.

A committee member moved to recommend City Council award (project SD1832) to BF Anderson Builders LLC; the motion carried by voice vote as recorded in the meeting audio.

The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final approval and contract execution.","The committee unanimously recommended awarding an $8,236,536 contract to BF Anderson Builders LLC for Phase 3 of the 90 Ninth to 90 Seventh Terrace storm drainage project, which staff said will remove dozens of homes from the regulatory flood plain; the recommendation goes to full council.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6789560,"Committee approves design-build procurement route for Blue Valley salt-storage facility",597,948305,1546270,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5689738-4621e8d7d6e3cd72de95dd120e416c88&start=948&end=1546","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5689738-4621e8d7d6e3cd72de95dd120e416c88/thumbnail_948305.jpg","/articles/6789560/Overland-Park/Johnson-County/Kansas/Committee-approves-design-build-procurement-route-for-Blue-Valley-salt-storage-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6789560-2cdb8bf0843f53e8787b23ef86060a40/orig.mp4?Expires=1770908487&Signature=P7NbJjRbhipPy4CyYH093tYNPmtdGxwJW1EQ6lQ2l2r0TAxqgKyDRqCd88hptsPC3kOjoX9dX2rajdx49AI8Q8a5~cdw8zDEDJo8T04iqyCNYcD~nK~tmlMslcARY-eonZ2W2uhC73Ot~vHs~s0Ug-ODV0pGK4lkW6zwbrO8AXZSQK8jM6K~2RVbvcvHWeyyTbhE0CXy8JzfOUuFW2tmwT6QTx5JuGCAdGujg0wRA-~XBAK0faArGnHEPO~11OAx5ozBipuXjyDkkxGaV-28FDNB3mUpgAx7IsQErzu~RpbdOmmfDgn1NV2eexAFKRKE9aClBqyrP~5WiyXC9Aa1IA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff asked the committee to recommend a waiver of the formal bid process to allow a design-build procurement for a new salt-storage facility at the Blue Valley maintenance campus (project PB2528). Josh (city staff) said the city has design funds in this fiscal year and construction funds next year and wants to see multiple building types and proposals, including potential automated material-handling solutions.

Several members expressed concern about changing procurement practice without a clear cap and asked whether the process would limit the committee’s oversight. Josh and other supporters explained the city’s purchasing policy allows a proposal process where proposers can be evaluated and the negotiated agreement would return to the committee for approval; proponents also argued design-build can speed schedule, allow collaboration between designers and contractors and include a guaranteed maximum price.

A motion to recommend City Council waive the bid process and pursue design-build for the Blue Valley salt storage facility (PB2528) passed on a voice vote recorded in the meeting audio.

Staff said proposers will be requested via a proposal solicitation, evaluated, and final selection and contract terms will return to the committee for approval before construction begins.","The committee recommended waiving the standard bid process to pursue a design-build procurement for the Blue Valley salt barn (project PB2528), citing potential savings and greater integration of design and construction; members asked staff to set cost parameters and return with a negotiated agreement.","actionData","errors"]

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