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Council approves $109,384.15 contract amendment for Heritage Parkway South design, paid from contingency
Summary
The council approved an amendment to Spires Engineering’s contract for additional design of Heritage Parkway South. Staff said the $109,384.15 amendment will not increase the overall project budget and will be paid from owner’s contingency to add a secondary access road and pedestrian-oriented lighting.
MANSFIELD, Texas — Mansfield City Council on Feb. 24 approved a resolution authorizing an amendment to the city’s contract with Spires Engineering Inc. not to exceed $109,384.15 for additional design work on Heritage Parkway South.
Councilwoman Julie Short pulled the item from the consent agenda to confirm public notice and to emphasize that the amendment does not increase the project’s overall budget. City staff said the amendment will be paid from the owner’s contingency line within the larger infrastructure package for the South Campus and therefore does not change the project appropriation.
Staff and project consultants explained the reasons for the amendment: a developer-planned secondary access road that was expected to be built by the developer did not occur, so the city must design and construct a short connection to provide two points of access for the adjacent single-family neighborhood to meet public-safety requirements. The amendment also covers a change in lighting design. The plan calls for pedestrian-style decorative lighting with closer spacing (about every 50 feet) rather than the larger roadway-style fixtures supplied by the standard Encore street-lighting program; those decorative fixtures will be on privately metered circuits that the city will own and maintain, creating additional conduit, meters and design requirements.
Council members asked about the amendment’s effect on contingency; staff said the dollar amount is not large relative to the overall infrastructure package but could provide a specific percentage upon request. Council approved the amendment by unanimous vote.
City staff said the design change also includes a roundabout and pedestrian elements connecting the south extension of Heritage Parkway; the full project will proceed through design, permitting and construction phases pursuant to contract terms.
