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Board authorizes agreement for City Center Court roadway expansion study with VDOT grant match
Summary
The board authorized the county administrator to execute a development agreement with SPF Investments and a contract with Timmons Group to carry out an $800,000 VDOT-funded City Center Court roadway expansion study; SPF Investments will provide a $150,000 local match and Timmons will perform design and engineering work reimbursed by VDOT.
The New Kent County Board of Supervisors authorized the county administrator Feb. 20 to execute a development agreement with SPF Investments and a professional services contract with Timmons Group to advance the City Center Court roadway expansion study, which is funded by an $800,000 Virginia Department of Transportation economic development access grant.
County staff told the board the VDOT grant will fund design and engineering to open the eastern section of the New Kent City Center property for future development. The county is required to provide a $150,000 local match; SPF Investments agreed to provide that match and to participate in document review and stakeholder activities described in the memorandum of understanding. "This is a reimbursable grant from VDOT," the presenter said; the county will submit monthly reimbursement requests to VDOT and request reimbursement from SPF Investments for the local-match work.
The purchase order for Timmons Group to perform the design and engineering work appears as an exhibit to the MOU; staff said the Timmons scope is for $800,000 and will be reimbursed as work is completed. Staff estimated it will take about a year to complete the full design and engineering work and warned that the bridge component will be the largest cost and design complexity, including environmental permitting and coordination with VDOT.
Supervisor Pearson moved to authorize the county administrator to execute the agreements in a form approved by the county attorney. The roll-call vote recorded: Supervisor Stewart, aye; Supervisor Moyer, aye; Supervisor Pearson, aye; Supervisor Sears, aye; Supervisor Evelyn, aye. The motion passed unanimously.
Staff said the county will form a stakeholder group that includes VDOT, SPF Investments and county staff; the board requested periodic updates, and staff agreed to provide them as requested.
