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Board approves $122,700 design contract for East End safety project
Summary
The Madison Board of Public Works and Safety voted to approve a $122,700 LPA consulting contract with JTL for design and environmental services tied to an East End safety grant; estimated construction cost is $605,000 and the project carries a 90% federal match.
The Madison Board of Public Works and Safety on Sept. 15 approved a $122,700 contract with JTL to provide locally administered project (LPA) consulting services for the East End Safety Grant project, city staff said.
City staff said the contract covers design and environmental services to support signal and crosswalk improvements at the Main Street intersections with Mulberry Street and West Street as part of an NDOT-administered federal safety grant. The full estimated construction cost for the project is $605,000; staff said the grant provides approximately a 90% federal match and a 10% local match.
City staff described the consultant scope as including design survey, environmental and historic documentation, signal design, utility and railroad coordination, right-of-way certification and plan preparation. Chris Hale, a city staff presenter, told the board the consultant work covers the initial environmental scoping and the later signal and crossing designs that will be required before the city can solicit construction bids.
Hale said the environmental work is time-consuming because the project lies in a historic district. “We’re looking at at least 9 months before construction could even begin, or before the bidding,” he said during the meeting. City staff also said the project was scheduled for bid letting in February but cautioned that environmental clearance must be finished before that can happen.
A board member moved to approve the contract and a second followed; the board voted in favor. The contract amount was described as part of the overall $605,000 project budget; staff indicated the $122,700 would be included in that total and that the remaining work would be covered later by construction funds within the grant.
Staff said the contract’s end date is contingent on project milestones and would effectively run through project completion because environmental and design timelines vary.
The board took the action during a public meeting after the contract was taken off the table for discussion and approval.
