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Parish ratifies T. Baker Smith appointment for Enterprise Drive corridor; project majority federally funded
Summary
A parish committee ratified hiring T. Baker Smith LLC to provide engineering services for the Enterprise Drive/Westside Boulevard corridor expansion. The project budget is $3.2 million and is described as majority federally funded; committee said parish cost will be covered by partner contributions and grants.
The Public Service Committee ratified the appointment of T. Baker Smith LLC to provide professional engineering services for the Enterprise Drive/Westside Boulevard corridor expansion project (Project No. 25-Road-11).
Committee chair and members described the project as a roughly $3.2 million effort that is majority federally funded. Committee discussion indicated an expected parish cost shortfall of about $600,000, which committee members said would be covered by contributions from Terrebonne General Medical Center, Waterworks, and Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government combined with grant funding; a committee member said he believed the parish net cost would be zero after grant efforts. The committee approved the ratification by unanimous recorded vote.
The measure was moved and seconded on the agenda; the chair said the corridor project spans Districts 2 and 3 and emphasized its potential for economic development and for supporting a new waterline. Committee members recorded a unanimous vote to ratify the consultant appointment and to authorize the parish president to execute the related agreement.
The appointment authorizes the parish to execute a professional services agreement with T. Baker Smith LLC; contract scope specifics and schedule were not detailed in committee remarks.
