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Council awards $246,135 design contract for Southwest Evergreen Avenue improvements
Summary
The council approved a $246,135 design contract to AKS Engineering for improvements to Southwest Evergreen Avenue (Third to Seventh), including ADA upgrades, street trees, water main replacement and potential undergrounding of overhead utilities; construction is budgeted at $1.4 million with urban renewal and transportation/water funds contributing.
The Redmond City Council voted to award a $246,135 design contract to AKS Engineering for improvements to Southwest Evergreen Avenue between Third and Seventh streets.
Evan Malone, a project engineer in the public works department, outlined the project scope: ADA sidewalk and ramp upgrades, gateway treatments, replacement of an undersized 8-inch cast-iron water main with 12-inch ductile iron, resurfacing, and undergrounding some overhead utilities. Malone said $1.4 million is budgeted for the overall project, with approximately $700,000 anticipated from downtown urban renewal and the remainder coming from transportation and water funds.
Councilors asked about timing, the logistics and benefits of undergrounding utilities, and whether design dollars should be spent now if competing urban renewal priorities — including an upcoming ice-rink discussion — might affect available construction funds. City staff said the $246,135 design funds come from the transportation fund and will allow the city to complete a bid-ready package; construction could be scheduled later depending on franchise-utility relocation work.
A council member asked how long any closures would last once construction begins; Malone estimated a worst-case construction window of nine months but said phasing and lane management would likely minimize full closures.
The council approved a motion to award the design contract and authorized the city manager to sign the agreement. Staff said the consultant will coordinate with utility companies during design to resolve how far undergrounding would need to extend to maintain service to adjacent alleys and properties.
Why it matters: The project is intended to improve accessibility, pedestrian safety and underground utilities along a key corridor entering Redmond, and it advances a design phase that will clarify scheduling and utility-relocation costs.
