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City staff: supplemental $384,602 contract will complete downtown trail design
Summary
City staff told the Wilmington City Council briefing that a $384,602 supplemental contract with WSP USA would carry the downtown trail project from 60% to 100% design, with 60% plans expected in February and full design anticipated by year-end; funding for construction remains to be identified.
City staff said a supplemental $384,602 contract with WSP USA Inc. will take the downtown trail project from 60% to 100% design, and that 100% plans are expected by the end of the year.
The council was briefed that recent coordination with railroad partners uncovered design elements not originally scoped. "This supplemental contract is for 60% through a 100% of the design," staff member Abby said, adding that 60% design plans are expected in February and the remaining work should yield 100% design by year-end.
Why it matters: a completed design package produces construction-ready plans the city can keep on file until project funds are available, permitting either a single contract or phased construction later. Abby told the council that once the 100% design is set, the city "doesn't have to go back out and design it again," meaning future bidding or phasing would use the same plans.
Council members asked whether the city would immediately advertise for bids or wait until funding sources—utilities and construction—are identified. Abby said the next step is to determine a funding source for utilities and construction; the design itself will be preserved for whichever procurement approach the city later adopts.
The WSP supplemental contract was introduced as part of the consent agenda (C5). No formal vote or contract execution occurred during the briefing; the contract is listed on the consent agenda for the council meeting.
The briefing did not include a construction timeline or committed funding for construction; council members discussed the possibility of phasing the work if full funding is not available at once.
