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CM-12-01-001IVJUND Roca TEXAS Consider executing Supplemental Contract No. 1 with Halff Associates, Inc. for the RM 620/Round Rock Avenue Environmental and Right-of-way determination project. Item Caption: C1H7,0o0( RECEIVED JAN 042012 City Manager Approval Form Approval Date: January 6, 2012 Department Name: Transportation Department Project Manager. John Dean Assigned Attorney: Stephen Sheets Item Summary: On October 28, 2010, the City Council executed a contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for the RM 620 environmental and right-of-way determination project (R -10-10-28-10E5). The scope of work under this contract was to prosecute all of the necessary steps to receive approval of the environmental documents for this project from both the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Presently, this work is nearly 50% complete; an open house was held in October which included discussion about this project, last week TxDOT provided written comments regarding the schematic design of the project, and a public hearing is anticipated sometime during the month of March. Recently, staff met with an affected land owner to discuss the project and the potential impacts to his property. During this conversation the land owner suggested that a new alignment be considered which shifts the road onto his property. Staff has evaluated this suggestion and determined several benefits to this realignment: significant construction cost savings; reduced right-of-way take from other properties; much easier approval from the Union Pacific Railroad; and significant improvements in the traffic control, construction phasing and overall complexity of this project. Therefore, staff believes that this realignment has merit and is worthy of further investigation. This supplemental contract with Halff Associates, Inc. in the amount of $19,797.56 will analyze this new alignment and produce a schematic document with which further conversations can be held with City leadership about whether this realignment should No. of Originals Submitted: 2 Project Name: RM 620 Environmental and Right-of-way determination Cost: $19,797.56 Source of Funds: RR Trans Dev Corp Construction Source of Funds (if applicable): Select Source Fund Account Number. Finance Director Approval: Cheryl Delaney Date: 1/4/12 Department Director Approval: Date: **Electronic signature by the Director is acceptable. Please only submit ONE approval form per item.** CIP n n Budget N/A OK El OK N/A OK CI Purchasing El ❑ Accounting ❑ Ei N/A OK ITEMS WILL NOT BE PLACED ON THE COUNCIL OR CM AGENDA W/OUT PRIOR FINANCE AND/OR LEGAL APPROVAL REV. 6/20/11 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT NO. 1 TO CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FIRM: HALFF ASSOCIATES, INC. ("Engineer") ADDRESS: 4030 West Braker Lane, Suite 450, Austin, TX 78759 PROJECT: RM 620/Round Rock Avenue Environmental and Right-of-Wav Determination This Supplemental Contract No. 1 to Contract for Engineering Services is made by and between the City of Round Rock, Texas, hereinafter called the "City" and Halff Associates, Inc., hereinafter called the "Engineer". WHEREAS, the City and Engineer executed a Contract for Engineering Services, hereinafter called the "Contract", on the 28th day of October, 2010 for the RM 620/Round Rock Avenue Environmental and Right -of -Way Determination Project in the amount of $752,467.81; and WHEREAS, it has become necessary to amend the Contract to modify the provisions for the scope of services and to increase the compensation by $19,797.56 to a total of $772,265.37; and NOW THEREFORE, premises considered, the City and the Engineer agree that said Contract is amended as follows: I. Article 1 Engineering Services and Exhibit B. Engineering Services shall be amended as set forth in the attached Addendum To Exhibit B. II. Article 4. Compensation and Exhibit D. Fee Schedule shall be amended by increasing by $19,797.56 the lump sum amount payable under the Contract for a total of $772,265.37, as shown by the attached Addendum to Exhibit D. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Engineer have executed this Supplemental Contract in duplicate. Supplemental Contract Rev.12/01/08 0199.7150; 00240037 84275 TX03RM620 1 HALTF ASSOCIATES, INC. By: Date 2-12-01-u CITY OF • ND ROC �„ 477 By: r stevak voodj e/Abz— Citt"-mler Date Supplemental Contract 0199.7150; 00240037 TX03RM620 2 L. Sheets, City Attorney Rev. 12/01/08 84275 ADDENDUM TO EXHIBIT B GENERAL PROJECT OVERVIEW For the scope of services for this Work Authorization the ENGINEER shall provide engineering and environmental services to assist the city in evaluating a potential realignment of RM 620 due to the potential acquisition of the "Back in Texas LP" property. See the Project Location Map below. RM820 TASK OUTLINE VIII. ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR REALIGNMENT EVALUATION A. ROADWAY DESIGN 1. Revise Roadway Geometry: Engineer will revise roadway geometry of RM 620, access roads, and Chisolm Trail to optimize the alignment and right-of- way ight-ofway impacts. Engineer will develop profiles for the realigned roadways to ensure design criteria is met and sufficient clearance over the UPRR is maintained for the proposed bridge structure. 2. Evaluate Construction Sequence: Engineer will produce a conceptual construction sequence for the realignment and evaluate the benefits versus the conceptual construction sequence based on the current schematic. 3. Evaluate Construction Cost Savings: Engineer will evaluate the construction cost saving realized by the realignment, including reductions in: bridge costs (due to straddle bents and superelevation no longer required), temporary pavement, temporary retaining walls, permanent retaining walls, and others. 1 4. Evaluate ROW Impacts and Cost Savinas: Engineer will work with in-house appraiser to evaluate planning level ROW cost impacts for the realignment. 5. Prepare plan view exhibit: Engineer will prepare a plan view exhibit for use by city staff in evaluating the realignment. The exhibit will not be a revision to the preliminary design schematic (the design schematic and environmental document would be revised after a determination is made to proceed with the realignment). B. ENVIRONMENTAL 1. Evaluate Environmental Aspects: Engineer will evaluate and summarize the environmental aspects of the realignment. In particular, the impacts to the structure occupied by the Gumbo's restaurant and the implications of affecting this structure. Any additional services required beyond those specifically identified in this proposal are beyond the scope of services to be provided under this proposal. Any required additional services will be separately identified and negotiated and such additional scope and commensurate fee will be executed/authorized under a supplement agreement to this proposal/contract. The ENGINEER will perform the services to be provided under this agreement out of ENGINEER's office(s) as listed below: Service Project Management and Engineering Environmental Document Preparation 2 Office Location Halff Associates, Inc. 4030 West Braker Lane, Ste 450 Austin, TX 78759 Halff Associates, Inc. 4030 West Braker Lane, Ste 450 Austin, TX 78759 N 1 1 a: E I 1 t;tz_ 1' i� :-3 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 0 `s a 0