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Amd?2 to?Agmt?PR00005134?with?HNTB Corp?(CP 2164000), ext?period to?12/31/29, incr?NTE to $6,392,313.85 (county cost: $3,500,000 State GO Bonds, $2,892,313.85 State Aid Regular)?
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to execute Amendment 2 to?Agreement?PR00005134 with HNTB Corporation for design, engineering, professional services, and construction administration?associated with?capital?project 2164000?for?the Hennepin Avenue?Bridge?in?Minneapolis,?increasing the?amount?by $2,850,000?to?a new not to exceed amount of?$6,392,313.85 and extending the?period to?December 31, 2029;?that upon review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the?amendment?on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse the funds as directed.
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Background:
The Hennepin Avenue Bridge is a historic?river?crossing and nationally recognized cultural landmark. The existing?suspension?bridge was?originally?completed in 1988.?Over the years, the bridge has experienced deterioration across its deck, substructure, and superstructure.?The bridge preservation project will extend the life of the bridge by addressing all suspension maintenance needs, repainting the structural steel and resurfacing the concrete deck.
In 2023, the?state?infrastructure?bonding?bill?appropriated $3,500,000 to Hennepin County for design and?construction engineering?for the Hennepin Avenue suspension bridge.?The county is continuing to?seek?state and federal funding for the construction of this project.
HNTB Corporation?is under contract with the county to provide?design engineering and?professional services?for?the?Hennepin Avenue Bridge?project?(Resolutions 23-0141 and 25-0201).?Additional?design?engineering, professional?services and construction administration?are needed?to?complete the?design?and?prepare for?construction.??Adequate funding is available within the pr...
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