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Home My WebLink About2006 01 23 Informational Item 506 Status of Capital Improvement Projects COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 506 INFORMATIONAL January 23, 2006 Meeting MGR/DEPT/ Authorization REQUEST: Public Works Department is advising the City Commission of the status of various Capital Improvement Projects PURPOSE: This agenda item is to update the Commission on the status of current Capital Improvement projects. CONSIDERATION: TRAFFIC/TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT SR 434 Improvements (Village Walk) -Liquidated damages are being tracked as contract time has expired. Some portion of the contingency funding provided by the city will be required for the CEI cost beyond the original contract period. Substantial Completion awarded on December 10, 2005. Contractor has 30 days to complete all remaining Punch List items before additional liquidated damages are accessed. A walkthrough with FDOT performed January 12. Liquidated Damages have not at this time been resolved. CEI cost has currently exceeded the contingency funds provided by the City from the 1999 One Cent Sales Tax Agreements. (1/13/06) SR 434 Town Center Corridor Analysis - City representatives met with FDOT Secretary Stuttler on January 5th and expect a response to our median spacing request by the end of the month. (1/23/2006) SR 434/ Hayes Road Turn Lane - Design is complete and traffic accident information has been forwarded to PEC for development of traffic study. Survey has been completed and city attorney continues work for obtaining the needed Right of Way. (11/8/05) SR 434 / Doran Drive Traffic Signal - Notice to Proceed has been issued to Traffic Control Devices (TCD) to order the mast arm traffic signal and to Central Florida Environmental (CFE) to begin the road work. A preconstruction meeting was held 1 November with all stakeholders for the intersection improvements to be coordinated. Anticipate construction of turn lane on Doran Drive to begin first week of January. Developer's contractor expects his portion of the intersection improvements of McLeod's Way to be complete prior to the CFE beginning work January 23, 2006 Information Item 506 Page 2 the first week of January to avoid conflict. Traffic Control Devices has completed the installation of the mast arm foundations along with the pull boxes and conduit. TCD expects delivery of the traffic signal mast arms mid to late January. CFE will be on site mid January to allow more time of the offsite work to be completed. (1/13/06) Cross Seminole Trail Connector (Wade Street to Wekiva Trail) - Staff is working with County staff on evaluating the wetlands along the preferred route. The City Manager and Mayor are working with Rep. Mealor on state and/or federal funding for this alternative. The wetlands have been flagged and staff met with Seminole County and the consultant on May 25th.. Seminole County is pursuing legislative funding in the coming session. (10/10/05) Magnolia Park Phase II - Phase II of Magnolia Park consists of the construction of the Amphitheater with restrooms and drinking fountains to act as a trail head for the Cross Seminole Trail and an inter active water feature in this 0.67::1:: acres. Starmer Ranaldi Planning and Architecture, Inc (SRI) was approved by the Commission on January 10, 2005, for the architectural services. CPR Engineers, Inc has been authorized by the Commission under Amendment 78 on June 9, 2003, for services related to the landscape and hardscape design in conjunction with SRI. Both SRI and CPR Engineers are currently developing the plans for the construction of Magnolia Park Phase II. Survey and assessment of wetlands northeast of the Cross Seminole Trial being conducted to determine possible impacts and cost associated with moving the trail to accommodate the amphitheater/trailhead design. (1/17/06) Blumberg Boulevard Trail - The Blumberg Boulevard Trail consist of the construction of the trail with amenities from Magnolia Park to the intersection of Blumberg Boulevard and Doran Drive. The trail will have stone pavers with sitting arboretum and proposed sculpture gardens, to include the Rotary Club sponsored Veterans Memorial. Starmer Ranaldi Planning and Architecture, Inc (SRI) was approved by the Commission on January 10, 2005, for the architectural services. CPR Engineers, Inc has been authorized by the Commission under Amendment 78 on June 9, 2003, for services related to the landscape and hardscape design in conjunction with SRI. Plans are 85% complete with comments being solicited from staff. Easement application to the Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways and Trails submitted to allow for the proposed crossing of the state lands. (1/17/06) Central Winds Park Way - Final road design ongoing by CPR. Additional right of way has been requested from the Leerdam property and they will be submitting a conceptual site plan to the City Commission. Final Plan review will incorporate their proposed site plan.(4/18/05) Winter Springs Boulevard Reconstruction - Preliminary report was presented to the City Commission on April 11th. Staff is evaluating the costs of all projects in the One Cent Sales Tax to develop a schedule. The initial cost estimate for reconstruction is 2.4 million dollars. PEC awaiting completion of survey to complete design work. (1/13/06) Village Walk Beautification Phase II Trees - The project to install shade trees in the Right of Way and Beautification Easements from Wade Street to Belle Avenue was estimated to cost up to $90,000. The Urban Beautification Coordinator and City Forester have investigated various options of trees sizes and have developed a plan to reduce the cost to the city to only $35,000 with maintenance by city staff. (1/13/06) January 23, 2006 Information Item 506 Page 3 SR 434 Beatification Trees and Curbing - Completing plan design by CPH pending funding becoming available for plan to be submitted for FDOT Highway Beautification Grant (1/13/06) Orange Avenue Extension - Initial scope development under consideration by Staff. (1/13/06) UTILITY Utility/Public Works Compound - Design is 100% complete. Payment to River Run, Inc for wetland mitigation made on November 11. Easement forwarded to FDEP. Advertisement for Invitation to Bid ran on Sunday, October 30th with Bid Opening on December 14. One bid received from Ruby Builders. Initial bid exceed funding. Meeting held with Ruby Builders to negotiate priced and project scope. Recommendation to be presented to Commission on January 23. Permits from FDEP and ACOE received. (1/23/06) Well #4 - Well development complete. Retesting various water quality samples as requested by FDEP. Meeting with Sunshine pending for negotiation of contract cost adjustments due to rising construction cost since initial contract in 2003. (1/19/06) Reclaimed Water Augmentation - Final Draft was presented to the City Commission on 11/14. Augmentation project has been submitted to SJRWMD for funding. (1/23/06) Tuskawilla Road Stormwater Improvements - The scope of this project to install two 24" storm pipes and fill the existing ditches along with a strainer/ trash collection box with spreader swale to improve the quality of run off entering Lake Jesup from Tuskawilla Road North of St. Johns Landing and Orange Avenue. The contract was awarded to Sunshine Building and Development with a pre-construction meeting held on June 16th. . Construction is complete. (1/18/06) Electrical Improvements WTP #3 - Project advertised for bid on December 18, 2005 with a pre-bid meeting held on January 4, 2006. The bid opening is scheduled for January 18, 2006. (1/13/06) Village Walk Overhead Utility Undergrounding - Cost received by Progress Energy on August 5, 2005, Progress Energy provided staff with the cost to convert Progress Energy's lines from overhead to underground. The cost was $403,017.00. Additional cost may be incurred to provide property owners that have parking lot lighting installed on the power poles with an alternative lighting solution. The cost provided by Progress Energy does not include the cost to bury other utility lines. The cost to bury these lines is usually 50% to 75% of the cost to convert the power lines. There are up to four other utilities with lines on the Progress Energy poles. The estimated cost to convert these lines is $806,032 to $1.2 million. Total cost to convert the overhead utility lines to underground is $1.2 million to $1.6 million. (1/13/16) PUBLIC BUILDINGS January 23,2006 Information Item 506 Page 4 City Hall Expansion - The design of the expansion of City Hall was approved by the Commission on February 28, 2005. Starmer Ranaldi Planning and Architecture, Inc (SRI) provided the design of this 4,980 square foot addition to City Hall in the northwest corner of the City Hall building. New layout presented to Commission at 8/1 workshop and direction received. 40% Plans presented to staff for comments week of January 3. Comments due back to SRI the week of January 23. (1/13/06) PARKS AND RECREEATION Senior Center Therapy Pool - Awaiting Statement outlining proposed cost from SRI to begin initial design work. FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Station House #28 - Initial conceptual site layout proposal requested from CPH. (1/13/06) COMMISSION ACTION: