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Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Agreement for Services AGMT 07-1442 with Dowling Associates, Inc., in the amount of $88,000 for the term of one year, to obtain a consultant to assist said Department with the preparation of a traffic operations analysis for the U.S. Highway 50/Silva Valley Parkway Interchange Project.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Silva Valley Interchange Special Revenue set aside, a subset of the 2004 General Plan El Dorado Hills Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) fees.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $ 88,000.00
Funding
Budgeted $ 88,000.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $ 88,000.00
Change To Net County Cost $ 0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
These consultant services are funded by the Silva Valley Interchange Special Revenue set aside, a subset of the 2004 General Plan El Dorado Hills Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) fees. The Department has sufficient revenues budgeted in this account to fund this Agreement.
There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Reason for Recommendation:
The Silva Valley Parkway Interchange project is at a critical stage in the project development process. Traffic operational analyses must be performed to properly size the interchange to meet expected traffic conditions. This information will be used to help evaluate whether any further environmental analysis is warranted. Dowling Associates, Inc. has already performed other traffic analysis in the area and is therefore most familiar with the traffic study requirements at this interchange. As part of the Quincy Engineering team working on the El Dorado Hills Boulevard / Highway 50 Interchange, Dowling Associates, Inc. is currently modeling the interchange system in the area. This work will be directly applicable to the Silva Valley Parkway project.
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