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Consideration to Initiate Final Design of Robinson Sidewalk Projects
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Former Councilmember Maud Robinson, who passed away in March 2019 just shy of her 97th birthday, left the bulk of her estate to the Town of Vienna for the specific purpose of building sidewalks, over a five-year period, in areas where they aren't already planned or likely to be funded through grants or new construction.
At the April 26, 2021 Town Council Meeting, the Council authorized the Department of Public Works (DPW) to utilize its On-Call Engineering Services Contract, RFP 10-01 with Urban Ltd. to perform a field survey and preliminary engineering for nine Robinson Trust sidewalk projects. The Council authorized $470,000 of funding from the Maud Robinson Trust to be used for the design of the projects. The $470,000 would be sufficient for preliminary engineering, and final engineering design of the nine projects.
During the agenda item discussion, Council requested DPW to prepare an evaluation of pros and cons to building a sidewalk on one side of the street versus the other side of the street for each of the potential sidewalk projects. These engineering reports include a concept design plan for each side of the street and an analysis of each of the two concepts. Factors to be considered for sidewalk recommendations on one street side or the other include more favorable support from property owners, less impact on trees, less grading on private property, no constructability issues such as utility poles that cannot be designed around, connectivity to adjacent sidewalks, trails, schools, parks, shopping areas or other destinations, and cost. The engineering reports for the four projects are included as attachments to this report.
Based upon the report recommendations, DPW requests that the Council authorize DPW to utilize its On-Call Engineering Services Contract, RFP 19-01 with Urban Ltd, to perform final engineering design for the ...
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