It is recommended that the City Council:

1.  Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Dunaway Associates, L.P., for the design of safe routes to school improvements for the Bonnie Brae Elementary School, W.J. Turner Elementary School and Diamond Hill Elementary School campuses in an amount not to exceed $650,000.00 City Project No. (101264); and

2.  Authorize the execution of an Engineering Services Agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the design of safe routes to school improvements for the C. C. Moss Elementary School, M. L. Phillips Elementary School, D. McRae Elementary School and Daggett Elementary School campuses in an amount not to exceed $650,000.00 City Project No. (101264).

Pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Fort Worth Independent School District, this safe routes to school work effort will improve pedestrian access to seven elementary school campuses:  W.J. Turner Elementary, Diamond Hill Elementary, Bonnie Brae Elementary, C.C. Moss Elementary, D. McRae Elementary, Daggett Elementary and M.L. Phillips Elementary through constructing new sidewalks, repairing non-compliant sidewalks and the installation of crosswalks and rectangular rapid flashing beacon systems.

The City received $3.2 million through the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Safe Routes to School program.  This funding will be used for the construction of the improvements and the funding for the design of the improvements will come from the 2014 Bond Program Grant Match Funds and 2014 Sidewalk Funds.

Both engineering firms recommended for contract awards in this Mayor and Council Communication have been selected based on Transportation and Public Works' Request for Qualifications advertised in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on January 5, 2017 and January 12, 2017.  Those submittals were received and reviewed by Transportation and Public Works staff in January 2017 with each respondent submitting Statements of Qualifications representative of the work required for the projects listed in this Mayor and Council Communication.

A portion of this project will include 2014 Bond Funds.  Available resources within the General Fund will be used to provide interim financing for these expenses until debt is issued.  Once debt associated with this project is sold, bond proceeds will reimburse the General Fund in accordance with the statement expressing official intent to reimburse, that was adopted as part of the ordinance canvassing the bond election (Ordinance No. 21241-05-2014) and subsequent actions.

M/WBE OFFICE – Both engineering contractors are in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance as follows:

a) Dunaway Associates, L.P., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 14 percent SBE participation.  The City's SBE goal on this project is five percent.

b) Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to five percent SBE participation.  The City's SBE goal on this project is five percent.

These projects are located in COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9.