CC MEETING: JULY 22, 2025
DATE: July 15, 2025
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Wheat, Jr., P.E., Director of Engineering
Shannon Hicks, P.E., Assistant City Manager
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Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into an Engineering Cost Reimbursement Agreement With Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad, Inc. (DGNO) For Signal Design Services To Establish A Quiet Zone In Downtown Carrollton, In An Amount Not To Exceed $210,463.00.
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BACKGROUND:
In August of 2024, the City of Carrollton contracted Bridgefarmer to analyze and design a quiet zone in the Downtown area. The project is currently at 30% designed. Quiet Zone 3 includes three (3) crossing locations along the BNSF railway and seven (7) crossing locations along the DGNO railway. Expenses for a signal design at each crossing were not included in the original estimate, because it was unknown if the railway entities would be completing the signal design in-house or if our consultants would be completing the design work. BNSF chose to have the city's consultant complete the design for the 3 locations that involve their railway. DGNO requires the attached Engineering Cost Reimbursement Agreement to provide the following engineering services.
* Perform preliminary engineering services and other related services for work to be performed within Railroad right of way.
* Prepare force account estimates for work within Railroad right of way.
* Perform signal design of the railroad crossings.
* Perform IC reviews, traffic reviews, and quiet zone reviews of the railroad crossings.
* Make recommendations to the agency of required updates or revisions to the plans within the Railroad right of way.
* Prepare and issue final construction drawings for the "Improvements" based on the plans within Railroad right of way, including any Agency approved changes or updates thereto.
* Procure competitive bid proposals to perform the "Improvements" by Railroad approved vendors...
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