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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with Erie Construction LLC for the Barton Nature Area Border to Border Trail Project and Appropriate Funding ($1,287,382.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and action is a resolution to approve a construction contract with Erie Construction LLC in the amount of $1,287,382.00 for the Barton Nature Area Border to Border Trail project which will entail creating a paved pathway through the Barton Nature Area peninsula to the Barton Dam parking lot.
Project Description: This project is the first phase of a larger project to build a pedestrian tunnel that will extend beneath the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) railroad tracks between Barton Nature Area and Bandemer Park and would provide a highly desired non-motorized connection. The Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan identifies this project as a high priority project and a critical gap Border-to-Border Trail (B2B), which is a part of the statewide Iron Belle trail. This project will also improve non-motorized traffic around the North Main Street & M-14 corridor by providing a safe pedestrian and bicycle gateway to the City.
This contract includes an accessible 0.6-mile-long concrete paved Border-to-Border Trail (B2B) through Barton Nature Area to the Barton Dam parking lot and the addition of two accessible parking spaces. This trail will improve accessibility at this popular Nature Area as part of the City's commitment to improving accessibility throughout the park system. The pedestrian tunnel to be built in the second phase will connect this new B2B trail with the existing one in Bandemer Park. The pedestrian tunnel scope of work is not included in this contract. The project is being split into two phases with the trail phase being constructed first because of an upcoming construction project at the Barton Dam embankment that will limit construction access in the next couple of years. It is anticipated that construc...
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