Vote: approved

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78. CONTRACT WITH T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL FOR DESIGN CONCEPT REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF MERIDIAN ROAD Approve Contract No. 2008-048 with T.Y. Lin International in the amount of $998,027.35 for Maricopa County Department of Transportation Partnership Support (PSUP) Project, Job Number T275, Design Concept Report and Environmental Assessment of Meridian Road from Empire Boulevard to Germann Road. The Contract Completion date shall be 300 days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued. The project budget for FY 2009-10 will be adjusted next fiscal year after the budget is adopted. Approval of this agenda item is contingent upon the Board adopting the recommended FY 2009-10 budget. The purpose of this scoping/DCR is to provide the necessary information for a comparative evaluation of alternatives and ultimately a coordination document to guide design and construction of future improvements. The study is scheduled to begin in Spring 2009 and the County will act as lead agency. On February 25, 2009, the Board approved the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) among Maricopa County, acting through the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (Maricopa County), the Town of Queen Creek (Town) and the County of Pinal, acting through the Pinal County Department of Public Works (Pinal County) for the scoping/design concept report (DCR) of Meridian Road from Empire Boulevard to Ocotillo Road (Agenda Item Number C-91-09-115-M-00). The estimated cost for the Partnership Support (PSUP) Project, Job Number T275, is $1 million. The Town and Pinal County will each contribute $200,000 towards the completion of the study. Maricopa County is responsible for 100% of remaining cost of the project. Maricopa County’s total estimated contribution to this DCR is $600,000. Any additional cost incurred by Maricopa County over and above the equivalent partner contribution shall be credited towards its share of future costs when the project proceeds to a subsequent stage of development. Supervisory District No. 1 (C-91-09-171-5-00)