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93. CONTRACT WITH PBS&J FOR MCDOWELL PARKWAY CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDY Approve Contract No. 2008-047, with PBS&J in the amount of $324,829.91 for Maricopa County Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning (TPLN) project, Job No. T005, McDowell Parkway Corridor Feasibility Study – 339th Avenue to Dean Road. The Contract completion date shall be 365 days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued. Fiscal year 2010 expenditures are contingent upon the Board of Supervisors approving the recommended FY 2010 budget. Under the direction of the MCDOT Project Manager, PBS&J will prepare a Corridor Feasibility Study for approximately 15 miles of the McDowell Parkway (from 339th Avenue to Dean Road) proposed in the MAG Interstate 10/Hassayampa Valley Roadway Transportation Framework Study. The primary objectives of the Corridor Feasibility Study are to: (1) clearly define and assess the project study area for strategic issues identification; (2) develop and evaluate conceptual alternative alignments within the corridor study area; (3) recommend a preferred alignment; and (4) subsequently define the characteristics of the preferred alignment in greater detail. This study is the first step in the development process and is meant to aid the governing bodies in protecting a continuous corridor in this area. (C-91-09-179-5-00)