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I <br />BOOK' F'iGE -P <br />STATE ROAD 60 WIDENING PROJECT (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br />UTILITY RELOCATION <br />The Board reviewed memo from Utility Services Director Terry <br />Pinto dated December 5, 1991: <br />DATE: DECEMBER 5, 1991 <br />TO: JAMES E. CHANDLER <br />:.� COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR <br />FROM: - rTERRANCE G. PINTO <br />DIRECTOR OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />''PREPARED <br />.AND STAFFED" <br />BY: <br />SUBJECT: <br />WILLIAM_ F. MCCAIN�JI <br />CAPITAL PROJECTS ENGIi R <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />STATE ROAD 60 WIDENING PROJECT (DEPARTMENT OF <br />TRANSPORTATION) UTILITY RELOCATION <br />BACKGROUND <br />During the last several months, the Utilities Department has been <br />working with the Department of Transportation (-DOT) to coordinate <br />.-utility relocation to accommodate the widening of State Road ---60. <br />The DOT project is predominately involved with widening of road <br />shoulders and the creation of several deceleration lanes along the <br />highway. The other work associated with the project involves <br />':•improvements to the Route 60 and 90th Avenue intersection and <br />"overall drainage system improvements <br />,:After a thorough review of the DOT plans, it has been determined <br />°that 14 fire hydrants must be relocated to the back side -of the -_.DOT. <br />..right-of-way, and a 10 -inch force main must be lowered at the 90th <br />Avenue intersection to accommodate a 42 -inch drainage culvert being <br />.installed by the DOT. The Utilities:Department wishes to complete <br />`the fire hydrant relocation work prior to the commencement.of the <br />;widening project. It is the Utilities Departments desire. -to bid <br />out the fire hydrant relocation work and provide all materials for <br />the project. To this end, we are proceeding in-house with the <br />necessary engineering, and this effort is 80% complete. We are also <br />proposing to lower the conflicting force main with our own crews <br />during the construction of the Route 60 improvements.- The <br />preliminary cost estimates are between $5,000.00 and $10,000.00 and <br />will be financed through Renewal and Replacement Funds. Attached <br />are copies of both the DOT relocation agreement and the DOT <br />Resolution for the chairman's signature. These documents must be <br />executed before the project can proceed. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The staff of the Department of Utility Services recommends that the <br />Board of County Commissioners approve the execution of the attached <br />agreement with the DOT and also the DOT Resolution. - <br />Chairman Bird recalled State Road 60 Utilities were completed <br />not too long ago and asked why we need to relocate_ it. <br />Utility Services Director Terry Pinto explained it was because <br />Department of Transportation is widening the road and redesigning <br />82 <br />