Agenda Date: 03/03/2026
Subject:
Title
Resolution 15-2026: Approving the third amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Littleton and David Evans and Associates, Inc. for design services on the County Line Road Shared Use Path Connections Project
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Brent Soderlin, Director of Public Works & Utilities
Brent Thompson, Executive Projects Engineer
Shane Roberts, Senior Transportation Planner
Presentations:
N/A
PURPOSE:
To seek council approval of an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with David Evans and Associates, Inc. for design services on the County Line Road Shared Use Path Connections Project.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community; High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The County Line Road Shared Use Path Connections Project will construct a shared use path along the south side of County Line Road, connecting the Broadway/County Line Road intersection to the High Line Canal Trail. The project will also include pedestrian and bicyclist safety and accessibility improvements through the Southpark Lane intersection, enhancing connections to the shared use path, the High Line Canal Trail, the C-470 Trail, and the newly opened South Suburban Parks and Recreation pickleball complex at County Line Road and Broadway.
City staff solicited the services of David Evans and Associates (DEA) for design of this multimodal project in 2023. A contract was executed for the first phase of the project, conceptual design, in May 2023. The initial contract was intentionally phased to ensure that the final design scope and fee accurately reflected the anticipated design workload, which would be determined by the preliminary design. Projects of this nature, particularly those involving federal funds, often take 18-24 months to design. Phasing the design of this project is fiscally responsible, as it avoids encumbering funds that would not otherwise be used until a su...
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