Email from Acting Public Works Director Michael Fay

Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 15:46:48 -0400
From: "Michael Fay" (MJF@smtp.co.alachua.fl.us)
To: tjw@ufl.edu
Cc: "BILL LECHER" (WDL@smtp.co.alachua.fl.us)

Subject: Re: SW 62 Blvd and SW 43rd St.

Mr. Walker:

The meeting you attended was addressing the contract with Berryman & Henigar, Inc. (B&H). They are the County's engineering consultant for the engineering design of Southwest 24th Avenue from Southwest 43rd Street to Southwest 34th Street.

The original design was for a 2-lane divided roadway. This roadway was at the 90% design stage when the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) voted to change the design to a 4-lane divided roadway.

The contract amount with B&H for the 2-lane engineering design was $472,512.46. Plans were 90% complete.

The BoCC has approved a contract amendment to the engineering design contract with B&H to design Southwest 24th Avenue as a 4-lane divided roadway in the amount of $388,286.00.

The BoCC also approved a contract amendment for the SW 62nd Blvd. extension from SW 20 Avenue to SW 43 Street. This plan is being designed by HNTB Corp. However, this design work is currently on hold.

Please contact Bill Lecher in this office if we may be of further assistance.

Michael J. Fay
Acting Public Works Director
Assistant Public Works Director/
Transportation and Development
352-374-5245, ext. 218
MJF@smtp.co.alachua.fl.us

>>> "Thomas J. Walker" 07/29/03 03:34PM >>>
Michael--
At some meetings of the County Commission I attended, it was stated that by Dec. 2002 the planning for the divided two-lane version of SW 62 Blvd to SW 43rd Street and its continuation as SW 24th Ave. to SW 34th Street was 90% complete at an approximate cost of $500,000.

Is that correct?

If not, what would be correct as to the description of the project, the % completion of planning, and the cost?

Thanks,
Tom

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Thomas J. Walker
Department of Entomology & Nematology
PO Box 110620 (or Natural Area Drive)
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
E-mail: tjw@ufl.edu (or tjwalker@ifas.ufl.edu)
FAX: (352)392-0190
Web: http://csssrvr.entnem.ufl.edu/~walker/
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