Okaloosa County BOCC — August 16, 2016 — Replacement of Penny Creek Bridge on Steele Road — agenda request

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: August 16, 2016 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Jason Autrey SUBJECT: Replacement of Penny Creek Bridge on Steele Road DEPARTMENT: Public Works BCC DISTRICT: 3 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is asking Okaloosa County to accept a revised Off System Project Agreement for the replacement of Penny Creek Bridge on Steele Road in the Baker area. BACKGROUND: October 20, 2015 the BCC adopted an Off System Project Agreement along with two resolutions (#2015-214, #2015-215) for the replacement of Penny Creek Bridge #574013 located on Steele Road in Baker. The signed agreement and resolutions were provided to FDOT but were held by their Department. The Department has since made changes to include modified verbiage for the responsibilities of the Department and the County in regards to the Design and Operations phases, including ROW acquisition, road closures and funding sources. FDOT contracted with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for the design of the construction plans. The project final plans were completed June 24, 2016. Construction of the project is scheduled for FY19 of the FDOT District 3 Work Program. All costs associated with the design, permitting any needed right-of-way, construction and inspection of the project will still be funded by FDOT utilizing various federal funding. The County will submit a separate Local Agency Program (LAP) Agreement to be executed at a later date to govern County duties to complete the project. As originally planned, in order to construct the project Steele Road will need to be temporarily closed for a period of 180 days. The most convenient detour route to bypass the Penny Creek Bridge was determined to be West Dodson Road to Dodson Road to Griffith Mill Road. Along with the Off System Project Agreement, FDOT is asking the Board of County Commissioners to adopt two revised resolutions supporting FDOT's efforts in acquiring any needed right-of-way and in support of the proposed detour. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove acceptance of the attached FDOT Off System Project Agreement and related resolutions for the replacement of Penny Creek Bridge on Steele Road and authorize the Chairman to sign all documents. RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve acceptance of the attached FDOT Off System Project Agreement and related resolutions for the replacement of Penny Creek Bridge on Steele Road and authorize the Chairman to sign all documents. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: John Hofstad, County Administrator