Legislation Details

File #: 260968    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Referred
File created: 10/23/2026 In control: Council
On agenda: 11/12/2026 Final action:
Title: Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Design Professional Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,688,170.27 for a total contract amount of $2,087,896.45 for the Prospect Avenue Safety Improvements Project between approximately East Linwood Boulevard and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard; directing the City Manager to evaluate alternative project delivery strategies to address immediate needs and conditions and report back to Council in sixty (60) days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute, Debate”.
Sponsors: Director of Public Works Department
Attachments: 1. Grant Agrrement S4, 2. ORDINANCE SS4A Prospect_szb - FINAL, 3. Docket Memo Prospect SS4A - FINAL, 4. Ordinance 260968- CUP Summary 89004950, 5. Prospect SS4A - TIO - 11-10-2026
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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR]ORDINANCE NO. 260968


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Sponsor: Director of Public Works Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

Authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Design Professional Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,688,170.27 for a total contract amount of $2,087,896.45 for the Prospect Avenue Safety Improvements Project between approximately East Linwood Boulevard and Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard; directing the City Manager to evaluate alternative project delivery strategies to address immediate needs and conditions and report back to Council in sixty (60) days; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE recommends “Advance and Do Pass as a Committee Substitute, Debate”.


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WHEREAS, Council approved Ordinance No. 250198 accepting the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All grant awarded to the City for the Prospect Avenue Safety Improvements Project, which estimated and appropriated the $10,000,000.00 grant award in the Capital Improvements Grant Fund and appropriated $2,500,000.00 in the Vision Zero program as required for the local grant match; and

WHEREAS, the City conducted an RFP process for selection of the Design Professional for the Prospect Avenue Safety Improvements Project; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works previously executed a Design Professional Services Agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. in the amount of $399,726.18 for the Prospect Avenue Safety Improvements Project; and

WHEREAS, Amendment No. 1 is needed to complete survey, environmental, preliminary and final design for the Prospect Avenue Safety Improvements Project, including limited construction phase procurement and construction administration services; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of the Public Works Depa...

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