Title
An Ordinance approving the award of RFQ No. 2025-070 for Professional Engineering Services for Scherer Road Reconstruction -- Ward Road to M291 by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Lochmueller Group Inc., in the amount of $1,249,297.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
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Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving the award of RFQ No. 2025-070 for Professional Engineering Services for Scherer Road Reconstruction -- Ward Road to M291 by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Lochmueller Group Inc., in the amount of $1,249,297.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
Key Issues
• The Scherer Road Reconstruction -- Ward Road to M291 (hereinafter "Project") was authorized in the current Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) adopted by City Council
• The project will be funded from the voter-approved 2017 CIP Sales Tax Renewal and 2023 Transportation Bond Issue funds
• The City staff issued RFQ No. 2025-070 to conduct a Qualification Based Selection for professional engineering services, in accordance with state statutes, federal regulations, and local procurement policies
• Lochmueller Group, Inc was selected as the best qualified firm for the project and satisfactorily conducted negotiations for scope and fee with City staff
• The City desires to enter into an agreement with the Engineer to complete the Project.
Proposed Committee Motion
I move to recommend to the City Council approval of an Ordinance approving the award of RFQ No. 2025-070 for Professional Engineering Services for Scherer Road Reconstruction -- Ward Road to M291 by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Lochmueller Group Inc., in the amount of $1,249,297.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
Proposed City Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for a second reading of an Ordinance approving the award of RFQ No. 2025-070 for Professional Engineering Services for Scherer Road Reconstruction -- Ward Road to M291 by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, and Lochmueller Group Inc., in the amount of $1,249,297.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of an Ordinance approving the award of RFQ No. 2025-070 for Professional Engineering Services for Scherer Road Reconstruction -- Ward Road to M291 by and between the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, andLochmueller Group Inc., in the amount of $1,249,297.00, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
Background:
Improving SW Scherer Rd from M-291 to Sampson Rd to interim roadway standards was approved by voters as part of the 2017 CIP Sales Tax renewal election in November 2017. In April of 2023, voters approved a No Tax Increase Bond issue, which combined with the 2017 sales tax funds, Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG), and Water Construction Fund (316) will fund the full reconstruction of SW Scherer Rd.
The project will re-construct approximately 1 mile of SW Scherer Rd from M-291 to SW Ward Rd, as shown in the City’s 2006 and 2016 Thoroughfare Master Plan documents. Improvements will include widening the roadway to three lanes, vertical alignment improvements, sidewalks, storm infrastructure upgrades, and water system improvements.
The primary reasons for this project are to enhance safety and operations with the addition of complete street amenities to include sidewalk, ADA improvements, and lighting as well as access management modifications. An older City water main and aging stormwater infrastructure within the corridor will also be replaced with the project.
This project supports improved safety, operations, community growth and livability in southwest Lee’s Summit. The project is identified in the Thoroughfare Master Plan, the Greenway Master Plan and Bicycle Transportation Plan. This project intersects the Rock Island Trail and future trailhead. The later phase(s) of the project will connect with Longview Lake. Increased land development, traffic demand and use by cyclists and pedestrians along this corridor is cause for its forthcoming capacity issues and impediment to further community growth.
Public Works issued RFQ 2025-070. The RFQ was advertised on the City website and www.PublicPurchase.com <http://www.PublicPurchase.com>. 29 firms reviewed the RFQ. Five firms submitted statements of qualifications prior to the June 5, 2025 closing date. All submittals were evaluated by a City Staff evaluation team composed of Public Works Engineering personnel.
Timeline:
Start Date: October 2025
End Date: July 2027
Other Information/Unique Characteristics:
Presenter
John Persing, Staff Engineer
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval.
Committee Recommendation
Committee Recommendation: [Enter Committee Recommendation text here]