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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the King County executive to sign project services agreements between King County and the Washington State Department of Transportation, pursuant to which the state will pay up to $100,000 for King County to provide design review and project support for SR 520, Medina to SR 202, Transit and HOV Project Station Design, including reconstruction of existing transit facilities at Evergreen Point Road and 92nd Avenue Northeast.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The Washington State Department of Transportation ("WSDOT"), in the interest of improving safety, reliability and mobility, is designing and constructing improvements along SR 520 from I-5 to SR 202 as part of the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program ("Program"). WSDOT recognizes that the Program will impact existing transit facilities along SR 520.
2. One of four independent projects in the Program, entitled SR 520, Medina to SR 202, Transit and HOV Project (the "Project"), involves reconstruction of the existing transit facilities located within WSDOT's SR 520 limited access right-of-way at Evergreen Point Road and 92nd Avenue Northeast.
3. WSDOT has agreed to reimburse the county for staff time spent reviewing and providing input in the planning, design, and construction of the SR 520 transit facilities to expedite design of the Project, thereby minimizing delay and costs to the Project.
4. WSDOT is currently constructing the Project using a design-build delivery method, which is flexible and allows for the development and finalization of the design after contract award.
5. Due to the compressed scheduling requirements of the Project, WSDOT authorized King County to begin planning and technical coordination activities for the project design effective March 14, 2011, the cost of which will be reimbursed by WSDOT pursuant to the cooperative agreements contemplated in this ordinance.
6. An earlier WSDOT-King County project services agreement for the pre-award phase was approved under Ordinance 16893 on August 4, 2010.
7. Pursuant to cooperative agreement GCA 6531, a copy of which is attached as Attachment A, WSDOT and King County will coordinate design, review, comment, demolition, construction, and inspection of the Project's transit facilities and related improvements. Pursuant to cooperative agreement GCA 6532, a copy of which is attached hereto as Attachment B, WSDOT will reimburse King County up to $100,000 for Project-related design review and technical coordination activities during the Project's design-build phase, which is under way.
8. King County has completed most of the work contemplated under GCA 6531 and GCA 6532. Additional project coordination and some design review remain.
Be it ordained by THE COUNCIL of King County:
SECTION 1. A. The King County executive is authorized to execute project services agreements GCA 6531 and GCA 6532, substantially in the form of Attachments A and B to this ordinance.
B. Amendments to GCA 6532 that provide for additional payment to the county for services may be approved as provided for in Section 11 of GCA 6532.
C. No other amendment to either project service agreement may be entered into unless approved by ordinance.