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Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Supplemental Contract to WSP USA Inc. in the Amount of $384,602 for Professional Engineering Services for Phase 1 Design of the Downtown Trail
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Department:
WMPO
Meeting Date:
1/6/2026
Contact Name:
Abby Lorenzo
Public Hearing:
No
Contact Phone:
910-341-7890
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
N/A
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Resolution; Attachment #2: Downtown Trail Proposed Alignment
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this resolution is to award a supplemental contract to WSP USA Inc. ("WSP") in the amount of $384,602.20 for professional engineering services for the Downtown Trail Phase 1 Design (2TRST2215).
BACKGROUND:
The Downtown Trail was identified in the New Hanover County/City of Wilmington Comprehensive Greenway Plan in 2013 as a 5.9-mile, multi-use path that provides a connection between downtown Wilmington and the parks and neighborhoods east of downtown, extending to Forest Hills. Ranked as the top priority project within this plan, the future trail is also considered regionally significant by its priority project identification in the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's ("WMPO") Cape Fear Navigating Change 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
Phase 1 of the Downtown Trail is a 1.7-mile segment beginning at 3rd Street downtown within the NCDOT-owned rail corridor to McRae Street (defined in the Wilmington Rail Trail Master Plan); abutting the Dorothy B. Johnson Elementary School eastern parcel line; traversing east along CSX right-of-way to Archie Blue Park; and continuing north through Archie Blue Park, parallel to the creek and terminating at the Love Grove Bridge multi-use path facility.
The project was awarded $680,000 in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act ("CRRSAA") funding for the engineering and design phase from the WMPO in October 2021. WSP, one of the City's on-call consultant engineering firms, was selected and awarded the design contract...
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