LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING (WPI# 7117121/SP# 15050-1501)
OF ITRANSPORTATION
LAWTON CUlLES
GOVERNOK
District VII
Planning, MS 7-340
11201 N. McKinley Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612-6403
BEN G. WAITS
SECRETARY
April 28, 1995
The Honorable Rita Garvey
Mayor -Commissioner
City of Clearwater
Post Office Box 4748
Clearwater, Florida 34618-4748
ATTENTION: Richard Baier
City Engineer
RE: Letter of Understanding
WPI Number: 7117121
State Project Number: 15050-1501
SR 590 (Drew Street): from North Highland Avenue to N.E. Coachman Road
in Pinellas County
Dear Mayor-Commissioner Garvey:
The Florida Department of Transportation, District VII (the Department), is submitting this Letter
of Understanding (LOU) to the City of Clearwater (the City) for its concurrence.
The purpose of the LOU is to define the responsibilities of the Department and the City for design
services and funding responsibilities for WPI: 7117121, SPN: 15050-1501, S.R. 590 (Drew Street):
from North Highland Avenue to N.E. Coachman Road in Pinellas County, Multilane Improvements,
(the Project).
The City acknowledges that right of way acquisition for the Project is currently programmed to start
in Fiscal Year 1997/1998, but that the Project construction is not currently programmed in the Five
y ear Work Program. Future funding priority for construction of this Project will be determined
through the Pinellas Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Improvement Program
priority process.
The City reserves the right to implement certain aspects of the Project in advance of the general
construction phase by the Department as may be in the interests of the City and approved by the
Department.
Responsibilities of the City:
1. Provide all design services to the Department for the Project in accordance with FHW A and
Department Standards and the attached Scope of Services.
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2. Provide funding for the design services of the Project.
3. Ensure that design services are performed within schedule requirements set forth by the
Department.
4. Provide any additional design services not outlined in the attached "Scope of Service"
which may become necessary for completion of the Project following the execution of this
LOU.
5. Coordinate all requests for public infonnation presentations through the Department's Project
Manager.
Responsibilities of the Department:
1. Review and provide approval of all of the design services for the Project.
2. Provide Project Management and a Project Schedule for the City's Design Consultant.
3. Coordinate with the City's Design Consultant in order to obtain pennits.
4. Provide Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) support services including
reevaluations.
5. Provide funding for the right of way phase of the Project currently funded in FY 1997/98.
6. Provide all media and/or public information services regarding the Project.
If the terms of this LOU are acceptable, please sign and date the attached City of Clearwater
Approval, page #3, and return two executed documents to:
S'cerely, J r
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D d A. Twiddy, Jr., pili} ,
District Director of
Planning and Programs
Cathy D. Paxton
District VII JP A Administrator
Planning, MS 7-300
11201 N. McKinley Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612-6403
cc: Brian K. Smith, Pinellas County MPO
Richard Baier, City of Clearwater
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