City of Madison - File #: 76398

• File #: 76398
• Version: 1
• Name: Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Contract with HNTB for continued Passenger Rail Study Services
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/22/2023
• In control: Transportation Department
• On agenda: 3/21/2023
• Final action: 3/21/2023
• Enactment date: 3/24/2023
• Enactment #: RES-23-00272
• Title: Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Contract with HNTB for continued Passenger Rail Study Services
• Sponsors: Keith Furman, Erik Paulson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/21/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Unanimously	Pass
3/6/2023	1	TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND PLANNING BOARD - ended 3/2023
3/6/2023	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
2/28/2023	1	TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND PLANNING BOARD - ended 3/2023	Referred
2/28/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
2/22/2023	1	Transportation Department	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

The proposed resolution authorizes the execution of a contract with HNTB Corporation for continued passenger rail study services. The costs of these services will not exceed $350,000 and are funded within Transportation's 2023 adopted capital budget. No additional appropriation required.

Title

Authorizing the Negotiation and Execution of a Contract with HNTB for continued Passenger Rail Study Services

Body

WHEREAS the Imagine Madison Comprehensive Plan Land Use and Transportation element has Strategy 4, which includes improving transit access to nearby cities, such as Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis through maintaining the viability of rail corridors and advocating for passenger rail connections with state officials; and

WHEREAS extending passenger rail Hiawatha service to Madison was recommended by Amtrak in 2021 through their Connects US plan; and

WHEREAS the United States Department of Transportation through the Federal Rail Administration issued the Midwest Regional Rail Plan.  This report included extending passenger rail to Madison, stating that Madison was a significant market “critical to operational viability of Core Express corridor between Chicago and Minneapolis-St Paul” and should be “included on any mainline route alignment”; and

WHEREAS the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Law includes unprecedented funding for passenger rail expansion; and

WHEREAS the Common Council included money for Passenger Rail Station Location and Planning in the 2022 and 2023 Capital Budgets; and

WHEREAS City Purchasing in 2022 issued a Request for Proposals where HNTB Corporation was a successful proposer and met the qualifications desired, having national and local rail experience; and

WHEREAS in that Request for Proposals it was noted that the city could negotiate with the successful proposer should additional funding become available; and

WHEREAS the Common Council in resolution RES-22-00407 (legistar 71175) authorized the City to negotiate additional services with HNTB, should additional monies become available;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City is authorized to negotiate and execute a contract with HNTB for additional on-call passenger rail study services.  The negotiated scope and corresponding service fees will not exceed $350,000.