THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Facilities
Manager DPW Building A Roof Replacement 120002
Replace 33,526 sq-ft roof
at DPW Building "A" and warp existing masonry cap with aluminum
sheeting.
The
existing roof carries a 10-year warranty and was installed in May, 1991. The roof will be replaced with a 60-mil
(vice existing 45-mil) Firestone EPDM rubber membrane roof. It will be mechanically adhered (note: present roof is not) and installation shall
include isothermal board.
This
replacement and repair will eliminate the leaks that are causing interior leaks
and prevent the further deterioration of the masonry caps.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Facilities Manager Relocate Storage Building to DPW 120003
This project involves erecting a used, approximately
43,000 SF steel building at the DPW for use as a vehicle, equipment and
material storage building. This
building is located at 251 Bailes Lane, and is scheduled to be demolished as
part of the Obstruction Removal Program for the Frederick Municipal
Airport. The plan for this building is
to dismantle the building using FAA funds, and re-erect the building at the DPW
Yard on concrete foundations.
This project includes dismantling, hauling, and
re-erecting the structure at the nearby Frederick DPW complex. Also included is
the construction of a new 6-inch concrete floor slab at the new site, and saw
cutting and pouring concrete footers and piers to support the building's frame
structure.
1. Dismantle existing building - 43,000 sf @ $3.50/sf $150,500
2. Load and haul materials to new site/dispose of
non-reusable materials (Lump sum) $8,500
3. Construct new concrete footers and piers (Lump
sum)(including saw-cutting exist. asphalt,
excavation, and repair) $50,000
4. Re-erect structure - 43,200sf @ $2.50/sf $108,000
5. Contingency for new hardware, worn/damaged sheet metal,
and utility connections $75,000
6. Paint building – 21,000 sf @ $1.50/sf $30,000
TOTAL (including Items 1 through 6) $422,000
* Items 1 and 2 of this estimate could be covered by FAA
funds obtained by the Frederick Municipal Airport as part of their Obstruction
Removal Program. If these funds are
obtained from the FAA, the total costs for this CIP project would be $293,000,
including engineering costs.
This building is in good
condition, but needs to be removed per FAA requirements for flight path
obstructions. By re-erecting this
building at DPW, there would be significant cost savings over purchasing and
erecting a new building. The City’s cost
for this work will be about $6.50 per square foot versus $9 – 10 per square
foot for the purchase and construction of a new building The building materials would be recycled
into the new building, eliminating the cost of disposal at the landfill.
Erection of this building at DPW would provide an indoor storage area for all DPW vehicles, where most are now stored outside. If the vehicles and equipment are stored inside, the effects of weather would be less and the vehicles will last longer. It would also provide a safer environment for employees to perform minor maintenance on vehicles. During snow removal operations, the salt spreaders and plows could be installed on the trucks without having ice and snow accumulated on them, which creates a safety hazard to the employees.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Planning
City-wide Traffic Study 130002
The project involves the following tasks:
Task 3 – Develop and Validate Synchro Network: The RBA Group will develop a
Synchro network for the study area intersections and roadways.
Task 5 – Evaluate Ultimate Land Use/Transportation Plan: Working with the Planning Department, The
RBA Group will develop a long-range travel demand model of the City’s future
development based on the Comprehensive Plan.
Task 5A – Special Area Studies: Three mutually agreed upon sub-area
transportation studies will be conducted by The RBA Group to evaluate existing
conditions and make improvement recommendations.
Task 6 – Develop Staging Plan: Originally planned as an evaluation of
phased improvements, this task has been combined with Task 5.
Task 8 – Final Report: Originally planned as formal report, this
task has been combined with Task 5.
Task 9 – Future Updates: The RBA Group will provide training to City
personnel in the use of Synchro/SimTraffic so that the model can be constantly
updated.
As a result of the City of Frederick’s rapid growth and its strategic location at the confluence of Interstates 70 and 270, the increasing traffic load has been placed on the City’s road system. The City has historically not monitored its traffic conditions and, therefore, has not been able to plan for the needed road improvements to address the traffic congestion that has been experienced. The Mayor and Board of Aldermen acknowledged the need to comprehensively evaluate the City’s road system by approving as part of the FY 2000 Capital Improvement Budget a $300,000 project to do a Citywide Traffic Study. The project was reaffirmed as part of the FY 2001 Budget with an additional $150,000 allocated to cover other components of the project not originally anticipated when the project was first established. The project is to be completed in fall of 2003.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Facilities Manager Municipal Facilities 210005
Project A - City to
perform study of feasibility and cost to use the Masonic Lodge on Church Street
for various City Administrative Offices.
Feasibility Study of Masonic Lodge will include renovating building and
updating operating systems as well as necessary improvements to meet current
life safety and ADA codes. Second part
of Study will include “stacking plan” to determine optimum departmental
placement per adjacency and space requirements. To be completed by end of
FY2003.
Project B - Team to be formed to study and recommend new
location for Frederick City Police HQ.
Team to verify projected space needs, staffing, and operational
requirements. Will also require review of other existing Police Department
facilities and functions. Potential
sites will be reviewed and preliminary budget prepared. End product will be
recommendation to Mayor on location and cost for new facility. Recommendation to be included in FY2005 CIP
Budget in January 2004.
Project C - Acquisition and construction of new City
Administrative Offices. Final schedule
to be determined upon completion of Project A above. $3M in budget to acquire
and renovate space.
City has outgrown existing
space for municipal services in City Hall, 7th Street, and the Court
House. Also various departments are not
strategically located. Project required
to meet demands of operating City government.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Facilities Manager Police Academy Training Room 210007
The Frederick Police
Department Training Facility was constructed in 1981 at which time the facility
served approximately 80 officers. Since
that time, the Police Department has grown to 128 officers and 60 civilians,
auxiliary, explorers, chaplains, volunteers, etc. Over the past two years, the original training room has been
expanded by removing two offices and renovating the garage area into office
space. City Police Department still has
insufficient space for storage,
classroom, and physical training at its Linganore Firing Range and requires
additional space. Further expansion of
this 22-year-old building would be cost prohibited. Training facilities are also shared on contract basis by other
Police departments including the FBI and other federal agencies. Assistance from outside agencies offset
costs and helps create up-to-date training facilities for City Police
employees. The construction of a new
building also allows for multiple activities to be scheduled at the same time.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Chief
Public Safety Officer
Mobile Data Interface 210008
Currently
the police department utilizes a legacy system owned by Frederick County for
call dispatching and storage of statistical information. This computer aided dispatch / records
management system (CAD/RMS) has exceeded its usefulness.
Frederick
County Government tentatively will be awarding a contract to one of seven
competing vendors for a new CAD/RMS during this fiscal year, which will be
utilized by all major police agencies within the county.
This
request is to create a new software interface between the new CAD/RMS and our
existing in-vehicle mobile data computer network
The
replacement of the existing system with a new state of the art CAD/RMS provides
the Department an exciting opportunity to fully integrate our existing
in-vehicle mobile data computer network with the new CAD/RMS, moving closer to
a “paperless” environment.
A
software interface between these two critical systems would permit the
immediate transfer of electronic police reports, completed in the field,
directly into the records management system without additional data entry from
support personnel as is today’s practice.
Additional
benefits would include:
¨ Digital dispatch of field deployed officers
replacing voice transmissions.
¨ Allow responding units to send status updates by
computer.
¨ Allow field units immediate access to local
department databases.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director
of Engineering East Street Extension-Phase II 310133
The City entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding with the State Highway Administration (SHA) to
match funds (50%) for the design engineering for the East Street extension from
South Street to Walser Drive. All work
is to be done by SHA or their consultant.
The project management is controlled by SHA. No tasks have been defined for the City’s participation.
This section of road is
designated a Major Arterial on the 1995 Comprehensive Plan.
County #1 priority of SHA
secondary projects.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Monocacy Blvd. – North Section 310302
Phase 1 – Design and construct
4-lane roadway from the existing Gas House Pike bridge at the Monocacy River to
a point past the entrance to the CSR site approximately 700 feet south of the
Monocacy River.
Deliverables:
·
Engineering studies
·
Detailed design drawings and specifications
·
Acquisition of required permits for construction,
inspection reports and project management
·
Grading of the roadway including import of fill and
disposal of unsuitable materials
·
Sediment control and storm water management
·
Storm drainage, water and sanitary sewer including a sewage
pumping station
·
Installation of conduit for utilities (electric, phone,
cable and gas)
·
Installation of off-site sanitary sewer across the
Monocacy River to existing City sewer line on the west side of the Monocacy
River
·
Installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and placement of
asphalt
Phase 2 – Design and construct 4-lane roadway from the beginning of
Phase 1 at the point past the entrance to the CSR site approximately 700 feet
south of the Monocacy River to the existing Monocacy Blvd. At Laurel Wood Way,
including a bridge spanning the Monocacy River.
Deliverables:
·
Detailed design drawings and specifications including
those for a 674 foot bridge across the Monocacy River
·
Acquisition of required permits for construction,
inspection reports and project management
·
Grading of the roadway including import of fill and
disposal of unsuitable materials
·
Sediment control and storm water management
·
Storm drainage, water and sanitary sewer including a
sewage pumping station
·
Installation of conduit for utilities (electric, phone,
cable and gas)
·
Installation of off-site sanitary sewer across the
Monocacy River to existing City sewer line on the west side of the Monocacy
River
·
Installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks and placement of
asphalt
The project is included in the 1995 Comprehensive Plan,
the Frederick County Region Plan (Jan 92) and has been determined to be a
number one priority of the City.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Monocacy
Blvd.-Central Section-Ph. 1 310303
This phase of the project
will include the design of approximately 4300 linear feet of Gas House Pike
from the existing intersection at Monocacy Blvd. (north of the Monocacy River)
to the eastern City limit. Improvements
shall include widening the roadway to a four lane closed section (11 foot wide
lanes, 16 foot median), the design of a relocated entrance to the Clustered Spires
Golf Course, an expansion of the existing parking lot, and intersection designs
for the future construction of Wireless Court and Digital Way.
The scope of work
includes, but is not limited to, the following plans and services:
·
Control and property (boundary) surveys.
·
Right of way plats and utility easements.
·
Geotechnical investigations and recommendations as
appropriate.
·
Flood plain analysis and permitting.
·
Wetland delineation and permitting.
·
Utility relocation plans.
·
Structural engineering, as necessary
·
Roadway improvement and demolition plans, specification
and construction cost estimates.
·
Water, sewer and storm drain plans.
·
Storm water management design.
·
Traffic control plans.
·
Grading and sediment control plans.
·
Street tree, sidewalk
and street lighting plans.
The project is included in
the 1995 Comprehensive Plan, the Frederick County Region Plan (Jan 92) and has
been determined to be a number one priority of the City.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Monocacy Blvd.-Central
Section-Ph. II 310304
This phase of the project will begin with a study to
determine overall project requirements of the following entities:
Approximately 4050 linear feet of roadway from
Hughes Ford Road to Gas House Pike consisting of a four lane closed section (11
foot wide lanes, 16 foot median). The
design will include a structural crossing of Carroll Creek. Also included is a new two-lane open section
access drive to the City of Frederick WWTP.
Determine the appropriate configuration of the
intersection of Monocacy Boulevard and Gas House Pike. From the intersection, Monocacy Blvd. will
follow existing Gas House Pike approximately 3000 linear feet to the Gas House
Pike Bridge. This portion of the
roadway shall be designed as a limited access four lane closed section (11 foot
wide, 6 foot median). A retaining wall
designed to withstand the scour velocities from Carroll Creek must be included
to support the roadway. The alignment
shall be designed to coordinate with the Phase 3 Bridge replacement. Also included will be a study of all
adjacent storm drainage systems and outfalls and stabilization issues
addressed.
Also included is the extension of existing Schifferstadt
Blvd. approximately 2050 linear feet to the location of the proposed Gas House
Pike/Monocacy Blvd. intersection. This
roadway will be a four lane closed section (11 foot wide lanes and 7 foot
median).
Design and construction of a four-lane bridge designed to
eliminate bridge piers within the waterway and the demolition of the existing
concrete bridge. The location of the
new bridge shall be determined in coordination with the Phase 2 roadway design,
and with consideration of the existing intersection of Monocacy Blvd. and Gas
House Pike. The design will include
connection of the bridge with the existing roadway to the north and the Phase 2
construction, including both horizontal and vertical alignments.
Improvements to approximately 4500 linear feet of existing
Gas House Pike. The typical section
will be a four lane closed section with 11 foot wide lanes and no median. Improvements also include designs for the
completion of the earthen levee system along the northern side of Carroll
Creek.
The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, the
following plans and services: Control and property (boundary) surveys, right of
way plats and utility easements, geotechnical investigations and
recommendations, flood plain analysis and permitting, wetland delineation and
permitting, utility relocation plans, structural engineering, roadway improvement
and demolition plans, specification and construction cost estimates, water,
sewer and storm drain plans, storm water management design, traffic control
plans, grading and sediment control plans and street tree, sidewalk and street
lighting plans.
The project is included in the 1995 Comprehensive Plan,
the Frederick County Region Plan (Jan 92) and has been determined to be a
number one priority of the City.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Opossumtown
Pike Realignment 320002
This project includes
improvement of the eastern half of Opossumtown Pike from Sta. 31+90 to Sta.
41+30 (Centerline of the Intersection of McClellan Drive), including improving
vertical alignment. The developer of
North Crossing and Clover Ridge will bear the expense of the remainder of the
improvement adjacent to their respective frontage between Christopher’s
Crossing and McClellan Drive. The
design in currently under way by the developer, and the project is anticipated
to be developer built.
Deliverables Associated
with this project:
· Improvement plans
· Construction of
approximately 940 linear feet of two lanes of a 4-lane undivided minor arterial
street. (Developer is responsible for remaining two lanes.)
This roadway is indicated
in the Comprehensive Plan as a minor arterial.
Current widening was done during the construction of Willow Brook, when
Opossumtown Pike was a County road, and was not constructed to City
standards. In addition, vertical
alignment of the road needs improvement.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Shookstown
Road Improvements 320004
Reconstruct 1400 linear
feet of a 2-lane Shookstown Road between Willowdale Drive and Lake Coventry to
a 4-lane minor arterial road including the installation of water and sewer
mains.
In 2001 the City collected performance bonds when a developer failed to complete work in the Lake Coventry subdivision. The City initiated this CIP project to complete the work in Shookstown Road which was required to bring service to the Waverly View subdivision.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Opossumtown
Pk./TJ Dr. Intersection Imps. 320007
This project includes intersection improvements at the
named intersection to improve traffic flow.
This project include the extension of the left and right turn lanes on
northbound Opossumtown Pike, which will include the removal of existing curb
and gutter and sidewalk, removal of the existing grass and concrete median,
relocation of the existing streetlight poles, constructing new curb and gutter
and sidewalk, and the construction of new asphalt pavement, new pavement
markings and improvements to the traffic signal.
Deliverables:
Construction of additional
lanes and geometric improvements
This project is required to improve traffic flow at this
intersection. The existing left and
right turn lanes are inadequate to hold the turning traffic, which backs up
into the through lanes, causing extended traffic backups. By extending the turn lanes, the turning
traffic will be able to stack in these lanes, opening up the through lanes for
other vehicles to stack or travel while the left turn lane is stopped. This will also minimize weaving movements of
traffic between the two through lanes, which will minimize accidents.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering E. Patrick/Monocacy
Blvd. Intersection Imps. 320008
This project includes
intersection improvements at the named intersection to improve traffic
flow. This project include the addition
of right turn lanes at the northwest, northeast, and southwest corners, which
will include the removal of existing curb and gutter and sidewalk, constructing
new curb and gutter and sidewalk, and the construction of new asphalt pavement,
new pavement markings, improvements to the traffic signal, and relocation of a
fire hydrant.
A Traffic Study and
Right-of-way acquisition will also be required.
Deliverables:
· Traffic Study
· Improvement Plans
· Construction of
additional lanes and geometric improvements
This project is required
to improve traffic flow at this intersection.
Currently at each of these corners there is a shared through/right turn
lane. Because of the split-phasing of
the signal, traffic builds up in these lanes and creates delays. By adding right turn lanes at each of these
corners, vehicles can make right turns on red, and lessen the backups. By adding the right turn lanes, additional
turning radius will be added to each corner to allow tractor trailers to better
negotiate this intersection without entering adjacent lanes or running up on
the sidewalks and causing damage to City facilities.
THE CITY OF FREDERICK, MARYLAND – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2004-2009
PROJECT MANAGER – Director of Engineering Rosemont Avenue Traffic Calming 320011
To design and construct a
traffic calming device along Rosemont Avenue just east of Route 15 to just
beyond the entrance of Hood College to moderate traffic for pedestrians/cyclist
crossing the wide roadway to Baker Park to not exceed the approved budget.
To potentially slow down
the traffic along Rosemont Avenue and improve the safety for pedestrians/cyclists
crossing Rosemont Avenue at the crosswalk.
Numerous complaints by
neighborhood.