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P.O. Box 478
Coapell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
March 30, 1988
Mr. J. W. Bryan, P.E.
Dallas County Public Works
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
RE: Beltline Road Project Number 490-403
Dear Mr. Bryan:
I received your letter of~. March 23rd regarding the funding
of Beltline east/west as well as Denton Tap. The City of
Coppell is very anxious to have the east/west Beltline Road
project constructed and will be exploring methods of
providing additional funds for the project. As you are
probably aware, the City of Coppell had to sell
approximately 4.7 million dollars worth of Certificates of
Obligation to continue the construction of Denton Tap to the
north City limits line. The elected officials have
generally expressed a desire to limit this funding method
and lean toward utilizing General Obligation bonds for road
construction. The Mayor has stated that he will appoint a
Coppell 2000 Committee this spring to study all the capital
needs of our City and I am certain that the Beltline
east/west project will be one of those projects to be
considered. This will probably lead to a bond election and
ultimate sale at some future date. In the meantime, the
City continues to work with landowners along the Beltline
east/west route to secure their financial assistance and
support in the project. We request that the County allocate
as much funds as possible for this project since the demand
continues to rise on a daily basis. We believe that the
requirement for the six-lanes between MacArthur Boulevard
and the east City limits is an extremely important project.
J. W. Bryan
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March 30, 1988
We wish to express our appreciation to you for working
the City of Coppell and our designated City Engineer,
Ginn, to make this project a reality.
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Please let us know if you have other thoughts in this matter
of if you would like to set a meeting and have further
discussion.
We look forward to seeing and hearing from you in the near
future.
Sincerely,
~Alan U. Ratlirzt/
City Manager
City of Coppell--
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Mayor and City Council
Wayne Ginn, Ginn, Inc.
Frank Trando, Deputy City Manager/Director of Finance
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DALLAS COUNTY
PUBLIC WORKS
March 23, 1988
Mr. Alan D. Ratliff
City Manager
City of Coppell
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
RE:
Belt Line Road Project 490-403
(Denton Tap to East City Limit Line)
(Denton Tap - Belt Line to Denton Creek)
Dear Mr. Ratliff:
We have received the draft request from your Engineer to
apply $2,600,000.00 of the project funding to the section
of Denton Tap Road from Belt Line Road to Denton Creek. We
are concerned that remaining portion of monies will not be
adequate to fund the construction of Belt Line from MacArthur
to the East City Limits. Our estimate of the Belt Line sec-
tion is approximately $2,200,000.00. With $2.6 million being
applied to Denton Tap leaves a balance of $1,650,000.00,
yielding a shortfall of funding of $550,000.00. This does
not include any costs for right-of-way acquisition, adminis-
trative costs of bond sales, testing, and such.
As stated previously, the County believes that six lanes should
be constructed from MacArthur to the East City Limits because
of the predicted traffic counts for this area. Please keep
this in mind when finalizing your request for the funding
of these projects.
Should you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
ryan, P~E~ ~
D ~tor of Public W~rks
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411 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75202 653-7151
The City With A Beautiful Future
March 28, 1988
Mr. J.W. Bryan, P.E.
Dallas County Public Works
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
Re: Belt Line Road Project 490-403
P.O. Box 478
Coppell, Texas 75019
214-462-0022
CITY. MANAGER
Dear Mr. Bryan:
Reference is made to your letter dated March 23, 1988.
We agree with you that six (6) lanes are needed between MacArthur
Blvd. and the East city Limit.
As soon as the Denton Tap segment contract is awarded, we will be
contacting you regarding the funding shortfall referenced to in
your letter.
The city of Coppell is very anxious to have the Belt Line Road
segment constructed, and we will be exploring with you possible
funding options.
Attached is a memo from Ginn, Inc. indicating a proposed project
schedule for Denton Tap Road.
We appreciate your help and cooperation in these matters.
Sincerely,
Alan D. Ratliff
City Manager
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Frank Trando
Ginn, Inc.
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MARCH 17, 1988
ALAN D. RATLIFF, CITY MANAGER
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JOHN C. KARLSRUHER, P.E., GINN, INC.~~
DENTON TAP ROAD IMPROVEMENTS - PROJECT SCHEDULES
As you are aware, we opened bids for the two projects on March 3,
1988. Since that time we have been analyzing and tabulating the
bids recieved and have conducted a review of the apparent low
bids with the apparent low bidder. At this time we are awaiting
submission by the low bidder of his qualification documentation
and checking some of his references in preparation of drafting a
recommendation of award of the Contracts for the City Council's
consideration at the April 26, 1988 city Council meeting. We
have developed the following schedule in anticipation of the
above:
April 12, 1988. The City Council should consider a
resolution requesting that Dallas County provide $ 2.6
MM in funding from the 1985 Bond Program and authorizing
the Mayor to execute a Supplemental City/County Agreement
providing for such.
April 18, 1988. The Dallas County Commissioner's Court
should consider the City of Coppell's request for partial
funding of the Denton Tap Road Improvements and approve a
Court Order allowing the County Judge to execute a
Supplemental City/County Agreement for provision of the
$ 2.6 MM in Bond Funds.
April 26, 1988. City Council consider recommendation by
Ginn, Inc. for the Award of the Contracts. (This is
dependant upon whether or not the above mentioned Court
Order is approved.)
April 26, 1988 through mid May 1988. Pursuant to award
of the Contracts, the Contracts must be executed, Bonds
furnished, pre-construction meetings conducted, and
Notices to Proceed issued.
Mid to late May 1988.
projects.
Begin construction of both
6. Mid to late May 1989. Both projects should be complete.
In light of the number of entities and amount of work involved,
the above Schedule is the most optimistic that we can reasonably
hope to achieve in getting the two projects under c°nstruction.
Please call me if you have questions.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL
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