Marysville Sound

Infrastructure · Mar 24, 2025

Council was scheduled to weigh $876,586 in added design funding for 88th St NE corridor work

Marysville was scheduled to consider authorizing a sixth supplemental contract with HDR Engineering for final design and environmental permitting of the 88th St NE corridor, per pre-meeting records.

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the March 24, 2025 meeting, the record said the council was scheduled to consider a recommended motion authorizing the Mayor to sign Supplemental Agreement No. 6 to the city's Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for the 88th St NE Corridor Improvement Project. The supplement adds $876,586.86 for final design and environmental permitting services for phase 1, bringing the total contract amount to $3,073,023.39. The agenda summary states that advertisement and construction for phase 1 is scheduled to start in 2026 1.

  • Staff recommended that the council authorize the Mayor to sign Supplemental Agreement No. 6 to the HDR Engineering agreement for the 88th St NE Corridor Improvement Project 1
  • The supplement adds $876,586.86 for final design and environmental permitting services for phase 1, bringing the total contract amount to $3,073,023.39 1
  • The agenda summary says advertisement and construction for phase 1 is scheduled to start in 2026, and the supplement extends the completion date to June 30, 2026 1
  • The record links to the supplemental agreement and prior agreements 1–5, but those attachments were not included in the supplied packet 1

Why it matters

This proposed agreement funds the final design and permitting work needed to keep the 88th St NE corridor project on schedule for a 2026 construction start. The corridor has been in design since a 30% design contract was approved in May 2018, with prior supplements moving it to 60% design and supporting right-of-way acquisition for phase 1, from State Avenue through the 55th Avenue intersection. Residents can now see the scale of this step: a $876,586.86 addition to a contract now totaling over $3 million 1.

What changed / what's next

  • The record proposed a sixth supplemental agreement to the city's professional services contract with HDR Engineering for the 88th St NE Corridor Improvement Project, adding $876,586.86 for final design and environmental permitting services for phase 1 1
  • Whether the council authorizes the Mayor to sign Supplemental Agreement No. 6 at the March 24, 2025 meeting; the available records do not establish the meeting's outcome 1
  • The detailed scope of the final design work beyond the phase 1 description was not included in the supplied packet 1