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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Additional Engineering Services Payment for 5th Street Project RESOLUTION NO. 99-457 RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FROM ENGINEERING PLUS FOR ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE 5TH STREET STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, City Council approved an agreement for construction observation services for the 5th Street Streetscape project with Engineering Plus on July 28, 1998; and, WHEREAS,the professional services contract with Engineering Plus provided for changes,however,the changes had to be requested in writing prior to them taking place; and, WHEREAS, in this case, the request for additional expenses came after the work was completed, and thus by contract,the staff could not authorize the increased payment;and, WHEREAS,the increased cost was due to the construction inspection services portion of the contract since the construction activities extended longer than programmed; and, WHEREAS,the contract with Engineering Plus does not directly address how they would be compensated if the project completion date was extended beyond September 15, 1998; and, WHEREAS,after further review with the consultant and the contractor,staff agreed that the contract completion date should be adjusted to October 7,1998,to compensate for the additional quantities of work that were completed as part of the project; and, WHEREAS,the construction project completion date was extended by 22 calendar days to October 7, 1998,and the amount ofthe time extension was determined from the percentage the final contract amount increased over the original contract amount,which was 17.89%;and, WHEREAS,staff feels that the construction observation services agreement should also be extended to October 7, 1998,and the consultant fee increased by the same percentage; and, WHEREAS,using this rational,the increase in the fee based on 17.89%additional time is$6,081; and, WHEREAS, Engineering Plus also requested $778 for designing a structural wall to enclose a vault under the sidewalk at the Octagon building,and staff feels that those costs are fair and should be reimbursed. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, that payment in the total amount of$6,859 to Engineering Plus for additional construction observation and design services for the 5th Street Streetscape Improvement Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14th day of December, 1999. C:�51�?- 0-d&- '�4 Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor Introduced by: Quirmbach Seconded by: Wirth Voting aye: Campbell,Cross,Hoffinan,Parks,Quirmbach,Wirth Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of December, 1999.