HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Consultant for design and construction management of Ames Quarry Project RESOLUTION NO. 02-019
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF FORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES
AND APPROVING CONTRACT FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS,
AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
FOR THE AMES QUARRY PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, Conservation Design Forum, Inc., (CDF) is the landscape architectural firm that
the City retained to develop the Conceptual Master Plan for Hallett's Quarry; and,
WHEREAS, CDF specializes in community planning, ecological restoration, and resource
management; and,
WHEREAS, the City retained CDF in July 2000 to assist with the development of the
Conceptual Master Plan for the Hallett's Quarry area,and the process that CDF used in working with
City officials,the public,and local technical experts in developing the Master Plan was excellent; and,
WHEREAS, the overall project and the Conceptual Master Plan were well received by the
public as demonstrated by the passage of the bond issue in November 2001; and,
WHEREAS, since CDF performed admirably in preparing the Conceptual Master Plan and
because ongoing expertise is a specialized area is required to assure a successful construction project,
staff recommends that CDF be retained to prepare the design and construction plans and specification
documents and to oversee construction management for this project; and,
WHEREAS,the total cost for this Scope of Services Agreement is a lump sump amount not to
exceed$320,700.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, that
formal bidding procedures are hereby waived,and the award of contract to Conservation Design Forum,
Inc.,for the development of design and construction documents and construction management services
for the Ames Quarry Project in an amount not to exceed$320,770 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8th day of January, 2002.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: Hoffman
Seconded by: Wirth
Voting aye: Goodhue, Hoffinan, Quirmbach, Vegge, Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: Cross
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8" day of January, 2002.