HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Topographic Mapping & Aerial Photography RESOLUTION NO. 08-090
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING/AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,Mapping and Policy Support(MAPS),a j oint committee between the City of Ames and
Story County,will acquire new high resolution digital aerial photography in the spring of 2008; and,
WHEREAS,the project is part of a wider effort facilitated by the Central Iowa Orthophotography
Consortium(CIOC),a regional consortium formed specifically for aerial photography acquisition to reduce
costs by leveraging economies of scale; and,
WHEREAS, CIOC members include MAPS, Hamilton County, Hardin County, and the City of
Nevada, and the resulting increased project area helps to minimize costs associated with proposal
development, quality control, and equipment mobilization; and,
WHEREAS,topographic and planimetric maps(e.g.,building roof prints, edge of curb, sidewalk)
are available at this time for an additional cost; and,
WHEREAS,the most recent topographic maps ofthe City ofAmes are dated from 1954 to 1963,and
updated mapping will result in decreased engineering costs, more accurate flood mapping, and provide
supplemental information for the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II
management; and,
WHEREAS,the Request for Proposal was sent to eight aerial mapping companies,of which seven
responded, and two firms were selected for on-site interviews using a weighted cost comparison; and,
WHEREAS, Kucera International of Willoughby, Ohio,was selected to carry out the project, and
the total contract amount is $67,970; and,
WHEREAS,this project is programmed in the budget as part of the 2007/08 Capital Improvements
Plan with financing from Road Use Tax,Water Fund,and Sanitary Sewer Fund in the amount of$120,000.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
contract with Kucera International of Willoughby,Ohio, for Topographic Mapping/Aerial Photography in
the amount of$67,970.00 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25`'day of March,2008.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Popken
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Mahayni,Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: Larson
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25t'day of March,2008.