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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order for South Duff Avenue Improvement Project RESOLUTION NO. 09-004 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER TO ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT FOR SOUTH DUFF AVENUE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the South Duff Avenue Improvement Project has been identified as a CIP project that consists of installing curb and gutter, storm sewer, sidewalks, filling ditches, and landscaping on the east side of South Duff Avenue from South 16t' Street to the Squaw Creek Bridge; and, WHEREAS, this project will result in a better image as an entrance to the community and will promote a safer and more pleasant walkway for pedestrian traffic to businesses in the area;and, WHEREAS,Council approved an engineering services contract with HWS Consulting Group of Ames,Iowa,in an amount not to exceed$45,000,and this contract included topographic survey, preliminary plans, public coordination, and final design/plan development; and, WHEREAS, on January 8, 2008, a change order was approved in the amount of$13,500, which allowed several options in saving the trees along South Duff Avenue; and, WHEREAS, at this time, in working with the Iowa Department of Transportation on traffic control, it requires that two lanes of traffic each direction would have to be open Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and, WHEREAS, to meet this requirement and to minimize the amount of night work, a new traffic control plan needs to be developed using the center turn lane and modular lane separators,and this new plan requires a detour plan and special signing to be developed for the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the change order to the engineering services contract with HWS Consulting Group of Ames, Iowa,for the South Duff Avenue Improvement Project in an amount not to exceed$10,200 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 6' day of January, 2009. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Doll Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 6t'day of January, 2009.