HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for Pavement Management Program RESOLUTION NO. 09-441
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR
PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Center for Transportation Research and Education (CTRE) is a unit of the
Institute for Transportation(InTrans) at Iowa State University; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the Iowa Pavement Management Program, CTRE assists local agencies
with the development of pavement management systems by offering automated data collection on the
condition of roads, including information on cracks and the qualify of the ride; and,
WHEREAS,as part of this service,the Iowa Pavement Management Program also includes high
resolution video logging of the roadway along driven routes, and the video is linked to the pavement
condition data and is used to visually assess pavement condition and assets in the City right-of-way
without leaving the office; and,
WHEREAS,the GIS-based pavement management system facilitates rapid pavement condition
analysis over the entire local street network, and as a result,Public Works staff will be able to run data-
driven cost benefit scenarios based on construction practices and underlying pavement conditions; and,
WHEREAS,this will ensure the City's more than$7,000,000 per year in street construction funds
continue to be allocated in the most cost-effective and efficient manner; and,
WHEREAS, the total contract amount is $22,000, which includes data collection and video
logging; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Ames received $221,208 from the I-JOBS Infrastructure Investment
Initiative by Governor Culver; and,
WHEREAS,Road Use Tax funds offset by I-JOBS funds will now be available for this project.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that
the contract for Pavement Management Services with Center for Transportation Research and Education
in the amount of$22,000,using Road Use Tax funds, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8t'day of September,2009.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Popken
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman,Larson, Mahayni,Popken,Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8`'day of September, 2009.