HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Financial Feasibility Study Agreement for Public Library RESOLUTION NO. 10-071
RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY AGREEMENT
FOR AMES PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,on February 10,2009,the Council approved a contract with Meyer, Scherer&
Rockcastle, LTD, (MS&R) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a feasibility study giving site options,
design, and cost estimation for a 94,000 square-foot Library facility; and,
WHEREAS, the Library Board of Trustees is recommending that the expansion take place
on the Library's existing site, and the preliminary cost estimate provided by MS&R for the
construction and associated costs is approximately$35 million; and,
WHEREAS, a funding strategy for a project of this scale has not yet been identified, and it
is assumed that a combination of public and private funding resources will be necessary to achieve
this amount; and,
WHEREAS, a committee was appointed to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a
fund-raising feasibility study, and a total of ten firms was identified as capable of conducting this
study, and seven firms responded; and,
WHEREAS, three finalist interviews were held, and the selection of the consulting firm of
The Hodge Group of Dublin, Ohio, was approved by the Library Board of Trustees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that a Financial Feasibility Contract with The Hodge Group in an amount not to exceed$62,500 to
perform a Fund-Raising Feasibility Study is hereby approved,and an amount not to exceed$5,500
for reimbursable expenses for travel, communications, and printing is further approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of February, 2010.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Mahayni
Voting aye: Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: Davis Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23' day of February, 2010.