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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to DGR Engineering Services Agreement for design of 161-kV Interconnection Project RESOLUTION NO. 11-498 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN OF MID-AMERICAN ENERGY 161-KV INTERCONNECTION TRANSMISSION LINE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on August 24, 2004, the City Council approved an engineering services agreement with DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company (DGR) for engineering and construction management services for the 161-kV interconnection proj ect with MidAmerican Energy Company(MEC) in the amount of$1,375,500; and, WHEREAS, Change Order Nos. 1 through 6 have been previously approved by the City Council; and, WHEREAS, a number of design changes have been required as a result of the new route study and resulting route changes,and the Iowa Department of Transportation(IDOT)has also made plans for a new rest stop and plans to eliminate a weigh station along the 161-kV transmission line route to Ankeny; and, WHEREAS,both of these changes require re-routing of the proposed line to coordinate with these IDOT property changes, and additional design work is also required to change several structures to meet the IDOT's new permitting requirement that the transmission line not overhang the Interstate 35 right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, while this overhang was approved under previously filed permits with the IDOT,this is a new FHWA prohibition that requires minor adjustments to several structures to avoid overhanging the I-35 right-of-way; and, WHEREAS,the proposed Change Order No.7 provides for the engineering of these structure changes,and it also provides for additional right-of-way services to negotiate easements for overhang along Lincoln Way, to conclude a few protracted easement negotiations, and to document and provide testimony before the Iowa Utilities Board for the right-of-way aspects of the design services; and, WHEREAS,this change order will also provide for services to negotiate and administer crop damages through the construction phase of this project; and, WHEREAS, the cost of proposed Change Order No. 7 is $111,300, with the total revised contract amount being$1,982,884. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that Change Order No. 7 in the amount of$111,300 to the Engineering Services Contract with DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company for the 161-kV Interconnection Transmission Line Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25`' day of October, 2011. C--�'-K J-A-11 Ate. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25t'day of October, 2011.