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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for architectural and engineering services for CyRide Facility Construction Project RESOLUTION NO. 12-034 RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR CYRIDE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, in September, CyRide distributed a Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural and engineering services to design improvements to its transit facility,and the following four priorities were identified for the construction: flood protection; building expansion, ceiling height raised, and building structural repairs; and, WHEREAS,five firms bid on the project and,through staff s technical evaluation,the viable firms were narrowed to three—URS Corporation,Neumann Monson, and Shive-Hattery, and, WHEREAS, interviews were held with these three firms and,based on information gained through the interviews, URS was ranked the highest of the three; and, WHEREAS, CyRide staff began negotiating a fee with URS, and after several discussions between URS and CyRide to clarify the work,and further,between URS and its subcontractors,the total fee for services was determined to be $462,509; and, WHEREAS, CyRide has total federal/state/local funding of$4,985,206 for construction of these improvements; and, WHEREAS,the Transit Agency Board of Trustees approved the award to URS Corporation at its December 6, 2011, meeting. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the architectural/engineering services contract with URS Corporation for the CyRide Facility Construction Project in an amount not to exceed $462,509 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24`h day of January, 2012. -c-A- lid4de' A. y. �+.t. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24' day of January, 2012.