HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Professional Services Contract for street design work for Northern Growth Area RESOLUTION NO. 12-275
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF CITY'S POLICIES FOR SOLICITATION OF
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR DESIGN WORK OF
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR NORTHERN GROWTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the northern growth area, generally located north of Bloomington Heights
Subdivision to 109t'Street between the UPRR tracks and Ada Hayden Heritage Park,has been identified
by the Council for residential development; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this growth, Council directed that the water main and sanitary sewer
main extension to serve this area be included in the 2012/13 budget and Capital Improvements Plan;
and,
WHEREAS, the City will up-front the costs to design and install these improvements, and
assessment or connection districts will be established to recover those costs as residential properties and
developments connect to these mains; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to the installation of water and sewer mains, Grant Avenue will also
need to be paved to residential collector standards through this area; and,
WHEREAS, a proposed engineering services agreement has been negotiated for development
of a firmer construction cost estimate for these street improvements, and knowing those costs is a top
priority for Hunziker developers before it is willing to consider a pre-annexation agreement with the
City; and,
WHEREAS,Civil Design Advantage(CDA)of Grimes,Iowa,has already performed extensive
planning and engineering study level work in this area on behalf of the former owners of Rose Prairie,
and it already has a strong understanding of the proposed development areas and proposed infrastructure
needs; and,
WHEREAS,CDA would be able to quickly proceed with and complete project design to a final
plan stage at a lower fee structure than other firms starting from"square one;"and,
WHEREAS,because of this,it is being proposed that the Council waive the traditional written
professional service solicitation policy and procedures,and enter into an engineering services agreement
for this work with CDA; and,
WHEREAS, CDA proposed that this street design be performed for a not-to-exceed price of
$65,000; and,
WHEREAS,in addition to this cost proposal,CDA submitted a companion proposal to perform
collective engineering design services for final design of the water and sewer mains to serve this area
in the amount$54,756,which would bring the total contract to $119,756.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
waiver of the City's policy for solicitation of professional services is hereby approved, and a contract
is awarded to Civil Design Advantage of Grimes,Iowa,for the design of Grant Avenue paving,as well
as extension of water main and sanitary sewer in the northern growth area in the total amount of
$119,756.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that expending
$15,000 from savings in previous General Obligation Bond projects for the City's portion of the street
design work is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of May, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Jf
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Orazem
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22"d day of May, 2012.