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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order for Easement Acquisition Assistance on Lift Station Improvement Project RESOLUTION NO. 14-145 RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER TO CONTRACT FOR EASEMENT ACQUISITION ASSISTANCE ON LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on December 17, 2013, the City Council awarded a contract to HDR Engineering,Inc.,in an amount not to exceed$96,055 for the design of improvements needed to the Orchard Drive and Highway 30 sanitary sewer lift stations; and, WHEREAS,HDR Engineering's original scope of work for the project did not include work related to investigating and acquiring permanent and temporary construction easements for the two lift station sites; and, WHEREAS,the Orchard Drive lift station was originally constructed in 1930 and is situated on private property;preliminary investigations by HDR are showing that,at the time of the original construction, no official easements were recorded for this location; and, WHEREAS, the Highway 30 lift station is located on City-owned right-of-way, but construction activities may require temporary construction easements from adj acent property owners; and, WHEREAS, since construction activities at both locations will require access to private property, existing easements need to be verified and, where necessary, new permanent utility easements and temporary construction easements need to be acquired; and, WHEREAS,HDR has submitted a proposed scope of work for assisting the City in verifying existing easements and negotiating permanent and temporary easements for this project; and, WHEREAS, HDR has proposed a fee to perform this work based on an hourly rate, not to exceed$28,885 without prior approval from the City; and, WHEREAS,HDR's scope and fee is based on a worst case scenario that assumes a lengthy, protracted series of negotiations with the property owners, and if easements can be readily attained from property owners, then the actual fee for acquisition services will be much lower. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that Change Order No. 1 to the Engineering Services Contract with HDR Engineering, Inc., for easement acquisition assistance on the Lift Station Improvement Project in the scope of services with compensation based on an hourly rate and not to exceed$28,885 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 25th day of March, 2014. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25`h day of March, 2014.