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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Engineering Services Agreement for 2014/15 West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements RESOLUTION NO. 15-291 RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR 2014/15 WEST LINCOLN WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS (LINCOLN WAY AND FRANKLIN AVENUE) FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,this project is for constructing left-turn lanes and installing new traffic signals at the Franklin Avenue/Lincoln Way intersection, and a traffic impact study for the South Fork Subdivision justified these improvements; and, WHEREAS,turn lanes on Lincoln Way will mitigate left-turning,rear-end,and right-angle traffic accidents,and improvements will also support traffic coordination along Lincoln Way;and, WHEREAS, an existing agreement requires the developer and the City to share equally in the construction cost of these improvements, but not the engineering services portion; and, WHEREAS,staff solicited proposals for design engineering services that will involve land acquisition, base topographic survey, preparation of plans and specifications, two public informational meetings(kick-off and 50%design),and notification/coordination with right-of-way users, and attendance at a pre-construction meeting; and, WHEREAS, services for the project shall include plan development and all required submittals to meet the local letting requirements and all Iowa Department of Transportation(IDOT) Traffic Safety Improvement Program(TSIP)grant submittal requirements (via Iowa DOT District 1 Staff) with an anticipated Fall 2015 letting for construction during the summer of 2016; and, WHEREAS,proposals for this work were received from nine engineering firms, and staff has negotiated a contract with the highest ranked firm, Veenstra & Kimm of West Des Moines, Iowa; and, WHEREAS,this consultant has performed sound engineering work for the City in the past. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the engineering services agreement for the 2014/15 West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements (Lincoln Way and Franklin Avenue)with Veenstra& Kimm of West Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed $76,700.00 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12'h day of May, 2015. A. .4'. A 4C I______-LAI_ ____ Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman, Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of May, 2015.