HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for 2014/15 West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements RESOLUTION NO. 16-251
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR 2014/15 WEST LINCOLN WAY INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENTS (LINCOLN WAY AND FRANKLIN AVENUE)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, on April 26,2016,the Council approved the Major Site Development Plan for
Aspen Heights, a development project located at 205 South Wilmoth Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,this included an agreement for street improvements along Lincoln Way in which
the developer is responsible to extend widening to create a left-turn lane through the intersection of
Lincoln Way and Colorado Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, the agreement provided that the developer would pay for this as a part of the
FY 2014/15 West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements; and,
WHEREAS, the agreement stipulated that the developer will pay for the additional
engineering services,construction,and inspection costs associated with the expanded project scope;
and,
WHEREAS,in response to this, staff approached the consultant that had already been hired
to design the project, Veenstra & Kimm, Inc., and negotiated an amendment to its professional
services agreement with the City to include the developer's portion of the Colorado intersection
improvements; and,
WHEREAS,this amendment with Veenstra&Kimm specifies an additional fee in an amount
not to exceed $58,798 for engineering design to be paid by the developer, and staff will establish
separate billing to account for this additional work to keep it isolated from the City's portion of the
project; and,
WHEREAS, this will also be the case during construction, in which the City's and the
developer's project quantities will be bid separately and billed to the developer as work is completed;
and,
WHEREAS, the current design contract with Veenstra & Kimm, Inc., is $76,700, so the
updated total contract amount will be $135,498.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the amendment to the professional services agreement for the 2014/15 West Lincoln Way
Intersection Improvements (Lincoln Way and Franklin Avenue) with Veenstra & Kimm, Inc., of
West Des Moines, Iowa, in an amount not to exceed$135,498 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 10t1i day of May, 2016.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 oth day of May, 2016.