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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Professional Services Agreement for Phase II of Squaw Creek Water Main Protection Project RESOLUTION NO. 16-294 RESOLUTION APPROVING ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR PHASE II OF SQUAW CREEK WATER MAIN PROTECTION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, included in the 2012-2017 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) was a program entitled Flood Response and Mitigation Projects that included$820,000 in General Obligation Bonds and $325,000 in Storm Sewer Utility Funds; and, WHEREAS,portions of this funding were used on a flood mitigation project in Northridge Subdivision/Moore Memorial Park and for bank stabilization near Utah Drive and another location near North Riverside Drive; and, WHEREAS, these three projects are now complete, and the two remaining projects are the Trail Ridge Landslide and the Squaw Creek Water Main Protection projects; and, WHEREAS, unspent local funding totaling $628,737 has been carried forward through budget amendments; and, WHEREAS, on March 22,2016, City Council approved the Grant Agreement with Federal Emergency Management Agency's(FEMA)/Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department (HSEMD) for Phase II of the City of Ames, Squaw Creek Water Main Protection Project; and, WHEREAS, under this agreement, FEMA and State of Iowa (through Iowa Homeland Security)will pay up to$571,370(85%)for this project,with the City contributing$100,830(15%), and this project has been actively pursued since the 2010 floods; and, WHEREAS, the alternative recommended in the October 2015 Phase I report to progress toward Phase II (construction) is based on a stream restoration approach utilizing integrated/bioengineering techniques; and, WHEREAS,professional services proposals were received and rated by City staff for design work associated with the recommended Phase II tasks as agreed upon by FEMA and HSEMD; and, WHEREAS,after analyzing the ratings and discussing the content of the proposal,including project experience, the City staff is recommending awarding this engineering services contract to Snyder&Associates of Ankeny, Iowa, in the amount of$111,900.00. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Engineering Services Agreement with Snyder&Associates of Ankeny, Iowa, for services associated with Phase II of the City of Ames Squaw Creek Water Main Protection Project in an amount not to exceed$111,900.00 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24t1i day of May, 2016. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24'day of May, 2016.