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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to professional services agreement for South Duff Avenue Access Safety Improvements Project RESOLUTION NO. 16-418 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR SOUTH DUFF AVENUE ACCESS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, On December 22, 2015, staff provided an update to City Council on the progress of the South Duff Avenue Access project;work is to include a raised median along South Duff Avenue(U.S.Highway 69)from South 5th Street to the Squaw Creek Bridge(with drive-over at Howe's), a new signalized intersection at the existing Southpoint Centre drive that will connect into Walmart's parking lot,and a reconfiguring of Walmart's western parking area in order to create a westbound approach for the new intersection; and, WHEREAS, since that time, City staff and CGA, the City's engineering consultant, have been working with Walmart's realty department headquarters in Bentonville,Arkansas,to create a cross-access easement connecting the businesses along the east side of South Duff Avenue; and, WHEREAS,Walmart provided its standard language for cross-access that is currently under review by the affected businesses along the easement route on the east side for comment; and, WHEREAS, the coordination with Walmart also included developing a cost-sharing agreement for design and construction among the City,Walmart, and Hunziker Development; and, WHEREAS, after reviewing the final draft of the agreement, Walmart and Hunziker now fully support moving forward with the project; however, it is Walmart's desire to have the cost- sharing agreement based upon actual costs and not based upon a proportional share; and, WHEREAS,in order to progress with final engineering design for development of plans and specifications for bidding,an amendment to the professional services agreement with CGA will be needed; and, WHEREAS, currently, CGA has been hired to facilitate stakeholder meetings, draft cross- access easements, and to develop conceptual design; the amendment will take the project from survey through final design; and, WHEREAS,CGA has provided the City an amendment in an amount not to exceed$87,873; this fee will be split three ways by the City,Walmart, and Hunziker under the separate cost-sharing agreement for design only. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with CGA of Ames,Iowa,in an amount not to exceed $87,873 for the South Duff Avenue Access Safety Improvements Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12`'day of July, 2016. c4vz�v"�R--L(Aa� 4.540 dl C04-4"X� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher, Orazem Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12"'day of July, 2016.