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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to Engineering Services Agreement for western segment of 2014/15 West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements RESOLUTION NO. 16-454 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR WESTERN SEGMENT OF 2014/15 WEST LINCOLN WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS (LINCOLN WAY AND FRANKLIN AVENUE) FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,this project,as originally proposed,included intersection safety improvements only for the Lincoln Way/Franklin Avenue intersection; and, WHEREAS, engineering was programmed to occur in the 2015/16 Capital Improvements Plan, and the original project was to add left-turn lanes for east- and west-bound traffic because of the high rate of crashes that have occurred at the Lincoln Way and Franklin Avenue intersection; and, WHEREAS, on May 10, 2016, the City Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the Engineering Service Agreement for the Lincoln Way and Franklin intersection improvements in an amount not to exceed$135,498; and, WHEREAS,this included additional design work related to the Major Site Development Plan for Aspen Heights, a development located at 205 South Wilmoth Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the Aspen Heights development led to safety improvements being extended eastward through the Colorado Avenue intersection; and, WHEREAS, since that time, staff has worked with the consultant, Veenstra and Kimm (V&K), to move forward with the survey and land acquisition phases; during the survey scope review phase, a need was identified to further expand this design work to the west of Franklin Avenue; and, WHEREAS,the reasoning is that now that the amended five-lane project has been expanded towards the east, a 300-foot section of Lincoln Way to the west of the project would remain as a four-lane section amongst a nearly one-mile segment of five-lane roadway; and, WHEREAS, it should be noted that this four-lane segment is directly in front of 3505/3515 Lincoln Way, which is the new mixed use development now under construction; and, WHEREAS, staff asked V&K to generate a cost estimate to include design work for the section to the west, and the additional cost amounts to $43,896; and, WHEREAS, neither design costs nor construction costs for this westward expansion are included in the approved CIP or budget; however, adding the western 300-foot expansion to the design project at this point is the ideal time to design this future improvement;by designing all three portions of the project together, the City should see significant savings rather than coming back at a later date to complete the western expansion; and, WHEREAS,the additional$43,896 for design work can be taken from Road Use Tax savings from past projects. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Amendment to the Engineering Services Agreement with Veenstra&Kimm of West Des Moines, Iowa, for the 2014/15 West Lincoln Way Intersection Improvements (Lincoln Way and Franklin Avenue)in an amount not to exceed$43,896 is hereby approved,making a total Agreement amount of$179,394. ADOPTED THIS 9`'day of August, 2016. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: Orazem Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9tn day of August, 2016.