HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract award/contract and bid bond for 2016/17 Accessibility Enhancement Improvements Program RESOLUTION NO. 16-646
RESOLUTION APPROVING AWARDING CONTRACT AND APPROVING
CONTRACT AND BOND FOR 2016/17 ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
(VARIOUS LOCATIONS)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, this annual program combines sidewalk and ADA ramp improvements with
additional accessibility upgrades at traffic signals and other publicly owned parking facilities; and,
WHEREAS, this program will provide for removing and replacing sidewalk intersection
crosswalk panels and handicap ramps at locations that fail to meet the Americans with Disabilities
Act(ADA)requirements to have truncated dome warning panels installed; and,
WHEREAS, this program provides safer pedestrian facilities and limits the City's liability
for injury to residents using public sidewalks that are in a deteriorated condition,and it also improves
ADA accessibility at municipal facilities; and,
WHEREAS, several requests from citizens were submitted on four different intersections
across town that currently do not meet ADA requirements; the requests involved the construction
and reconstruction of pedestrian ramps at the following intersections: 24th Street/Duff Avenue, I Ith
Street/Clark Avenue, Northwestern Avenue/McKinley Drive, and Northwestern Avenue/Johnson
Street; and,
WHEREAS,in following the City's Purchasing Policies and Procedures,quotes for this work
were solicited from eight contractors in the area,and one quote was received from TK Concrete,Inc.,
of Pella, Iowa, in the total amount of$77,550; and,
WHEREAS,funding in the amount of$75,000 from Road Use Tax and$75,000 from Local
Options Sales Tax has been allocated in the FY 2016/17 budget for this program; and,
WHEREAS,any unused funds from this program can go to future accessibility enhancement
proj ects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that award of contract to TK Concrete,Inc.,of Pella,Iowa,in the amount of$77,550 for the 2016/17
Accessibility Enhancement Program(Various Locations) is hereby approved, and the contract and
bond for this project is hereby further approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25th day of October, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25th day of October, 2016.