HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to engineering services agreement for 07/08 Shared Use Path System Expansion RESOLUTION NO. 17-671
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO ENGINEERING SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR 2007/08 SHARED-USE PATH SYSTEM EXPANSION
(BLOOMINGTON ROAD TO ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the annual Shared-Use Path System Expansion provides for construction of
shared- use paths on street right-of-way, adjacent to streets, and through green belts; and,
WHEREAS, this project includes the extension of a shared-use path from Bloomington Road
to Ada Hayden Heritage Park, as part of the Skunk River Trani Extension; and,
WHEREAS, City staff negotiated an Agreement for Consulting Services with McClure
Engineering Company for the design of the 2007/08 Shared-Use Path System Expansion in an
amount not to exceed$42,744; and,
WHEREAS, two contract amendments have been administratively approved by staff in the
amounts of $2,500 and $2,220 to provide additional geotechnical services and threatened and
endangered species services,bringing the current contract amount to $47,464; and,
WHEREAS, the Council directed staff to proceed with a shared-use path adjacent to Dawes
Drive and the shared-use path along U.S. Highway 69 at its July 25, 2017, meeting; the option
extends the shared-use path along the east side of Dawes Drive north from Bloomington Road
through the extent of the existing guardrail; and,
WHEREAS, this extension of the shared-use path requires Dawes Drive to be shifted to the
west to provide room for the path; and,
WHEREAS, given the upcoming 2016/17 Concrete Street Pavement Improvements along
Dawes Drive, the path adjacent to Dawes will be included with the street reconstruction project; this
requires plan changes to the 2007/08 Shared-Use Path System Expansion that were not anticipated
in the original scope with McClure Engineering Company; and,
WHEREAS, staff has negotiated a contract amendment in an amount not to exceed $13,903;
this amendment brings the total amount of the contract over $50,000, which requires City Council
approval pursuant to the Purchasing Policies &Procedures; and,
WHEREAS, added services will include all necessary modifications to the design plans and
specifications to accommodate the shared-use path along Dawes Drive as part of the 2016/17
Concrete Street Pavement Improvements,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Amendment to the Engineering Services Agreement with McClure Engineering Company
of Clive, Iowa, for the 2007/08 Shared-Use Path System Expansion (Bloomington Road to Ada
Hayden Heritage Park)in an amount not to exceed$13,903 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28" day of November, 2017.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
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 28t' day of November, 2017.