HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Professional Services Agreement with Bolton & Menk, Inc. for 2020/21 Airport Improvements (Electrical Vault) RESOLUTION NO. 20-058
RESOLUTION APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BOLTON
& MENK. INC.,FOR 2020/2021 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS (ELECTRICAL VAULT)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, in September 2019, staff initiated a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)process for
projects shown in the Ames Airport Improvement Program(AIP); and,
WHEREAS, the City's Purchasing Policies require consultant selections to include cost as a
criterion for selection unless otherwise required by Federal or State requirements, and because the
projects listed in the RFQ included federal funds,the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)prohibits
the City explicitly from asking for cost during the selection process; and,
WHEREAS, cost may only be determined after a consultant has been identified as the most
qualified and the City enters into negotiations for a scope of services and fee with that consultant; and,
WHEREAS,the City only received one submittal by its long-time airport consultant that worked
on the Terminal Building project, Bolton & Menk, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, Bolton & Menk, Inc., submitted a well-thought-out and comprehensive submittal
and was found to be qualified based upon a combination of past aviation experience and its proposed
approach to this project; and,
WHEREAS, the Professional Services contract will be for all design, survey, and construction
inspection required for the construction of a new Electrical Vault next to the new itinerant hangar; and,
WHEREAS,this project is shown in the 2020/21 Capital Improvements Plan and the FAA Airport
Improvements Program with a total budget for design and construction of$397,600.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
the Professional Services Agreement with Bolton&Menk,Inc.,of Ames,Iowa for the 2020/21 Airport
Improvements (Electrical Vault)project at a not-to-exceed cost of$64,000 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 11th day of February, 2020.
Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this I Ith day of February, 2020.