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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.