HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for 2019/20 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation (Basin 10) RESOLUTION NO. 22-060
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR 2019/20 SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION (BASIN 10)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2021, City Council awarded the 2019/20 Sanitary Sewer
Rehabilitation(Basin 10)construction contract to Municipal Pipe Tool Co.,LLC,of Hudson,Iowa,
in the amount of$1,283,163.78; and,
WHEREAS, on April 21,2021,City staff approved a Professional Service Agreement with
WHKS &Co.,to perform a sanitary sewer rehabilitation construction observation assistance in the
amount not to exceed $48,000 including expenses with an anticipated project completion date of
November 26, 2021; and,
WHEREAS, the scope of work in the original Construction Observation Contract includes
supervision and coordination of the project team,review of project costs and billings,periodic visits
to the construction site to observe the progress of work,review of shop drawings,review of periodic
payment estimates for completed construction work,preparation of change orders, and preparation
of the final summary of construction costs; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, the observer maintains a logbook recording conditions and
activities at the job site, assists in preparing Record Drawings, and coordinates quality control
testing; and,
WHEREAS, the construction contractor, Municipal Pipe Tool Co., LLC, has requested an
extension of the Contract Completion date to May 15,2022,due to materials shortages and weather
conditions, which prevented completion of simultaneous construction staging sequences, as
originally planned; and,
WHEREAS, because the construction staging sequences could not be completed
simultaneously, the efficiencies in construction inspection and administration envisioned in the
original contract with WHKS could not be achieved; and,
WHEREAS, the requested Amendment is based on additional 250 hours of construction
observation and 16 hours of administration time to complete additional stages now required for the
Contract; and,
WHEREAS,the additional hours require an increase in the Contract total by an amount not
to exceed $27,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with WHKS & Co., LLC, of Ames,
Iowa for the 2019/20 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation(Basin 10)in an amount not to exceed$27,000
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8`' day of February, 2022.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t' day of February, 2022.