HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract and Bond for 2022/23 Concrete Pavement Improvements (Brookridge, Ridgewood, Lee, 9th, Park, and Alley) RESOLUTION NO. 23-237
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AND BOND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
2022/23 CONCRETE PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
(BROOKRIDGE AVENUE,RIDGEWOOD AVENUE,LEE STREET, 9TH STREET,
PARK WAY,AND ALLEY) PROJECT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,this City Council has heretofore determined it advisable and necessary that certain
improvements be constructed in the City of Ames, Iowa, such project having been designated as the
2022/23 Concrete Pavement Improvements (Brookridge Avenue, Ridgewood Avenue, Lee Street, 9th
Street,Park Way,and Alley); and,pursuant to notice and hearing,bids were received on the 8th day of
March, 2023, as called for in the detailed plans and specifications as prepared by the Public Works
Department and filed with the City Clerk on the 13h day of February, 2023; and,
WHEREAS,this Council has heretofore determined that the bid of Shekar Engineering,P.L.C.
of Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of$4,203,260.58 is the lowest and best bid submitted for the
construction of said project; and,
WHEREAS, the Contract in the form provided in said plans and specifications has been
executed by said contractor, and satisfactory performance bond has been filed by said contractor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, as
follows:
Section 1. The Contract between the City of Ames, Iowa, and Shekar Engineering, P.L.C. of
Des Moines, Iowa, in the amount of$4,203,260.58 dated the 28th day of March, 2023, for the
2022/23 Concrete Pavement Improvements (Brookridge Avenue, Ridgewood Avenue, Lee
Street, 9th Street,Park Way, and Alley) as provided for in the detailed plans and specifications
referred to in the preamble hereof, and the performance bond of the said contractor with
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, of Hartford, Connecticut, as surety
thereon, in the amount of$4,203,260.58 filed in connection therewith, be and the same are
hereby approved.
Section 2. All resolutions or order or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict.
ADOPTED THIS 25th day of April, 2023.
Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25th day of April, 2023.