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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Professional Services Agreement for Creation of Comprehensive Safety Plan for AAMPO RESOLUTION NO. 24-388 RESOLUTION APPROVING PROGRESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN FOR THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION WHEREAS, the Ames Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (AAMPO) was awarded $100,000 in Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning and demonstration grant funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation; and, WHEREAS, the primary purpose of the SS4A grant program is to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through safety action plan development, refinement, and implementation focused on all users; and, WHEREAS, the SS4A grant funding was awarded for the creation of a safety action plan for the AAMPO; and, WHEREAS, a total of $125,000 in funding is allocated for the safety action plan's creation, including $100,000 in SS4A funding, $13,000 in City of Ames Local Road Use Tax, and $12,000 in Iowa Department of Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding, as identified in the AAMPO's FY 2025 Transportation Planning Work Program; and, WHEREAS, following applicable federal and state mandated purchasing requirements, the City of Ames and AAMPO solicited a Request for Proposals (RFP). Each of the three proposals received were evaluated and ranked by a project selection team consisting of AAMPO, City of Ames, and Story County staff; and, WHEREAS, staff negotiated a contract with the highest ranked firm, HDR Engineering, Inc. of Omaha,Nebraska, with a contract cost not to exceed $124,905. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ames Metropolitan Planning Organization hereby approves the Professional Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska, for the creation of a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan in an amount not to exceed $124,905, contingent upon the execution of the SS4A Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the approval of this professional services agreement by the City of Ames. ADOPTED THIS 9th day of July 2024. aw,w- �e e,-A- Renee Aull, City Clerk John A. Haila, Chair Introduced by:Murken Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Boland, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Murken, Rollins, Zinnel Voting nay: None Absent: Popp Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Chair this 91" day of July 2024.