HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Professional Services Agreement for AAMPO Comprehensive Safety Action Plan RESOLUTION NO. 24-393
RESOLUTION APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
FOR THE AMES AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION
COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
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 City of Ames 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 AAMPO's SS4A Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
ADOPTED THIS 9th day of July, 2024.
Renee Vall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
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 9th day of July,2024.