HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Council Action Form dated May 27, 2025ITEM #:31
DATE:05-27-25
DEPT:PW
SUBJECT:2023/24 SHARED USE PATH SYSTEM EXPANSION
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
BACKGROUND:
This program provides for construction of shared use paths on street rights-of-way, adjacent to
streets, and through greenbelts. The Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) identifies those
paths that separate bicycle traffic from higher-speed automobile traffic. This project involved
the extension of a shared use path along E. Lincoln Way from Carnegie Avenue to the
SW corner of Dayton Avenue to eliminate the need for bicyclists and pedestrians to use
the existing frontage road (see attached map).
On April 23, 2024, City Council awarded the project to Con-Struct, Inc. of Ames, Iowa in the
amount of $195,405.40. Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $61,450 added a retaining wall
to the project and was approved by City Council on January 14, 2025. Change Order No. 2
was the balancing change order, a deduct in the amount of ($7,848.80) that reflects final field
measured quantities and was approved administratively by staff. Construction was
completed in the amount of $249,006.60. The revenues and expenses for the project are
as follows:
Revenues Expenses
Local Option Sales Tax $300,000
Savings from 2020/21 Shared
Use Path - Vet Med Trail $75,000
Design $24,050.00
Construction $249,006.60
Construction Administration $32,500.00
Total $375,000 Total $305,556.60
Remaining revenue will be returned to the fund and programmed for future Shared Use
Path System Expansion priorities.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Accept the 2023/24 Shared Use Path System Expansion as completed by Con-Struct,
Inc. of Ames, Iowa in the amount of $249,006.60.
2. Direct staff to pursue modifications to the project.
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CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The project has now been completed in accordance with the approved plans and
specifications. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council
adopt Alternative No. 1, as noted above.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Map.pdf
Certification Letter 2023-24 Shared Use Path System Exp. (E. Lincoln Way).pdf
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Smart Choice
Public Works Department 515.239.5160 main 515 Clark Ave. P.O. Box 811
515.239.5404 fax Ames, IA 50010
www.CityofAmes.org
May 22, 2025
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
City of Ames
Ames, Iowa 50010
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
I hereby certify the 2023/24 Shared Use Path System Expansion (E. Lincoln Way) project
was completed in an acceptable manner by Con-Struct, Inc., of Ames, Iowa, in the amount of
$249,006.60 and was inspected by the Public Works Department of the City of Ames, Iowa.
Sincerely,
Justin A. Clausen, PE, CPWP-M
Interim Public Works Director
JAC/lbc
cc: City Clerk, Finance, Contractor, Administrative Services, Project File
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