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July 14, 2008
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Agenda Item No. 71 Roll Call No. 08- Communication
No. 08-403 Submitted
by: Jeb E. Brewer, P.E. City Engineer |
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AGENDA HEADING:
Hearing
on Fleur Drive Planters at Gray's
SYNOPSIS:
This
is a public hearing to allow for public input on the Fleur Drive Planters at
Gray's
FISCAL IMPACT:
Amount: $330,700 Construction Contract ($317,776 City Engineer's Estimate)
Funding Source: 2008-2009 CIP, Page Parks-10, Fleur Drive Planters, PKS170, Being: $264,560 FHWA Surface Transportation (STP) Funds (80% of the total cost of eligible construction items not to exceed $300,000) and $66,140 in G. O. Bonds
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
In
2003, Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) and
Ruan Companies, (John Ruan III, Chairman and CEO, 3200 Ruan Center, 666 Grand
Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309) began reconstructing medians along Fleur Drive
with planter beds designed by Douglas Hoerr Landscape Architecture (Douglas
Hoerr, President, 850 W Jackson, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60607). Since that time all but one median between
The Iowa Department
of Transportation (IDOT) through the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) has allocated $300,000 of matching federal funds for these
planters. These federal funds can only
be expended on a project meeting IDOT’s federal funds process. DMWW has asked the City of
On
June 9, 2008, under Roll Call No. 08-956, the City Council received and filed
plans, specifications, form of contract documents, and City Engineer's estimate
for the construction of the Fleur Drive Planters at Gray's
Sealed bids for said improvement were submitted by the following bidders:
Jasper
Construction Services, Inc.,
Concrete
Technologies, Inc.,
The bids, in accordance with a previously approved IDOT Agreement, were received and opened by the IDOT on June 17, 2008. The City Engineer has determined that the lowest responsive, responsible bid for the construction of said improvement was submitted by Jasper Construction Services, Inc., in the amount of $330,700, and said bid should be accepted. The Finance Director has determined that funds are available for said improvement as stated above.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: June 9, 2008
Roll Call Number: 08-956
Action: Ordering construction of the following: Fleur Drive Planters at Gray’s
Date: March 10, 2008
Roll Call Number: 08-367
Action: Approving
execution of Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Agreement for
Date: November 5, 2007
Roll Call Number: 07-2113
Action: Approving Professional Services Agreement with Calhoun-Burns & Associates for design of the Fleur Drive Planters, not to exceed $38,051.20. (Council Communication No. 07-660) Moved by Kiernan to adopt. Motion Carried 7-0.
BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:
Partial payments to the contractor and final acceptance of work.
For more information on this and other agenda items, please call
the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office on the
second floor of City Hall,