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Council |
Date |
August
10, 2009 |
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Agenda Item No. 7 Roll Call No. 09- Communication
No. 09-580 Submitted
by: Jeb E. Brewer, P.E. City Engineer |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Ordering
construction of the following: Principal
Riverwalk - Walnut Street to Grand Avenue, West Side - Receiving bids,
(8-18-09), and Setting date of hearing, (9-14-09). (Construction Estimate -
$2,482,418).
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend
the City Council proceed with construction of the improvement and set dates to
receive bids and hold a public hearing, as required by Iowa Code, utilizing the
method of financing referenced below.
This project will include construction on the river side of the levee
along the west bank of the Des Moines River from Walnut Street to Grand Avenue,
and also the plaza on the land side of the levee between Walnut Street and
Locust Street in front of the Old Library.
The project construction includes the
multi-purpose trail, floodwall, irrigation and lighting, plaza and promenade
pavers. Construction of the plaza and
promenade adjacent to the YMCA will be deferred, pending the proposed
redevelopment of that property.
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount: $2,482,418, City Engineer's Estimate
Funding
Source: 2009-2010 CIP, Page
Park-23, Principal Riverwalk, PKS162, Being:
$2,482,418 ($2,856,610 maximum) in Federal Stimulus Funds under
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for construction
costs only, with any construction overage from Iowa State Recreation Trail
funding.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
A number of transportation related projects were submitted to and
approved by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
Executive Committee at their January 29, 2009 meeting for funding under the
ARRA. The Iowa Department of Transportation
(IDOT) also requested submittal of recreational trails projects for possible
ARRA funding. The funding request for
Principal Riverwalk was approved by both the MPO and IDOT. The MPO allocated $1,653,000 and the IDOT
allocated $873,235. The two allocations
are being combined with State Recreational Trail funding to construct the west
side of the Principal Riverwalk between Walnut Street and Grand Avenue.
The
Engineering Department has prepared plans, specifications, form of contract
documents, and City Engineer’s estimate for the construction of the Principal
Riverwalk - Walnut Street to Grand Avenue, West Side, 11-2009-011. The improvement includes construction of a
12-foot-wide recreational trail and other amenities including precast concrete
pavers, stone paving, concrete pedestrian pavement, HMA pavement, landscaping,
floodwall and other related items, all in accordance with the contract
documents including Plan File Nos. 503-047/176 to be constructed along the west
bank of the Des Moines River from Walnut Street to Grand Avenue, Des Moines,
Iowa.
The
estimated construction cost is $2,482,418.
The proposed plans, specifications, and form of