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Date

March 8, 2010

 

Agenda Item No.       8

Roll Call No.              10-

Communication No.  10-125

Submitted by:  Jeb E. Brewer, P.E.

                         City Engineer

 

 

AGENDA HEADING:

 

Approving Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the East Indianola Avenue Roadway Design, S.E. 14th Street to Army Post Road Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc. for design of the pedestrian underpass and trail connections, not to exceed $33,500.

 

 

SYNOPSIS:

 

Recommend approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc., David Moeller, President, 2727 S.W. Snyder Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023, for a total cost not to exceed $33,500, based on hourly rates to design the pedestrian underpass and trail connections in Ewing Park.

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

 

Amount:  $33,500

 

Funding Source:  2010-2011 CIP, Page Street-21, East Indianola Avenue Widening – S.E. 14th to Army Post Road, STR213, $33,500 in G.O. Bonds

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 

Supplemental Agreement No. 2 includes the additional design services needed to design the pedestrian underpass and trail connections as part of the East Indianola Avenue Widening project.  The pedestrian underpass and trail connections will be incorporated into the plans being prepared for Phase 2 of the project.

 

The current agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc.  includes design of East Indianola from SE 14th Street to Army Post Road.  At the time this agreement was developed, funding had not been secured for the pedestrian underpass and trail connections.  Last year the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization approved $200,000 of Surface Transportation Program Transportation Enhancement funding in Federal FY2013 for this trail.  With the planned widening of East Indianola, adding the pedestrian underpass to the roadway project is the most efficient and cost effective way to get the work done. 

 

As part of the East Indianola Avenue corridor consultant selection process in 2005, staff received proposals from seven engineering firms.  A committee comprised of City staff from the Engineering Department, Parks Department, and Public Works Department reviewed these proposals and recommended that Snyder & Associates, Inc. be selected for this study.  A major factor in recommending Snyder & Associates, Inc. was their extensive past involvement in projects near or within this corridor. 

 

 

PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION(S):

 

Date:  August 10, 2009

 

Roll Call Number:  09-1499

Action:  Approving Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the E. Indianola from SE 14th to Army Post Road Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc. to provide construction phase services for the E. Indianola – SE 14th Street to SE 16th Court, not to exceed $54,004.  (Council Communication No.  09-559) Moved by Meyer to adopt.    Motion Carried 7-0.

 

Date:  October 8, 2007

 

Roll Call Number: 07-1994

 

Action:  E. Indianola Avenue Corridor Study, and Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc. (David Moeller, P.E., President, Ankeny, IA) for the E. Indianola Avenue Roadway Design, $988,908.  (Council Communication No.  07-601

)  Moved by Meyer to adopt.  Motion Carried 7-0.

 

 

BOARD/COMMISSION ACTION(S):  NONE

 

 

ANTICIPATED ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:

 

Normal Council actions on consultant contracts.

 

 

 

 

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