Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase the professional engineering services contract for the General Engineering 2008 Contract with American Structurepointe Inc., in the amount of $91,868.00.
This contract has been used for various projects that spent down the total value. The intent of this contract was to provide the Department of Public Service with continuing, contractual access to additional resources that are necessary to perform various professional engineering, survey and technical expertise for the department to complete its capital and operating budget commitments.
The projects developed under this program are typically small to moderate size improvements, and frequently include a significant emphasis on pavement rehabilitation, curb replacement, sidewalks, curb ramps, drainage, minor rehabilitations, and aesthetic improvements. This contract has been used for quick response design services.
Work to be performed as part of this modification includes design of a solution to drainage issues on McKinley Avenue from 5th Avenue to Trabue Road. Other work to be included in this modification consists of reprofiling Hayden Run Road from Edwards Farm Road to Camden Place Drive to prepare the road for resurfacing.
The original contract amount was $250,000.00 Contract number EL008325. Established by ordinance 0563-2008
Ordinance 0293-2010 authorized the first modification to this contract to remove the 2 year timeframe.
This is the second modification to this contract in the amount of $91,868.00
The total contract amount including this modification is $341,868.00
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The Contract Compliance number for American Structurepointe, Inc. is 351127317 and it expires 11/23/11.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested so that the design work for the flooding issue on McKinley Avenue can proceed as soon as possible to perform necessary upgrades and ...
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