Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to do an unplanned modification of a professional engineering services contract with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services for the Roadway Improvements - Multimodal Transportation Plan design contract.
The intent of this modification is to provide additional scope and funding to the original design contract. The Director’s office and administrative staff determined it beneficial to have full deliverable products provided by the consultant and be included in the final plan. The original contract included a portion (outline/framework) of each item listed below and as such the full deliverable of these tasks is augmenting the original contract scope:
1. Traffic Standards Code- Traffic Impact Study Guidelines
2. Auto Network - Access Management Guidelines
Original contract amount $693,000.00 (Ordinance 1159-2014, EL016298)
Modification number 1 $533,604.75 (Ordinance 2200-2015, EL017601)
Modification number 2 $130,960.00 (This modification)
Total amount of the contract, $1,357,564.75
including this modification
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this contract is available within the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund. An amendment to the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget is necessary to establish sufficient cash and authority in the proper project.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Services’ contract compliance number is 582592493 and expires 11/3/17.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to provide necessary engineering and design funding to prevent unnecessary delays in the Department of Public Service’s Capital Improvement Program.
Title
To amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriat...
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