Title
Approving a professional services agreement with Volkert Engineering Inc. in the amount of $80,000 for on call professional engineering services, and authorizing the City Manager to execute same.
Summary
The proposed professional services agreement with Volkert Engineering Inc. (Volkert) in the amount of $80,000 will provide professional engineering services support for the CIP Engineering Departments associated with a broad range of activities for various capital improvement projects and hot spot issues such as traffic congestion. This item supports the infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan, to build and improve the City’s infrastructure to meet current and future needs.
The professional services contract will include: general professional engineering assistance for a wide range of projects to provide solutions on an accelerated schedule, including: plan review assistance, design criteria, codes, standards and ordinance improvements and review, assistance with planning level investigations, scoping and rough order of magnitude cost estimating for future year capital projects, and troubleshooting assistance related to hot spot traffic congestion and drainage concerns.
The work covered by this contract is to be issued by Task order authorization. Each authorization will include a scope and fee associated with the work and if related to a capital project, the costs will be attributed to that capital project, or if general in scope, to be funded from the operational budget.
Prior City Council Action
None.
Deadline for City Council Action
Action is requested on May 23, 2023
Funding Expected: Revenue __ Expenditure __ N/A _X_
Budgeted Item: Yes __ No __ N/A _X_
Amount: $80,000_
1295 Form Required? Yes _X_ No __
Legal Review Required: N/A __ Required _X_ Date Completed: ___________
Supporting documents attached:
Professional Services Agreement
Recommended Action
Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Volkert Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $80,000.00 for on call professional engineering services and authorizing the City Manager to execute same.