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Resolution to Approve an Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Bergmann Associates for Construction Support Services for the Allen Creek Railroad Berm Opening Project ($34,920.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your approval, please find a resolution to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Bergmann Associates ("Bergmann") in the amount of $34,920.00 for Construction Support Services for the Allen Creek Railroad Berm Opening Project.
Background
This Project will lower the floodplain depth at the railroad berm near the mouth of the Allen Creek, in the vicinity of Depot Street and Main Street, just west of the Ann Arbor Amtrak Station. The project will also install a large culvert beneath the railroad that will provide safe and legal access from the downtown area to the Border to Border Trail.
In November 2018, Michigan State Police-Emergency Management Division (MSP-EM) notified the City that it received a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant for the stormwater portion of the Project. The City has also been awarded a TAP Grant, a Michigan DNR Trust Fund Grant, and a MDOT STP Urban Grant to fund a portion of the non-motorized elements of the Allen Creek Berm Opening Project.
To assist City staff in development and preparing plans, the City issued an RFP for professional engineering services (RFP 984) in September 2016. Staff reviewed the proposals and selected Bergmann based on its qualifications, experience, plan, interview, and fee quote.
Bergmann prepared the plans and specifications for the Project, which went to MDOT for bidding. The Project is expected to be let in July. MDOT will award a contract to the qualified low bidder and administer the contract. The contract documents have an August 2020 substantial completion date.
Construction Engineering
Council previously awarded a professional services agreement to Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr, and Huber, Inc. ("FTC&H") for construction engineering for this proj...
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