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Resolution to Approve an Amendment Number 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) for the Design of the Nixon/Green/Dhu Varren Intersection Improvement Project ($95,650.00)
Memorandum
This is to recommend approval of the attached resolution authorizing an Amendment Number 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) for additional design engineering services for the Nixon/Green/Dhu Varren Intersection Improvement project.
On March 10, 2015, the City entered into an agreement with OHM for design engineering services for the Nixon/Green/Dhu Varren Intersection Improvement and the Nixon Road Corridor Traffic Study Project ($538,076.00 + $60,000.00 contingency). The Amendment # 1 for the $60,000.00 (contingency) was approved administratively on December 19, 2016. This Amendment # 2 would bring the total services amount with OHM to $693,726.00.
Design Engineering
A number of scope changes were made to the original contract at the request of staff. Many of the changes required additional efforts by OHM and resulted in costs in excess of the contract amount. A summary of the additional work is as follows:
1) Lighting Design along the Nixon Corridor from the Nixon/Green/Dhu Varren roundabout project limits south to Traver Blvd. Tasks included topography creation using record plans, lighting design, utility meetings, project meetings and management. A portion of this task ($24,350.00) was included in Amendment #1. The remaining amount of this task to be authorized under this amendment is $25,650.00.
2) Additional work to complete the MDEQ Joint Permit Application and plan preparation was required based on the request of the City to include the sidewalk along the frontage of the Toll Brothers property in the northwest and southwest quadrants of the Nixon/Dhu Varren intersection. It is beneficial to design this sidewalk work as part of the intersection project to assur...
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