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Resolution to Approve an Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement With Midwestern Consulting, L.L.C. ($111,870.00) for the Washtenaw Avenue Non-Motorized Path Project for Engineering Design and Construction Services
Memorandum
This is to recommend approval of the attached resolution to amend the Professional Services Agreement with Midwestern Consulting, L.L.C. for engineering design and construction services by $111,870.00 for a total of $161,870.00.
A Professional Services Agreement with Midwestern Consulting, L.L.C. for $24,728.38 was established on December 4, 2006, in order to investigate design alternatives and was amended for an additional $25,271.62 on July 16, 2007 to provided for the project’s design and the preparation of construction plans and specifications.
The Project Management Services Unit issued a Request for Proposal (RFP #649) in November of 2006 for a professional engineering firm to provide preliminary design alternative options and engineering drafting services for the proposed path. In response to our request, we received eight proposals. A review team composed of City staff evaluated the proposals and selected Midwestern Consulting, L.L.C. based on their proposed work plan, staff qualifications, past involvement with similar projects, and competitive fee schedule.
The purpose of this project is to construct a 10-foot wide, non-motorized asphalt path along the north side of Washtenaw Avenue between Glenwood and Toumy. Washtenaw Avenue is a heavily traveled arterial under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The construction of a non-motorized path alongside this arterial roadway will create a safe, convenient and comfortable environment for bicycle and pedestrian travel along this corridor. The development of this path will create a new connection between the existing sidewalk systems that links and serves the downtown area and the Washtenaw/Huron Parkway commercial area to the ea...
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