SUBJECT: CONSENT AGENDA
A Resolution Approving Armstrong Consultants, Inc. Consulting Agreement Addendum #2 to Task Order A for Rebidding Engineering Services for the Snow Removal Equipment Building Project at the Erie Municipal Airport in the amount of $19,842.
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Development
PRESENTER/PREPARER: Russell Pennington, Town Engineer
Jason Hurd, Airport Manager
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: $ 19,842
Balance Available: $ 451,000 (with supplemental appropriation)
Fund: Airport Fund
Budget Line Item Number: 530.70.110.605000.100142
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution awarding said Addendum to the contract, authorizing staff to expend contracted and contingency funds.
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
At the May 10, 2016 Board of Trustees Meeting, a contract was approved for the design, bidding, and construction management for the construction of a Snow Removal Equipment Building (SRE) at the Erie Municipal Airport. The contract was awarded to Armstrong Consultants.
The project was designed and the project was advertised for construction in 2017. The project only received one bid from a contractor and the bid was well over the available construction budget for the building. The bid was rejected. Over the past 6 months, town staff, the consultant, and the FAA have worked together to re-scope the project and redesign the building. Value Engineering has been performed to simplify the building to ensure the building stays within the allotted budget. Meetings have occurred with the town's planning staff to simplify the architectural components of the building while still providing a quality building for the town and the airport.
In order to be able to rebid the project, change architecture, value engineer, etc., there is an additional cost to the consultant to perform these tasks. The increase in cost for the consultant is $19,842. The original approved contract was in the amount o...
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