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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT L30827 WITH TKDA FOR ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN SNOWMOBILE TRAIL PROJECT FOR AN INCREASE OF $18,760.00 AND A NEW TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $83,160.00.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to execute an amendment to agreement L30827 with TKDA for additional professional design and engineering services for the Spirit Mountain Snowmobile Trail project as detailed in the attached proposal as Exhibit A, for an increase of $18,760.00 and a new total amount not to exceed $83,160.00, payable from fund 452-030-5530-HANDHTAX-1506 (capital improvements, finance, improvements other than buildings, half & half tax projects, Nordic - Lower Spirit).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an amendment to agreement L30827 with TKDA for additional professional design and engineering services for the Spirit Mountain Snowmobile Trail project. These services include completion of tree removal exhibits, revised and separated bid packages, coordination with the Minnesota DNR, changes in construction scope, and construction oversight.
The changes were necessitated when the northern long-eared bat was placed on the federal endangered species list after the original project design was complete and before construction began. In response to the endangered species listing, Minnesota DNR required significant changes to project design, permitting, and construction oversight aimed at minimizing potential impacts to the bat and its forest habitat. The additional costs are attributable to those state-mandated changes.
The project is funded by a federal grant, a state grant, and a portion of the proceeds of a one-half-of-one-percent increment in local tourism taxes put aside by City Council for outdoor recreation improvements in the St Louis River Corridor.