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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT 22895 WITH AMI CONSULTING ENGINEERS P. A. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE REPAIR AND REHABILIATION OF THE SEAWALL SURROUNDING THE DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION CENTER (DECC) FOR AN INCREASE OF $188,483.39 AND A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $622,978.39.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the proper city officials are hereby authorized to amend contract 22895, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A, with AMI Consulting Engineers P. A. (AMI) for professional engineering services, including design, permitting assistance, preparation of biddable construction documents and construction administration, in support of the project to repair and rehabilitate a portion of the seawall surrounding the DECC for an increase of $188,483.39 and a new contract total not to exceed $622,978.39, payable from 450-030-5530; CP-450-SEAWLL (Capital Improvements, Finance, Improvements Other Than Buildings; Capital Projects, Other Fund Contributions, Slip and Bayfront seawall repairs).
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution authorizes an increase to the contract with AMI for professional engineering services in support of the repair and rehabilitation of a portion of the seawall surrounding the DECC.
The city entered into agreement C22895 with AMI in July of 2016. At that time the expectation was that the project would be designed and bid in the fall of 2016, with construction over the winter. Multiple design and scope changes resulted in the project timeline being extended by over a year and in the depletion of funds that were budgeted in the original agreement for construction administration and other engineering services. These changes included multiple revisions to the plan set, changes to the civil design, emergency dock wall inspections that the city requested after sinkholes appeared along the dock wall, the addition of design, bid assistance, and construction oversight f...
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