Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the contract for the survey and design services for flood mitagation at Hawk's Landing Golf Course at a cost not to exceed $75,000. Funding for this work is budgeted within the Stormwater Utility's adopted 2017 capital budget via the Citywide Flood Mitigation program. Funding is provided by GO borrowing.
MUNIS:
11479-84-200
Title
Authorizing a contract with MSA Professional Services to provide survey and design services to mitigate flooding issues at the Hawks Landing Golf Course and surrounding neighborhood.
Body
WHEREAS, The City of Madison has previously issued a Purchase Order to MSA Professional Services for survey of the Hawks Landing West Ponds, a hydrologic study of the part of Hawks Landing that drains to Lower Badger Mill Creek watershed, and an alternatives analysis and preliminary design of a system to mitigate flooding at the corner of Hidden Hill Dr and Shadow Wood Dr in Hawks Landing; and
WHEREAS, Further engineering work is necessary to develop formal engineering plans and specifications for the selected engineering alternative; and
WHEREAS, City Engineering has identified additional drainage problems on the west side of Hawks Landing; and
WHEREAS, Mitigation of these additional drainage problems will require survey, development of alternatives analyses, and development of engineering plans for the selected alternatives; and
WHEREAS, MSA Professional Services has worked with City Engineering previously on flood mitigation, including surveying and design work, at the Hawks Landing development; and
WHEREAS, under sec. 4.26(4)(b), of the Madison General Ordinances if the aggregate amount of the fee for services exceeds $25,000 and the contract was not subject to a competitive bidding process, the contract shall meet one of the other requirements of sec. 4.26(4)(a) and be approved by the Common Council; and
WHEREAS, the proposed contract with MSA Professional Services meets the exception to the bidding process in section 4.26(4)(a)7. which states “A particular consultant has provided services to the City on a similar or continuing project in the recent past, and it would be economical to the City on the basis of time and money to retain the same consultant”;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute a contract not to exceed $75,000.00 with MSA Professional Services for the above described services.