HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-062-06/07/2005-AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A CHANGE ORDER WITH FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG TO AMEND EXISTING AGR RESOLUTION 2005-062
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A CHANGE ORDER WITH
FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG TO AMEND AN EXISTING AGREEMENT
TO INCLUDE THE DESIGN OF THE MASON TRANSPORTATION
CORRIDOR TRAIL PROJECT NORTH FROM THE SPRING CREEK TRAIL
TO CONNECT WITH THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AS AN
EXCEPTION TO THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS OVER $100,000
WHEREAS,Felsburg Holt&Ullevig has an existing agreement with the City for design of
the southern portion of the Mason Transportation Corridor("MTC") Trail (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the City has received grant funding to design a northern section of the MTC
Trail; and
WHEREAS, the City is interested in amending the Agreement by change order to include
the design of the trail addition; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has determined that Felsburg Holt & Ullevig has
extensive knowledge and direct experience on the MTC project team and offers the best opportunity
for continuity and streamlining between the previous MTC work efforts and this next phase of the
corridor project; and
WHEREAS, funds are appropriated for this purchase; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-160(d)(1)(j) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the
Purchasing Agent to negotiate the purchase of supplies and services without utilizing a competitive
bidding process where the Purchasing Agent determines that the professional service is the subject
of a change order; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has submitted the requisite justification to the City
Manager for approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and concurred in that determination for this
acquisition; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(3) requires approval of this purchasing method by the City
Council for items costing more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000)prior to acquisition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the purchase of design services from Felsburg Holt&Ullevig through a change order
to an existing agreement in the amount of Two Hundred Seventy One Thousand Seven Hundred
Seventy Seven Dollars and Sixty Cents ($271,777.60), as an exception to the City's competitive
purchasing requirements, is hereby approved.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 7th day of June,A.D.
2005.
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City Clerk