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Request for additional funding for consulting design services for the 116th Street Park project
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A. Issue
The City has contracted with The Sigma Group for civil engineering and landscape architecture services in the design of the 116th Street Park. The Sigma Group (Sigma has subcontracted some work to Site Design) is requesting an additional $61,490 in design fees due to an increased scope of work.
B. Background/Options
The Common Council has allocated 2 million dollars of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the development of a new city park located at the intersection of 116th Street and Gilbert Avenue on the City's West side. In order to facilitate design and construction of the park the City contracted with The Sigma Group (Site Design is a subcontractor to Sigma) for civil engineering and landscape architecture services. The initial contract was in the amount of $240,470.
In addition to the ARPA funds staff and our consultants have secured close to $2 million in grant funding for the park. This funding has allowed staff to plan additional amenities for the park such as a restroom, expanded play elements, and a more elaborate landscape including engineered wetlands. While all of these amenities will enhance the beauty and usability of the park for our residents they also require more extensive design and planning.
Additional design work was also required due to the Army Corps of Engineers unexpectedly asserting jurisdiction over wetlands on the property. In order to accommodate the Corps decision, the park design was reworked so that existing wetlands were incorporated. While this redesign resulted in what I believe is an improved final design extra consultant time was needed to work through the changes.
Site Design is requesting a $55,490 increase to their base fee to facilitate the additional workload resulting from an increased scope of work made possible by grant funding secur...
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