Acceptance of NW Arterial and Plaza Drive Mastarm Project Copyrighted
May 20, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 22.
ITEM TITLE: Acceptance of NW Arterial and Plaza Drive Mastarm
Replacement Project
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending acceptance of the public
improvement construction contract for the NW Arterial &
Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement Project, as completed
by Voltmer, I nc.
RESOLUTION Accepting the NW Arterial and Plaza Drive
Mastarm Replacement Project and Authorizing the final
payment to the contractor
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receiveand File;Adopt
Resolution(s)
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement City Manager Memo
Project-MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
Engineer's Cert Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement Project
DATE: May 15, 2019
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending acceptance of the public improvement
construction contract for the NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement Project,
as completed by Voltmer, Inc., in the final contract amount of$37,634.35.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager�
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FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer ���J :'`� . .
DATE: May 14, 2019
RE: NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement Project
INTRODUCTION
The enclosed resolution provides for the acceptance of the public improvement
construction contract for the NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement Project.
DISCUSSION
Through the competitive quotation process for public improvements, this project was
awarded on January 29, 2019 to Voltmer, Inc. of Decorah lowa, in the base bid amount
of$37,607.10. The project provided for the installation of a new foundation, wiring, and
mastarm in the NE corner of the intersection. The mastarm was pre-purchased by the
City at a cost of$12,546.00.
BUDGET IMPACT
The summary of project costs for the NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement
Project is as follows:
Award Final
Construction Contract $37,607.10 $37,634.35
Pre-Purchase Mastarm 12,546.00 12,546.00
Contin ency (10%) 3,760.00 0.00
Construction En ineerin & Inspection (15% 6,205.00 1567.00
Total Pro'ect Cost 47 72.10 1 747.3
The funding for this project will be distributed from the CIP identified below:
CIP No. Fund Descri tion Fund Amount
3002252 Li ht and Si nal Knockdown/Insurance $51 ,747.3
Total Pro'ect Funding 5 747.3
RECOMMENDATION
The City Council is requested to adopt the attached resolution to accept the
improvements and to authorize the payment of the contract amount of $37,634.35 to
Voltmer, Inc. for the NW Arterial & Plaza Drive Mastarm Replacement Project
cc: Jenny Larson, Budget Director
Dave Ness, Civil Engineer
Duane Richter, firaffic Engineer
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RESOLUTION NO. 182-19
ACCEPTING THE NW ARTERIAL & PLAZA DRIVE MASTARM REPLACEMENT
PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE FINAL PAYMENT TO THE CONTRACTOR
WHEREAS, the public improvement contract for the NW Arterial & Plaza Drive
Mastarm Replacement Project (the Project) has been completed by the Contractor,
Voltmer, Inc. of Decorah, IA (Contractor), and the City _Engineer ,has examined the work
and signed a certificate stating that the Project has been completed according to the
terms of the Public Improvement Contract and that the City Engineer recommends that
the Project be accepted; and
WHEREAS, the final contract amount for the Project is $37,634.35;
WHEREAS, the Contractor has previously been paid $35,752.53, leaving a balance
of $1,881.72; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the recommendation of the City Engineer
should be accepted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA THAT:
Section 1. The recommendation of the City Engineer is approved, and the Project is
hereby accepted.
Section 2. The Finance Director is hereby directed to pay to the Contractor from the
Street Light and Signal Knockdown CIP appropriations for the contract amount of
$37,634.35 less any retained percentage provided for therein as provided in Iowa Code.
Section 3. The Finance Director is hereby directed to pay to the Contractor the
balance of the retainage of $1,881.72 as provided in Iowa Code chapter 573, and to pay
such retainage in accordance with the provisions of Iowa Code chapter 573 or Iowa
Code chapter 26.13.
Passed, approved and adopted this 20th day of May 2019.
Attest:
Kevy1 S. Firnstahl,`CMC City Clerk
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
CITY ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF FINAL COMPLETION OF THE NW ARTERIAL
AND PLAZA DRIVE MASTARM REPLACEMENT PROJECT
The undersigned City Engineer of the City of Dubut�u�, lowa, hereby cE;rtifies that
he h�s inspected the NW Arterial & Pl�za Drive Mastarm R�pl�cement Project, and that
th� Project has been completed in compliance with the terms of the Public Improvement
Contract, and that the total cc�st of the compl�t�d work is $57,747.35.
Dated this _.14�h day of May 2019. -
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Gus Psihoyos, ' y Engineer
Filed in the office c�f the Cifiy Clerk c�n the _14t" day of M�y 2U1�.
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Kevin Firnstah , CMC, City Clerk