R2002-59 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT

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r Apri19, 2002 ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURE MEMORANDUM - NO. 2002-20 MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager � Stephen Swanson,Dir. of Engineering & Infrastructure SUBJECT: Central Park Fountain SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by City staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with Architectural Expressions, LLP to provide the administration and management services for the construction of the new Central Park fountain at a cost not to exceed $15,000. BACKGROUND: The City entered into an agreement dated January 2, 2002 with Christy-Foltz, Inc. (CF) for the construction of a new fountain in Central Park designed by Architectural Expressions, LLP (AE). The fountain construction represents a unique and special project that City staff does not possess the experience and expertise to fully oversee. Elements of the project that represent special concern are the fountain electrical, pumping and hydraulic systems. City staff decided that AE should be retained to provide the needed construction related services to insure the project is built to AE's standards and specifications. City staff has negotiated an agreement with AE to provide the needed construction services. A copy of the agreement is attached. The cost of providing the services is for an amount not to exceed $15,000. This amount is consistent with that previously presented to the City Council in a memorandum discussing the estimated project costs in November of last year. It is appropriate at this time to update the City Council on the estimated cost to complete the new Central Park Fountain. In the November memorandum to the City Council, A. J. Krieger, Assistant City Manager for Economic & Urban Development, discussed several work elements of the new fountain that were not included in the revised contract negotiated by AE with CF for the fountain's construction. In Mr. Krieger's memorandum he noted that several of the elements that were not included in the contract are considered by staff to be essential to a completed fountain project.