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EVERETT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET <br />PROJECT TITLE: <br />An Ordinance creating a <br />special improvement project <br />entitled "Howarth Park <br />Pedestrian Bridge Repair", <br />Fund 354, Program 045, to <br />accumulate all costs for the <br />improvement project <br />6/17/15 Briefing <br />Proposed Action <br />Consent <br />Action <br />First Reading <br />Second Reading <br />Third Reading <br />Public Hearing <br />COUNCIL BILL # <br />Originating Department <br />Contact Person <br />Phone Number <br />FOR AGENDA OF <br />Budget Advisory Initialed by: <br />3 <br />6� (-q)(a-r� <br />Parks <br />Paul Kaftanski <br />425-257-8335 <br />June 17, 2015 <br />Department Head <br />CAA <br />Council President <br />Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s) Approval <br />1127 Olympic Boulevard PSA, 04/20/15 Ordinance Administration, Parks <br />Amount Budgeted <br />$400,000 <br />Fund 354, Program 045 <br />Expenditure Required <br />$400,000 <br />Account Number(s): Fund 354, Program 045 <br />Budget Remaining <br />-0- <br />Additional Required <br />-0- <br />DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: <br />The City of Everett entered into a professional services agreement with KPFF Consulting Engineers (KPFF) <br />on April 20, 2015. The consultant scope of work was twofold. First, it was to measure and assess the <br />condition of individual steel members of the Howarth Park Pedestrian Bridge. Second the consultant was to <br />prepare recommendations based upon the assessment and analysis. KPFF's preliminary analysis, as shared <br />with the City in a verbal discussion on May 13, 2015 and included in its preliminary report (Initial Structural <br />Analysis and Testing Report) dated May 20, 2015 indicated that several steel bridge members are <br />substantially corroded and have lost structural strength. This fmding resulted in the City "closing off' <br />pedestrian access to the bridge effective May 14, 2015. <br />In order to re -open the pedestrian bridge, improvements must be designed, engineered and constructed. <br />Based on preliminary consultant estimates at the unit cost level and the summer construction season, the <br />proposed ordinance includes an atypically high contingency of 100%. Concurrently, the final report is being <br />prepared by KPFF, including its proposed scope of work to design and engineer the bridge repair project. <br />Once completed, staff will seek City Council approval to award a design contract for this work. <br />RECOMMENDATION (Exact action requested of Council): <br />Adopt an Ordinance creating a special improvement project entitled "Howarth Park Pedestrian Bridge <br />Repair", Fund 354, Program 045, to accumulate all costs for the improvement project. <br />13 <br />