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Item No. -71) Staff Report No. Meeting Date: April 27, 1998 • Type of Business: C.B. WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda;CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Wold Architects and Engineers Contract for Services for the City Hall HVAC and Related Projects Date of Report: April 23, 1998 Michael Cox, of Wold Architects and Engineers has prepared a contract for services as directed by the City Council at the April 6, 1998 Council Meeting. The contract is to provide design and construction services for 1B plus the waterproofing of the basement. BA Associates will be • providing consulting services for the waterproofing of the basement. Staff has requested that replacement of the ceiling tile also be included in the project. To staff's knowledge the current tile are the originals and were painted approximately five to seven years ago. The leaky roof has also stained several tiles throughout the building. Staff has also included replacement of the west door. The door is rusting, does not close properly and is extremely difficult to open in the summer when the door expands. The door has not been itemized in the estimate, the replacement costs can be taken from the projects contingency amount. Council may remove the tiles from the project if they wish. The total project is estimated to cost$315,000.00. Staff spoke with Finance Director Kessel regarding the possible funding sources for this project. Bruce indicated that this project should be probably be a General Fund expenditure. The General Fund Reserve Account has approximately $2.9 million, or the Special Projects fund with a balance of$1.6 million. Any reduction or expenditure from the Special Projects Fund will decrease the interest earnings, which are currently being utilized for the Pavement Management Program. • Staff requests Council approval and authorization to sign the contract and direction as to the funding source for the project. If Coun'il'h any questions or concerns regarding this project, please feel free to call me. Mic ael Ulrich, Director of Public Works RECOMMENDATION: Council approve the professional services contract with Wold Architects and Engineers for design and construction services for the City Hall HVAC, roofing, fire suppression, tuck pointing, waterproofing project, and related building repairs and to authorize Staff to sign the contract and authorize the Director of Public Works to sign all work orders up to 5% of the total project.