8A, Amend Contract with Bolton & Menk not to Exceed $68,500

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During this initial period, Chris Chromy, the City's primary contact at Bolton & Menk on transportation issues, also attended monthly proj ect meetings that were being held for the County Road H/Interstate 3 5-W Interchange and the Local Access Interchange proj ects. Through September, 2008, about half of the $30,000 in the original contract had been spent on Bolton & Menk's services. Ramsey County hired a consultant to begin the environmental documentation and preliminary design for the TH 10/CSAH 96 Grade Separation and CSAH 96 Improvements in September, 2008. Knowing this preliminary design process would last at least a year, staff asked Bolton & Menk to estimate the additional time that would be needed to provide continued technical support for the TH 10/CSAH 96 proj ect, as well as the Local Access Interchange (LAI) and I-3 5 W/CR H Interchange proj ects associated with the redevelopment of TCAAP. At the September 29, 2008 City Council meeting, the City Council approved an amendment to the original contract for an additional $15,000. The revised scope planned for approximately 20 hours per month for 12 months to cover monthly meetings for each proj ect, and for additional review and analysis as needed. Bolton & Menk has been reimbursed only for actual hours spent. A copy of the contract amendment is attached. Services provided by Bolton & Menk since September, 2008, include attendance at I- 3 5 W/CR H and LAI monthly meetings when they occurred. These meetings were discontinued late in 2008 when the proj ects were put on hold. Chris Chromy also has attended monthly TH 10/ CSAH 96 meetings, where technical information such as traffic modeling and analysis, and geometric layout were discussed. The discussion of roundabouts versus signalized intersections originated in these meetings; the experience Mr. Chromy has had with roundabouts in other proj ects was beneficial to the discussions of whether Ramsey County should even consider roundabouts at this location. In addition to attendance at the monthly meetings, Mr. Chromy and other Bolton & Menk staff provided technical review of concerns raised by the City Council and Arden Hills residents. Bolton & Menk reviewed the noise concerns raised by residents in the Briarknoll neighborhood. This included analysis both at the north end, where the berm has been proposed, as well as at the south end near Norma Avenue, where alternatives were evaluated based on Mn/DOT's original noise study. Bolton & Menk also has studied the City's concerns regarding the northbound to eastbound movement at the TH 10/CSAH 96 intersection and potential locations for a grade separated pedestrian crossing on CSAH 96, and evaluated preliminary concept plans and costs for both topics. Through October, 2009, the services provided by Bolton & Menk have reached the contracted $45,000. City Council Meeting \�1Vletro-inet.us\ardenhills�PR&PW�Engineering\Council_Actions�2009\ 11-09- 09Memo_AmendBMIscope. doc Page 2 of 4