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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 11,2014 Page 21 Roll Call Ayes: Willmus, Laliberte, Etten, McGehee, and Roe. Nays: None. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 8:20 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 8:28 p.m. b. Award Engineering Services Contract for the I-35W at Cleveland Avenue In- terchange Improvements City Engineer Marc Culver briefly reviewed staff's recommendation as detailed in the RCA dated August 11, 2014; and proposed as a result of 2012 federal funding and identification of the project as part of the previously-completed AUAR. Mr. Culver noted the receipt of three proposals as a result of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process, all from well-qualified firms, and each competitive in nature, with scoring listed in the RCA. Mr. Culver noted that each responded with the potential for a roundabout design at this intersection versus the proposed traffic signal design as required by any state or federal interstate system with that suggested as an option for intersection controls. Mr. Culver alerted Councilmembers that it may be a possibility that, during analysis by the consultant as required by MnDOT and Ramsey County for their approval process, it may be found that a roundabout design provided signifi- cant operational benefits; at which time the scope of the project would increase for design of a roundabout and additional construction costs. Mr. Culver noted that this was the largest risk item within this project. If the City Council awarded the work to SRF Consulting as proposed by staff, Mr. Culver noted that staff was recommending an optional task to the scope, as sug- gested by SRF, to include an analysis of whether the existing storm water trunk system's capacity from the expanded intersection had sufficient capacity. Mr. Culver advised that the cost of this additional task would add an additional $3,540 to the contract, but the SRF proposal remained lowest overall of the three pro- posals. Mr. Culver advised that staff had just received the consulting firm's comments on the draft agreement (Attachment B), with the City Attorney currently reviewing them, specifically addressing insurance and liability changes to the Standard Agreement for Professional Services,based on recent changes to State law. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Culver reviewed the proposed funding sources, pending the construction contract going out to bid in 2015 and total actual construction costs and including any consulting fees, as detailed in the RCA.