Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/26/2018

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Our Mission: To wok together to respcsibty grow Our community, and to provide quality, cest,effective, and efficient government services. CC Work Session Meeting Date: 06/26/2018 Submitted For: Kurt Ulrich, Administrative Services By: Jo Thieling, Administrative Services Information Title: Approve Tinklenberg Group Proposal for Professional Services Contract Extension 2. 4. Purpose/Background: Purpose: Consider a proposal from The Tinklenberg Group for an extension to an existing professional services contract. The purpose of this contract is to advance and promote the construction of improvements within the Trunk Highway 10/169 corridor within the City and, more specifically, to seek funding for the City's current priority projects. Background: The City has worked with the Tinklenberg Group for most of the past decade, with the most recent contract with the Tinklenberg Group was from June 2017 through June 2018, The contract was a 12-month contract, compared to the last few years of 6-month contract extensions. The 12-month contract term resulted in less administrative time and allowed the City and the contractor to use a uniform blended amount for the 12-month period. The contract was for $3,300 per month, with the annual cost being $39,600. Recent contract work involved working with the state legislature and successfully securing over $1 million in funding for the engineering and design of the Ramsey Boulevard underpass of the BNSF rail line. Also, generally, Mr. Tinklenberg continues to work with federal, state, county, and regional officials to advance Ramsey's interests in developing the Highway 10 corridor. The City's past efforts in working with Mr. Tinklenberg have yielded a successful conclusion to the $35M Armstrong Project, which was awarded several grants, including a $10M federal (TIGER) grant, a $10M state (CIMS) grant, a $8M bonding allocation from the state, and a $10.2M award from the Counties Transit Investment Board (CTIB), which fully funded the project. During this past contract period, the City of Ramsey received about $2 million from the state bonding bill for the Ramsey Boulevard rail separation project. Staff believes this appointment is especially important given the recent award of contract to Bolton and Menk for planning and design services. In order to maintain a consistent message to the Legislature and Congressional Delegation, coordination with this project is important. Notification: NA Observations/Alternatives: