The City of Lee's Summit - File #: BILL NO. 23-229

• File #: BILL NO. 23-229
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/24/2023
• In control: City Council - Regular Session
• On agenda: 11/13/2023
• Final action: 11/21/2023
• Title: An Ordinance approving a Sole Source Agreement for Professional Engineering Services for the Installation of Precipitation Gauges by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Allgeier, Martin & Associates, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $197,000, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same. (PWC 11/13/23)
• Sponsors: Public Works Admin & Engineering

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/21/2023	City Council - Regular Session	for second reading	Pass
11/21/2023	City Council - Regular Session	adopted and numbered	Pass
11/13/2023	Public Works Committee	recommended for approval	Pass

Title
An Ordinance approving a Sole Source Agreement for Professional Engineering Services for the Installation of Precipitation Gauges by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Allgeier, Martin & Associates, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $197,000, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same. (PWC 11/13/23)

Body

Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving a Sole Source Agreement for Professional Engineering Services for the Installation of Precipitation Gauges by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Allgeier, Martin & Associates, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $197,000, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.

Key Issues:

· The City of Lee's Summit Public Works Department has identified potential locations that would be beneficial to install precipitation gauges.

· Public Works Engineering staff recommends contracting with Allgeier, Martin & Associates to establish a reliable precipitation gauge network.

· Under the City’s Procurement Policy, the requirement of competitive bids may be waived when “a firm has significant previous or specialized knowledge on a proposed project that would result in significant and/or time savings in completion of the project”.

· The Engineer has expertise and knowledge of key components utilized in setting up the precipitation gauge network.

· The City and Engineer both desire to enter into a Sole Source Agreement for Professional Engineering Services for the Installation of Precipitation Gauges (hereinafter “Agreement”);

· Funding for this project is authorized from the No Tax Increase Bond Issue and associated with Emergency Preparedness.

Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to City Council approval of an Ordinance approving a Sole Source Agreement for Professional Engineering Services for the Installation of Precipitation Gauges by and between the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Allgeier, Martin...