Number
061220
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Comptroller to execute master contracts with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the City to undertake construction management engineering work on Federal and/or State-Aid projects.
Analysis
Previously, The WISDOT authorized the City to do construction management engineering on Federal/State aid local projects through the execution of a project agreement for each project. Recently they informed us that because of statutory requirements and accounting procedures, we must enter into contracts with them in addition to the project agreement, before they will authorize us to do the construction management engineering on these projects. We have negotiated with WISDOT and both have agreed that a master contract covering several projects over a specified time period was the most efficient. The terms of the master contract are acceptable to us and this resolution authorizes and directs the Commissioner of Public Works and the City Comptroller to execute master contracts for construction management engineering work with WISDOT in the future. Project agreements will still be required for each project and separate Common Council action will still be necessary to approve the agreements and to establish project preliminary engineering funding.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee utilizes a significant amount of Federal and/or State aid for local street and bridge improvement projects; and
Whereas, City forces undertake most of the construction management engineering activities on these projects; and
Whereas, Up to now, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) has authorized the construction engineering on these City projects after the execution of a Project Agreement for the project; and
Whereas, WISDOT informed us that because of statutory requirements and related accounting procedure...
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