ITEM TITLE:
Procurement Report: Professional Services Agreement With Bell and Associates for Survey of Cooperative Resource Management Area and Associated Trail System.
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nylund - Senior Planner/GIS Technician
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $59,044
Unencumbered Balance: $0
Funding Source: 001-5500-43400
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive & File
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The City of Valdez has entered into a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Bell and Associates, for survey and platting services in regard to ADL 234033. The amount of compensation included in this PSA is not to exceed $59,044 as was outlined in the quote received from Bell and Associates on September 9th, 2024, and included in the attached PSA.
This survey is required to formally establish the boundary of the area subject to a Cooperative Resource Management Agreement (CRMA) that the City of Valdez entered with the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources (AKDNR) in April of 2023. The resulting Record of Survey produced by the contractor must be approved by the DNR Platting and Surveying Section as well as the City of Valdez Planning and Zoning Commission before recording.
The field work for this survey is to be completed in spring/summer of 2025, and the preliminary survey is to be submitted to the DNR for review early fall of 2025. This selection is located in the Mineral Creek drainage, mostly north of the lower canyon, and encompasses the majority of the non-motorized cross country ski trails (shown in yellow on attached map). The adjacent city trails will also be surveyed as a part of this project.