2025 4 7 Work Session PACKET 1

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PUBLIC WORKS 
Randall Dowling, City Manager 
Kevin L. Helms, Project Manager/Interim Public Works Director 
Ben Burchfield, Public Works Director 
March 31, 2025 
ARP Stormwater Grant 
In July 2023 the City executed a contract with the Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation for a stormwater grant. Program funding was created by the American Rescue Plan. The 
total grant award was $2,371,902 .77 and with the city's match of 15% the total project funding is 
$2,727,688.19. The city match is in the form of a combination of cash and the value of employee time to 
administer the grant. Of the total project budget, $1,980,000 has been set aside for construction. 
The city previously issued a Request for Qualifications for engineering services. After a review of the 
various firms who submitted for the work, Gresham Smith was chosen to serve as the project engineer. 
We currently have an agreement in place with them for non-construction-related services for this project . 
After a review of several potential construction projects based upon data collected to date, a specific 
construction project has been chosen. The project would create a type of manmade wetland along the 
Oostanaula Creek. This project will improve water quality in the creek, which is a program priority, white 
also reducing downstream flooding during heavy rain events. 
Now that the scope of the construction phase is known, we have negotiated an agreement with Gresham 
Smith to provide services related to this phase of the project . A copy of the agreement is attached to this 
memo for your review. The compensation for the services related to this phase as outlined in the 
agreement is $115,100. 
Action Item 
Motion to approve construction phase design services agreement with Gresham Smith for the ARP 
Stormwater Project as outlined in Task Order No. 2. 
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