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Agenda Item 
VIII. D.  Approve Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement Between the City and 
Gresham Smith for Services Related to the ARP Stormwater Project. Expenses Will 
be Paid by the Grant and/or from the City’s Capital Improvement Fund.  
 
Overview 
During 2023, the city received a grant from the Tennessee Dept. of Environmental and 
Conservation funded by federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to prepare a city- wide storm 
water management plan to determine storm water needs  and construct a project  based on those 
needs. The grant award was $2,371,902 (85%). With the city match of 15%, the total project budget 
is $2,727,688. Of the total project budget, $502,000+/- was allocated to the preparation of the storm 
water management plan and $2,225,688+/- was allocated for the storm water construction project. 
The construction project portion of the plan is to create a type of manmade wetland along the 
Oostanaula Creek at the corner of Forrest Avenue and Ingleside Avenue to improve water quality 
in the creek while also reducing downstream flooding during heavy rain events.  
 
After a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process, Gresham Smith Engineers was selected to 
develop the storm water management plan and oversee the construction project  during July 2023. 
Gresham Smith has completed most of the storm water management plan and that plan is expected 
to be fully completed and presented to the city council by June 2026.  
 
To begin the construction portion of the project, the City Council approved a proposal from 
Gresham Smith during the April 15, 2025 work session to perform various services including 
surveying, wetland delineation , permitting, design, assisting  with bidding, and providing 
construction administration services for a cost of $115,100.  
 
While the project was being designed, the project scope was enlarged beyond the corner of Forrest 
Avenue and Ingleside Avenue  to consist of additional storm water work including dredging the 
upper pond at Regional Park to remove accumulated sediment and restore original design capacity 
and improving the detention pond on Cook Drive/N. Jackson Street. 
 
Bid documents were prepared and distributed. The City Council approved Wilson Construction to 
perform the construction work for a price of $2,031,554.99 during the September 16, 2025 regular 
session. The project is on-going and must be completed by September 2026.   
 
Since the scope of the project was enlarged, additional survey work needs to be performed at a cost 
of $17,050 and additional design and construction services are needed  at a cost of $144,300 for a 
total additional cost of $161,350. 
 
A memo from the Public Works Department was included in the April 13 Work Session packet.  
 
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