City Council is asked to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ayres Associates to provide professional engineering services for the City.

The City hire Ayres Associates (formerly the Ash Group) following a solicitation for services process last year.  The Ash Group was acquired by Ayres Associates in spring, 2016 becoming Ayres’ 13th office nationwide and the fourth in Florida.

Ayres provides transportation, municipal, environmental, structural, and water resources disciplines as well as architecture, landscape architecture, grant writing, planning, aerial mapping, and survey services.

The agreement designates Ayres Associates as the City Engineer.  Services provided include consulting, studies and reports, project design, general services during construction, inspection and supplementary services and special projects.  Mr. Chris Martin will serve as the designated City Engineer from the firm.  Jan Ash, Manager of Southeast Municipal & Utilities operations, will be in attendance at the meeting.

Section 3.02.02 of the Land Development Code provides for the creation of the office of the City Engineer by City Council appointment for a one-year term.  This proposed contract will run for a full year from January 1 to December 31, 2017.