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

The City hired Ayres Associates following a solicitation for services in 2016.  Ayres Associates 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. 

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, 2021 to December 31, 2021.