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2018 ORGANIZATIONALThazen Engineering—Engineering Services
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENGAGEMENT OF THE CHAZEN
COMPANIES FOR PROVISION OF 2018 ENGINEERING TECHNICAL
SERVICES TO TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
RESOLUTION NO.: ,2018
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 17,2017, the Queensbury Town Board authorized an
Agreement with The Chazen Companies (Chazen) for provision of engineering technical services to
the Queensbury Town Board, Queensbury Planning Board, Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals
and Community Development Department through December 31St, 2017, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the continuation of Chazen's services for
the year 2018,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes engagement of The
Chazen Companies for provision of engineering technical services to the Queensbury Town Board,
Queensbury Planning Board, Queensbury Zoning Board of Appeals and Community Development
Department through December 31St, 2018, as set forth in Chazen's December 1, 2017 letter
agreement presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute
such letter agreement and/or any other needed documentation, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that payment for such services shall be from the appropriate Town accounts
as may be determined by the Town Supervisor, Director of Planning, Zoning and Code Compliance
and/or Town Budget Officer, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Director of Planning, Zoning and Code Compliance and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other
and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this I"day of January, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES
NOES
ABSENT:
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Engineers
land Surveyors
Planners
Environmental&Safety Professionals
Landscape Architects
December 1, 2017
Supervisor John Strough
Members of the Town Board
Queensbury Town Hall
742 Bay Road
Queensbury, New York 12804
Re: Letter of Intent
Continuation of Town Engineering Services-2018
Chazen Proposal No. PM17-218
Dear Supervisor Strough/Members of the Town Board:
The Chazen Companies (Chazen) is pleased to offer this letter of intent outlining our desire to continue to
provide professional engineering services to the Town of Queensbury Town Board,Planning Board and Planning
Department. We have enjoyed working in this capacity for the Town over the last seven years and wish to
continue our partnership with the Town.
For the 2018 calendar year,we request a modest increase of 2.88%(from$95.50 to$98.25/hr.)for our Planning
Board bill rate for me (Sean Doty, PE).This is a special rate we provided to the Town and it reflects a significant
reduction from our standard rates.(As you may recall,this rate has remained the same since 2016.As reference,
Inflation has increased 4.11% since January 2016 (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI Inflation
Calculator)). Other services to the Town will continue to be billed in accordance with our 2018 Municipal Rate
schedule(attached)which reflect a 10%reduction on our standard rates. As an example,my municipal bill rate
is$148.00/hour and is the rate we would charge for services not related to the Planning Board reviews.
It is important to note that,generally, my support staff performs the bulk of the work under my direction,with
my quality control and final review. All support staff billing rates are lower than mine. The exception to this
approach are rare instances requiring higher level technical expertise due to unusual engineering complexity.
This arrangement provides the highest quality and most efficient service to the Town. We note that generally
the following staff performs reviews on behalf of the Planning Board, under my direction/final review:
Staff Person Title 2018 Bill Rate
Richard Adams, EIT Project Engineer $91.00
Zach Baxter Assistant Project Engineer $72.00
We hope that you find this letter satisfactory as we look forward to continuing our relationship with the Town.
If, in fact, the Town does find this letter of intent acceptable and as formal authorization for our office to
proceed, please sign and date the authorization below and return a copy for our files.
HUDSON VALLEY • CAPITAL DISTRICT • NORTH COUNTRY • CENTRAL NEW YORK • NASHVILLE,TN
Chazen Engineering,Land Surveying&Landscape Architecture Co.,D.P.C.(New York)
Chazen Engineering Consultants, LLC(Tennessee)
Supervisor Strough
December 1,2017
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If you have any questions or require additional information,please do not hesitate to call our office at 812-0513.
Sincerely,
Sean M. Doty, P.E., LEED AP,CMS4S
Principal
Manager, Municipal Engineering Services
Authorization to Proceed:
Authorized Signature Date
Town of Queensbury
Encl:2018 Municipal Bill Rates
cc: Craig Brown,Zoning Administrator,Town of Queensbury(via email only)
Pamela Hunsinger, Legal Assistant,Town of Queensbury(via email only)
Christopher Round,AICP, Principal,VP of Planning Services,Chazen (via email only)
Joseph Lanaro, P.E., Principal,VP Engineering Services,Chazen (via email only)
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