TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Joe Parco, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Award of Professional Service Agreements for On-Call Professional Design Services (RFP1027-15) to Harris and Associates; Penco Engineering; and Transtech Engineers in the Amount of $300,000 for a Three-Year Term for Each Firm (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Award Professional Service Agreements for On-Call Professional Design Services to Harris and Associates, Penco Engineering; and Transtech Engineers in the amount of $300,000 for a three-year term for each firm.
2. Authorize City Manager to execute agreements.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Payment for work associated with all three agreements would be funded by previously approved projects in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
BACKGROUND:
From fiscal years 2006-07 to 2011-12, City Council approved an average of
$6 Million per year in CIP funding. From fiscal years 2012-13 to 2014-15, City Council approved a total of $59 million in new CIP funding, averaging approximately $19.7 million per year. The major reason for this increase was the addition of significant water, wastewater, and street projects including Sepulveda Widening at $19 million. Without including Sepulveda Widening, the City currently has a carryover amount of approximately $22 million with approximately $10 million in proposed funding for FY15-16.
The Public Works Engineering Division does not currently have sufficient in-house resources to design and inspect the carryover and proposed CIP projects. In assessing workload and available resources, staff has determined that in order to make significant progress towards completion of the carryover and proposed CIP projects, it is necessary to move...
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