TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Daniel Pankau, Environmental Programs Administrator
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Awarding an Agreement to Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for the Completion of a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $52,112.45 (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0106
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-0318 approving an agreement for the completion of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP) for a not-to-exceed amount of $52,112.45
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
On February 18, 2020, City Council awarded an agreement to Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for the Climate Resiliency Project for a total not-to-exceed amount of $370,765. This maximum compensation includes a $25,000 contingency budget. The project cost was partially offset by a $225,000 grant from the California Coastal Commission. The remainder of the project was funded through the General Fund budget in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020. Since inception of the project, $318,652.55 has been expended, and $52,112.45 remains on the original agreement. The City's current agreement with ESA has lapsed, therefore, a new agreement is required to be executed for a not-to-exceed amount of $52,112.45 to complete the project.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2019, the City issued an RFP to solicit proposals from qualified professionals with familiarity and experience with coastal resiliency, climate action and adaptation, local coastal planning, and sea level rise adaptation planning to provide project management, scientific analysis, and plans for the City of Manhattan Beach's Climate Resiliency Project.
Through a bid comparison of CAAP costs, ESA proposed a budget of $99,796; BuroHappold Engineering proposed a budget of $129,960; and Rincon Consultan...
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