TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Prem Kumar, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with SA Associates for $100,000 for Additional Project Management Consulting Services for the Engineering Division (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 21-0093
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with SA Associates for additional project management consulting services in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department, at a cost not-to-exceed $100,000.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The original contract amount was executed in mid-June for $49,900 and prepared in a time sensitive manner given the sudden need for project management consulting services due to staffing shortages in the Engineering Division. Amendment No. 1 for $100,000 was approved by City Council on July 20, 2021. This Amendment No. 2 amount of $100,000 will be paid for from salary savings in the General Fund due to the on-going Senior Civil Engineer position vacancy in the Engineering Division. The consultant project manager is provided at a billing rate of $165 per hour.
BACKGROUND:
The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department is responsible for advancing and delivering the Capital Improvement Plan budgeted projects. On June 15, 2021, the City Council approved the $145 million 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget. On August 3, 2021, the City Council authorized an additional $9.7 Million funding in the CIP for the replacement of Fire Station No. 2.
Due to staffing issues the Engineering Division has encountered this fiscal year, the City hired a firm on a temporary basis to provide contract project management services. Staff reached out to sev...
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