REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
JESUS AVITIA, PE, Deputy City Engineer
Public Works Department, Transportation Project Management
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 27th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2022-154 appropriating $700,000 for High Speed Rail Development Services (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 27th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $700,000 for High Speed Rail Development Services.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 17, 2022 City Council approved the execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Plan Review and Construction Management Services Agreement (Agreement), for an additional of $1,800,000, with Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons, a Joint Venture (TPZP) for the City to continue providing plan review and construction management support services related to California High Speed Rail Project (Project). The increase in construction and engineering support services for the Project has increased expenditures for Fiscal Year 2023 and additional appropriations are necessary in order to continue supporting the project.
BACKGROUND
The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) awarded TPZP the Design-Build Construction Package 1 contract (CP1) in Fresno, which extends from north of the San Joaquin River to beyond American Avenue in the south. Under the Design-Build delivery method, the Contractor is responsible for both the engineering design and the actual construction. CHSRA has also made TPZP responsible for day-to-day construction inspections and a self-certification that all the improvements have been constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Within the City of Fresno, CP1 includes a dozen railroad...
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