REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 16, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: KEVIN L. NORGAARD, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
BY: PATRICIA DIEP, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the design contract for the Recycled Water Distribution System, Southwest Quadrant, Project (Council District 3 and Fresno County)
1. ***RESOLUTION - 48th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 appropriating $674,300 (Requires affirmative 5 votes)
2. Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, a California Corporation for professional engineering services for the design (Council District 3 and portions of Fresno County)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council appropriate the project funding, and approve the first amendment to the consultant agreement in the amount of $674,240 with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, a California Corporation for the additional pipeline design for the Southwest Quadrant of the Recycled Water Distribution System (RWDS).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division (Department) requests the adoption of the 48th Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 and amend the professional engineering services agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, a California Corporation in the amount of $628,210. The Amendment is necessary to provide scope changes which deviate from the original scope which were caused by numerous reasons.
BACKGROUND
On July 2nd 2013 the City and Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers entered into a $3,324,000 Agreement for consulting engineering work associated with the Recycled Water Distribution System (RWDS) located in Sou...
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