REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ, Licensed Professional Engineer
Capital Projects Department, Transportation Project Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve a Fourth Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Blair Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $40,300, for a total increased contract amount of $210,030, with an additional $8,000 remaining in contingency, for civil engineering design services and preparation of construction documents for the Southbound Polk Avenue Widening Project from Gettysburg Avenue to Shaw Avenue (Council District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the Fourth Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement) with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers (BCF) in the amount of $40,300, for civil engineering design services and preparation of construction documents for the Southbound Polk Avenue Widening Project from Gettysburg Avenue to Shaw Avenue and authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to execute the Fourth Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City is proposing to construct street improvements and widen southbound Polk Avenue from Shaw Avenue to Gettysburg Avenue. The City entered into the Consultant Services Agreement with BCF for the Southbound Polk Avenue Widening Project from Gettysburg Avenue to Shaw Avenue on April 25, 2017. As the project design progressed, it was determined that replacing a portion of the Teague School Canal pipeline would be mutually beneficial to the Fresno Irrigation District (FID) and the City. Additionally, as part of potholing operations, two existing utility ducts were identified to conflict with the proposed project storm drain pipeline grades. This Fourth Amendment to the Agreement includes additional consultant design and...
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