REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 4, 2021
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: MATTHEW L. BULLIS, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Approve the Sixth Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group, Inc., to extend the Agreement term from March 31, 2021 to January 15, 2022 (no additional funds), for Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Removal of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane from Groundwater Extraction Wells, for a previously approved contract amount of $1,020,000 (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Sixth Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group, Inc., (Provost and Pritchard) to extend the Agreement term from March 31, 2021 to January 15, 2022, for Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Removal of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane from Groundwater Extraction Wells (Project), and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Project is funded through a Proposition 1 Groundwater Planning Grant (Grant), which was accepted by the City on August 18, 2018 and recently amended by the State to adjust the work completion date to December 31, 2021. The Sixth Amendment to the Agreement with Provost and Pritchard will adjust the consultant's Agreement time of completion to January 15, 2022 in order to allow for completion of all grant related work. The only contractual change is the time of completion, which will not impact the overall cost of the contract.
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the State of California (State) established new groundwater regulations, setting the allowable maximum contaminant l...
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