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File #: ID 23-1602    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/26/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/16/2023 Final action: 11/16/2023
Title: Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Engineers, of Long Beach, California to expand the scope of services for the design of the Renewable Natural Gas Diversion into Natural Gas Pipeline Project, increasing the total contract amount by $137,356.58, for a total increased contract amount of $360,115.22, with a remaining contingency of $20,000.00, and extend the agreement term from December 30, 2023 to December 31, 2026 (Council District 3 and unincorporated Fresno County).
Sponsors: Capital Projects Department, Department of Public Utilities
Attachments: 1. First Amendment to the Agreement, 2. Vicinity Map, 3. Location Map, 4. Original Consultant Services Agreement
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL


FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department

BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities

BY: FRANCISCO V. MAGOS II, PE, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Utilities and On-Site Project Management Division

PATRICIA DIEP, Project Manager
Capital Projects Department, Utilities and On-Site Project Management Division

SUBJECT
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Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Engineering Services Agreement with Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Engineers, of Long Beach, California to expand the scope of services for the design of the Renewable Natural Gas Diversion into Natural Gas Pipeline Project, increasing the total contract amount by $137,356.58, for a total increased contract amount of $360,115.22, with a remaining contingency of $20,000.00, and extend the agreement term from December 30, 2023 to December 31, 2026 (Council District 3 and unincorporated Fresno County).

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff recommends the City Council approve the First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement) with Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Engineers (Consultant) to expand the scope of services, increase total contract amount by $137,356.58, for a total increased contract amount of $360,115.22, with a remaining contingency of $20,000, and extend the agreement term from December 30, 2023 to December 31, 2026 for design services for the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Diversion into Natural Gas Pipeline Project (Project), and authorize the Capital Projects Director, or designee to sign the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

On January 12, 2017, the City entered an initial Agreement with the Consultant for a feasibility study and to develop plans for the design of the Project. The initial agreement had an expiration date of January 31, 2018 and subsequent amendments to the original Agreement extended its expiration date ...

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