REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 28, 2014
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: MARTIN A. QUERIN, PE, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
BY: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Chief Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Consultant Agreement with CH2MHILL Engineers, Inc., for an amount not-to-exceed $6,900,000 for Fiscal Year (FY 2015) Program Management Services (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Consultant Agreement (Agreement) with CH2MHILL Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $6,900,000 for FY 2015 Program Management Services to support implementation of the City of Fresno Metropolitan Water Resources Management Plan (Metro Plan), infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement program, and a Capital Project Management Delivery System.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On October 31, 2013, the City Council appropriated $6,993,000 for the first-year (FY 2014) of a three-year agreement (with the option of two one-year extensions) with CH2MHILL for professional Program Management Services to support the Water Division's implementation of the City's Metro Plan, infrastructure rehabilitation and replacement program, and a Capital Project Management Delivery System. The term date for the first year appropriation was June 30, 2014, and Amendment No. 1 was executed with CH2MHILL to extend the term date of the first year appropriation to July 31, 2014.
The Agreement requires that the compensation for Program Management Services be negotiated annually based on the forecasted workload and support needs of the Water Division. Staff has completed the negotiations with CH2MHILL for FY 2015, and the value of Amendment No. 2 has been established with a not-to-exceed value of $6,900,000.
BACKGROUND
The Water Division has d...
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