REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 14, 2015
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Traffic and Engineering Services Division
BY: DAVID A. CISNEROS, Manager, Special Projects
Public Works Department, Capital Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve amendment to Consultant Contract with Highland Consulting for professional consulting services for ongoing and new railroad related Public Works projects
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Council authorize the Public Works Director to enter into a contract amendment with Highland Consulting for purposes of providing railroad related consulting services to the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno entered into a contract with Highland Consulting to provide professional consulting services for ongoing and new railroad related Public Works projects. The present contract will terminate on June 30, 2015. The City desires to continue to receive the consulting services provided by Highland Consulting. Therefore, staff is requesting approval of an amendment to the existing contract, for the period July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $42,000.
BACKGROUND
On July 1, 2014 the City of Fresno entered into a professional consulting services contract with Highland Consulting, to provide assistance to staff with the many various new and currently active railroad related projects within the City. The present contract is due to expire on June 30, 2015 and the City remains in need of the services provided by Highland Consulting.
The City is currently working on several Section 130 (State Funded) at-grade crossing signal upgrading projects and is expecting the addition of two (2) new projects before June. In addition the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is working with staff to include the McKinley/Blackstone/BNSF ...
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