REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 21, 2018
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: ROBERT N. ANDERSEN, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department
ROBIN O'MALLEY, Facilities Manager
Public Works Department, Facilities Management Division
YEGHIA D. OULASHIAN, Project Manager
Public Works Department, Facilities Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve an agreement with Brooks-Ransom Associates, in the amount of $56,400 with a not-to-exceed contingency of $5,400 for the design of plans and general construction contract documents for the repairs at Garage 8 within the City of Fresno. (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve an agreement with Brooks-Ransom Associates in the amount of $56,400 with a not-to-exceed contingency of $5,400 for the design of plans and general construction contract documents for the repairs at Garage 8 located at 1077 Van Ness Avenue and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to sign the agreement on the City's behalf.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Garage 8 is owned by the City of Fresno and is in need of significant repairs as identified by the Walter P. Moore Assessment of September 2015. This Consultant Agreement with Brooks-Ransom Associates includes the engineering design, plan preparation and general construction contract documents for the repairs for Garage 8. Funding for the project is included in the adopted FY 2018 budget.
BACKGROUND
Garage 8 is a three story underground parking structure of approximately 375,000 square feet located at 1077 Van Ness Avenue in Downtown Fresno. The 50-year-old structure provides 968 parking space including 18 accessible parking stalls and was built around 1968. In September 2015, Walter P. Moore, an international engineering and architectural firm, conducted an assessment of Garage 8 as part of a condition assessment of all City of Fresno Parking Garages and Lots. The objective of the condition as...
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