REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 11, 2018
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: JERRY L. SCHUBER, SR., Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Solid Waste Management Division
BY: ROSA LAU-STAGGS, Wastewater Manager-Environmental Services
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve a Second Amendment to Agreement for the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with CDM Smith, Inc., (CDM), in the amount of $84,400 and extension to March 31, 2019, for the design and implementation of Phase 3 Groundwater Remedial Action for the Fresno Sanitary Landfill (FSL) (Council District 3)
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RECOMMENDATION
Approve a Second Amendment to Agreement with CDM to extend existing Agreement to December 31, 2018, with additional funding of $84,400 for the design and implementation oversight of Phase 3 Groundwater Remedial Actions for the FSL and authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On June 7, 2016, an agreement went into effect between the City of Fresno and CDM for design and consultation services for the Phase 3 Groundwater RA to be in full force through December 31, 2017.
On February 8, 2018, Council approved First Amendment to the Agreement extending the Agreement to December 31, 2018, with additional funding of $56,700 to cover consultant fees for re-bidding of the project and project oversight during the extended contract period.
Increase in consultation and oversight by the Consultant have resulted in the need for additional funding in the amount of $84,400 and an Agreement extension to March 31, 2019.
BACKGROUND
In June 1998, the City of Fresno entered into an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to conduct the final cleanup of the FSL. The 1996 US EPA Record of Decision (ROD) for the FSL stated that the objective of the Groundw...
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