REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 29, 2018
FROM: Gregory A. Barfield, Interim Director
Department of Transportation
BY: Brian Barr, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Third Amendment to the Agreement with VSCE, Inc., for construction management services associated with the Bus Rapid Transit project, increasing the contract amount by $172,885.40 and extending the completion date of the Agreement to December 31, 2018
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve a Third Amendment to the Agreement with VSCE, Inc. (VSCE): 1) increasing the scope of the Agreement with VSCE to allow for additional construction management services associated with technological components of the Department of Transportation/FAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, 2) increasing the amount of compensation by $172,885.40 to a total amount of $2,408,550.07, 3) extending the completion date of the Agreement to December 31, 2018, and 4) authorizing the Director of Transportation or designee to sign related documents on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BRT revenue service began on February 19, 2018, providing service at 10-minute frequencies along the Blackstone Avenue and Kings Canyon/Ventura Avenue corridors. BRT added modern technological improvements to the transit system on these corridors, including fiber optic network infrastructure, real time digital display signs, and off-board fare collection systems. Integration of these systems into the FAX information technology environment, resolution of software bugs and hardware testing is continuing beyond substantial completion of the BRT project, and preventing the construction contract from being closed out. VSCE is the technical expert on the outstanding items and is actively managing the resolution. FAX seeks to increase the scope of its construction management agreement with VSCE and correspondingly increase VSCE's period for performance and allow for add...
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