REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 28, 2019
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Second Amendment to the agreement with WSP USA, Inc., to provide additional project management services associated with the Bus Rapid Transit project, increasing the contract amount by $50,000 and extending the completion date to April 30, 2019
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Second Amendment to the Agreement with WSP USA, Inc. (WSP): 1) increasing the scope of the agreement with WSP for project management services associated with the Department of Transportation/FAX Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, 2) increasing the amount of compensation by $50,000 to a total of $1,503,965, 3) extending the completion date of the agreement to April 30, 2019, and 4) authorizing the Director of Transportation to sign all documents on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Due to complexity and size of the BRT project, a project management consultant was required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a BRT project funder, to ensure successful delivery. WSP, formally Parsons Brinckeroff, Inc., was awarded a contract to fulfil this requirement. WSP's chief responsibility is to provide project management oversight, interface with the FTA, and satisfy FTA-mandated reporting requirements. The term of the contract directly corresponds to the acceptance of construction activities and closeout of the FTA grant agreement. Technological challenges are preventing the acceptance of construction activities and the closing of the FTA grant agreement. Therefore, FAX seeks additional project management oversight budget and time to satisfy grant reporting requirements to the FTA and closeout the grant.
BACKGROUND
On March 31, 2014, Council awarded a contract to WSP to provide project management services for the FAX BRT project with a ...
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