REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 13, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: DEJAN PAVIC, PE, Public Utilities Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: MATTHEW L. BULLIS, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc., amending the scope of work for Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Removal of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane from Groundwater Wells (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc., (Consultant) for Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Removal of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane(TCP) from Groundwater Wells (Project) and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to execute the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with the Consultant will modify the contract scope of work by adding remedial investigation to Feasibility Study activities to determine the nature and extent of TCP contamination in groundwater and also reduce the number of wells selected for remedial design activities. The change in scope of work will not impact the total cost of the Agreement with the Consultant. On September 27, 2018, the City Council accepted entering into the funding Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Proposition 1 Sustainability Groundwater Planning Grant Program (Grant) and approved a Third Amendment to the Agreement with the Consultant which covers the cost of the amended scope of work for the Project, as specified in the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement.
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the State of California (State) established new groundwater regulations, setting the allowable maximum contaminant ...
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