REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 30, 2020
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: MATTHEW L. BULLIS, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Approve the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group, Inc., amending the work completion date to March 31, 2021 for Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Removal of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane from Groundwater Extraction Wells, with no impact to the previously approved contract amount of $1,044,000 (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with Provost and Pritchard Consulting Group, Inc., (Provost and Pritchard) for Engineering Design and Feasibility Analysis for Removal of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane from Groundwater Extraction 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
This Project is funded through a Proposition 1 Groundwater Planning Grant (Grant), which was accepted by the City on August 18, 2018 and recently amended by the State to adjust the work completion date to March 31, 2021. The Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with Provost and Pritchard will adjust the consultant's Agreement time of completion to March 31, 2021 in order to match the work completion date of the Grant. The only change in scope of work is the time of completion, which will not impact the overall cost of the contract.
BACKGROUND
In 2018, the State of California (State) established new groundwater regulations, setting the allowable maximum contaminant level at 5 parts per trillion for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane present in drinking water. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane is a component of agricultural ...
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