REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 9, 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: ANITA LUERA, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Second Amendment to the professional consultant services agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for preparation of workplans for evaluation of the existing groundwater monitoring well network and arsenic and manganese assessment at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility, increasing the contract amount by $690,050, for a not to exceed amount of $989,337, and extend the completion date from December 10, 2019 to October 29, 2021. (Council District 3 and Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Second Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement), increasing the contract amount by $690,050, with Carollo Engineers, Inc., (Consultant), to complete the expanded scope of work as required of the previously submitted workplans for regulatory compliance and extend the Agreement duration for the evaluation and assessment project, and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the Second Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 21, 2019, the City entered into an Agreement with the Consultant to prepare workplans for the evaluation of the existing groundwater monitoring well network and an arsenic and manganese assessment at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF)(Project). These workplans were completed and submitted to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) in accordance with Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order R5-2018-0080 which was adopted by the Board on December 13, 2018. As further req...
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