REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 23, 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: PATRICIA DIEP, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers, to increase the fee amount by $55,270 and the contingency by $8,000, for a total amended contract amount of $194,970; to extend the time for performance from July 31, 2020 to July 30, 2021; and to modify the scope of services for the design of the Recycled Water Extension to West Creek Village/Martin Luther King Activity Center (Council District 3 and Fresno County)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council (1) approve the First Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement) with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers (Consultant) to increase the total contract amount from $131,700 to $194,970; to extend the time for performance from July 31, 2020 to July 30, 2021; to modify the scope of services for the design of the recycled water main pipe to increase the water main pipe size from 12-inches to 24-inches in diameter; and (2) authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the First Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On July 26, 2019, the City entered into an Agreement with the Consultant to design a 12-inch recycled water main for the total amount of $131,700. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) desires to increase the pipe size from 12-inches to 24-inches in diameter to accommodate additional demand for future commercial and residential users along the pipeline. The 24-inch diameter pipe necessitates the inclusion of the design of a cathodic monitoring...
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