REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 14, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: WILLIAM C. HERR, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Facilities and Construction Management Divisions
BY: DEBBIE BERNARD, Project Manager
Public Works Department, Facilities Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve First Amendment to Agreement with Jeff Katz Architecture adding $44,000 for a total of $509,000 for the Fire Station No. 18 project (Council District 1).
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that Council approve the First Amendment to Agreement with Jeff Katz Architecture (JKA) in the amount of $44,000 for the Fire Station No. 18 project and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to sign and execute the standard first amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Additional compensation is appropriate for the architectural firm for Fire Station 18, due to changes that were necessary in the overall design of the project. Due to the final square footage of the new Fire Station No. 18 and Building Code re quirements, commissioning of all systems is required. Consequently a Commissioning Agent was retained by the consultant to perform all mandatory commissioning activities and reports, a service not included in the original contract. The design of the fire station was also modified to create long-term benefits for the Fire Department by ensuring compatibility with future Shaw Avenue storm drain systems and enabling on-site temporary ponds to be backfilled in the future, creating long-term value for the City. This required the lowering of the entire site and the finish floor grades of the fire station itself. The additional compensation to the consultant was anticipated in the overall project budget at time of contract award.
BACKGROUND
On July 28, 2016 Council approved an agreement with Jeff Katz Architecture of San Diego, CA in the amount of $465,000 with a contingency amount not ...
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