REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 15, 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: SARAH AGUILA, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers Inc., to increase the design fee amount by $23,570, utilizing the full $20,000 of contingency, resulting in a net contract increase of $3,570, for a total amended not to exceed contract amount of $214,490; and to extend the agreement term from July 18, 2020, to December 17, 2021, for design revisions and permitting efforts on the North Avenue Sewer Trunk Main Realignment Project (Council Districts 3, 5 and Fresno County)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve the First Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement) with Carollo Engineers, Inc., (Consultant), to increase the previously approved design fee amount by $23,570, from $190,920, said increase to fully utilize the available $20,000 of contingency, resulting in a net increase of $3,570, for a total not to exceed contract amount of $214,490; and to extend the Agreement term from July 18, 2020, to December 17, 2021, for design revisions and permitting efforts on the North Avenue Sewer Trunk Main Realignment Project (Project); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the First Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The North Avenue sewer trunk main is the conveyance backbone serving a large portion of south and southeast Fresno, but it has structural deficiencies and requires replacement. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), seeks to amend the existing contract Agreement with the Consultant for design revisions necessary for a portion of prop...
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