REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SUBJECT
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Approve three on-call agreements with 1) Hamner, Jewell & Associates, 2) Continental Field Services, and 3) Universal Field Services, for Right of Way Acquisition Project Management Services, each with three-year terms and a total compensation not to exceed $500,000 individually to assist Public Works staff with the acquisition of privately owned real property and land rights to facilitate City public infrastructure projects (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve three On-Call Right of Way Acquisition Project Management Services Agreements between the City of Fresno (City) and 1) Hamner, Jewell & Associates, 2) Continental Field Service, and 3) Universal Field Services, collectively (Consultants), to provide and/or manage appraisal services, real property/right of way acquisition services, residential relocation services, and business relocation services for City-wide Infrastructure Projects, for three-year terms, to be reimbursed for hours worked at the hourly rates specified in the Schedule of Fees included in the Consultant's respective agreement, not to exceed $500,000, with no guarantee expressed or implied that the $500,000 amount will be authorized under any of the three respective agreements, and Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to execute all three Agreements on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Works (DPW) Real Estate Section currently performs all right of way acquisition services and administers all property appraisal and relocation assistance services necessary to facilitate DPW Capital Projects, Development Projects, Public Utilities Projects and a variety of other real estate services. The current and projected level of services needed by the DPW Real Estate...
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