REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Interim Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: JESUS A. GONZALEZ, PE, Public Utilities Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
PAUL MARAGONI, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Award a consultant services agreement to Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc., to provide engineering, bidding and construction support services for the sewer rehabilitation in the area bound by Shields, Fruit, Dakota and Palm Avenues for an amount not exceed $251,460, inclusive of a $22,860 contingency (Council District 1)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council award a consultant services agreement to Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $251,460, inclusive of a $22,860 contingency, for the design of sewer rehabilitation improvements in the area bound by Shields, Fruit, Dakota and Palm Avenues (Project); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Through a detailed analysis of the wastewater collection system, the Wastewater Collection Sewer Master Plan identified sewer mains and appurtenances in need of rehabilitation and replacement. The Project will rehabilitate approximately 22,893 linear feet of 6-inch, 8-inch, and 12-inch diameter sewer mains and access structures exhibiting structural deficiencies. After a competitive consultant selection process, the Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division, seeks to award a consultant services contract for the Project in the amount not to exceed $251,460, inclusive of a $22,860 contingency, to Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc.
BACKGROUND
The Wastewater Management Division maintains approximately 1,560 miles of sewer collections and conveyance pipes and 25,...
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