CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 2, 2015
PREPARED BY: Julie Behzad, Senior Engineer/Public Works Department
APPROVED BY: City Manager
Title
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO AMEND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE TESTING SERVICES FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute the first amendment to a professional services agreement with RMA group in an amount of an additional $50,000 to provide testing services on an as-needed basis for public works projects.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing public safety
2015 Focus Areas
Infrastructure Funding and Advocacy
Advance Downtown Revitalization
REPORT NARRATIVE:
On July 17, 2013, City Council awarded a consultant agreement to RMA Group to provide testing services for various Public Works projects for a cost not to exceed $100,000.
RMA Group has been instrumental in providing the City with testing services for various Public Works Projects for the past two years. Continued testing services from RMA Group are necessary to ensure that the projects are held to the standards as required for construction.
Staff recommends amending this contract to increase the amount by $50,000, thus increasing the total not to exceed amount to $150,000. The additional $50,000 will be used to continue supplement testing services on an as-needed basis through the end of term of the contract (September 30, 2016) for Capital Improvement Projects ($35,000) and Downtown Projects ($15,000).
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Not Applicable
No Community Engagement was performed for this amendment.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
None.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:
July 17, 2013 - Award of Professional Services Contract to Provide Testing Services for Public Works Projects
FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:
The additional services included in this proposed contract amendment will support a variety of CIP projects, including the Downtown projects funded with RDA bond proceeds currently under construction. Projects in the approved FY 2015/16 CIP are currently budgeted for these services and will be charged directly for the costs incurred. In addition, as these services apply to the Downtown projects funded with RDA bond proceeds, the anticipated expenses were included in the approved ROPS 14-15B and the ROPS 15-16A submitted and approved by the Oversight Board and by the State Department of Finance.
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):
Not a Project
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