DATE: October 20, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Amend the Professional Services Agreement with HydroScience Engineers, Inc., to Increase the Contract Amount by $75,000 for Additional Services to a Not to Exceed Amount of $451,000 and Appropriate Funds
RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II), authorizing the City Manager to amend the professional services agreement (PSA) with HydroScience Engineers, Inc., (HydroScience), to increase the contract amount by $75,000 for additional engineering and construction management support services for a total not-to-exceed amount of $451,000, and to appropriate additional funds from the Sewer Improvement Fund to the Recycled Water Treatment Facility Project - Phase I, Project No. 07710.
SUMMARY
The City is currently implementing Phase I of its Recycled Water Project that will provide a locally sustainable and drought-resistant supply of recycled water to customers for irrigation and industrial uses. Phase I of the Project consists of constructing a treatment facility, storage tank, and pump station at the City's Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), as well as installing nine miles of distribution system pipeline and establishing connections to the pipeline at thirty-one Phase I customer sites.
On December 19, 2017, the City and HydroScience entered into a professional services agreement for engineering, design, and construction support services related to the development of the treatment facility in an amount not-to-exceed $296,000. On January 21, 2020, staff requested Council approval to increase the contract amount by $80,000 to a not-to-exceed amount of $376,000, to provide additional services required following staff departures. Due to subsequent project delays related to the delivery of treatment facility equipment and COVID-19, as well as the identification of additional servi...
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