Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consultant Services Agreement with Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc. in the amount of $195,840 for the Fire Stations 9, 12 & 13 Programming and Cost Estimates project; to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders up to 5% (or $9,792) of the Original Contract Amount; and to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Change Orders up to a Cumulative Value of 15% (or $29,376) of the Original Contract Amount
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
* Sustainability & Resiliency
* Fiscal Sustainability and Transparency
SUMMARY
This contract provides for the development of condition studies, stations programming reports and preliminary cost estimates for the replacement, renovation, or remodeling of Fire Stations 9, 12 & 13.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Consultant Services Agreement with Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc. in the amount of $195,840;
* Authorize the City Manager or their designee to negotiate and approve individual change orders up to 5% (or $9,792) of the original contract amount; and
* Authorize the City Manager or their designee to negotiate and approve cumulative change orders up to 15% ($29,376) of the original contract amount
BACKGROUND
Within the City of San Leandro, fire protection services are provided by the Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD). ACFD operates the five City-owned fire stations in San Leandro and has done so for nearly 30 years. Of the five fire stations, two were constructed within the last 25 years, while the other three were first constructed in the mid-twentieth century. Fire Station 9, located at 450 Estudillo Avenue, was originally built in 1969 and houses an engine and a truck company, approximately 6-7 fire personnel. Fire Station 12, located at 1065 143rd Avenue, was originally b...
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