Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD in the amount of $137,395 to develop a Pavement Cut Impact Fee Study; and to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Agreement Amendments up to 10% (or $13,739) of the Original Contract Amount
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Quality of Life
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
Under the Agreement, Nichols Consulting Engineers will conduct studies evaluating the long-term structural and functional damage caused to roadway pavement by utility cuts and will develop a defensible, data-driven fee methodology to recover costs associated with the resultant reduction in pavement service life. Approval of this agreement authorizes completion of the study only and does not establish, approve, or implement any new fees at this time.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend the following actions:
* Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD, for $137,395 to prepare a Pavement Cut Impact Fee Study
* Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and approve agreement amendments up to 10% (or $13,739) of the original contract amount
BACKGROUND
Roadway pavement cuts within the public right-of-way are frequently performed by utility providers to provide access to their underground infrastructure and facilities to maintain essential services. Although these cuts are often unavoidable, extensive research and industry practice have demonstrated that pavement cuts accelerate roadway deterioration, reduce pavement service life, and increase long-term maintenance and rehabilitation costs that the City then ends up shouldering.
The City of San Leandro currently requires utility providers to restore the pavement following pavement cuts; however, restoration alone does not fully mitigate the long-term structural and functional damage caused by these cuts, particularly ...
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