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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 1 for each of the Existing Consultant Services Agreements with DKS Associates, Fehr & Peers, and W-Trans for On-Call Transportation Engineering Consulting Services in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $200,000 for Two Years per Agreement, for a Total of $600,000 for All Three Agreements
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 for each of the existing Consulting Services Agreements (CSA), with DKS Associates, with Fehr & Peers, and with W-Trans in amounts not to exceed $100,000 within each twelve-month period with updated fee schedules for additional two consecutive years (a maximum not to exceed of $200,000 for two years per agreement, for a total of $600,000 in two years for all three agreements). The consultants will provide on-call transportation engineering support services on various projects for the Engineering and Transportation Department.
BACKGROUND
In late 2016, staff issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking transportation consulting firms to assist with transportation and traffic engineering projects as needed. The consultants primarily function as extensions of City staff on tasks related to transportation.
Seven consulting firms responded to the City's RFQ. After evaluation of the proposals, DKS Associates, Fehr & Peers, and W-Trans ranked highest based on presentation, responsiveness, approach, capacity, ability, availability, experience, and references.
On May 15, 2017, the City Council approved Consultant Services Agreements (CSA) with DKS Associates, Fehr & Peers, and W-Trans to provide on-call transportation engineering support services on various projects for the Engineering and Transportation Department for three years. The three existing CSAs expire on June 30, 2020.
Engineering consulting services to be provided by the three consulting ...
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