Title
Adopt a Resolution of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to a Consulting Services Agreement with BKF Engineers, Inc. for Design of the Shoreline Park Project 2020.3080 for $78,990
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
Amends an existing agreement with BKF Engineers, Inc. (BKF) to include additional work related to cost estimating, permitting, and demolition.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends authorizing an amendment to the existing agreement with BKF.
BACKGROUND
The City has an existing agreement with BKF for conceptual design of Shoreline Park, a new park located on the jetties surrounding the former San Leandro Marina. The City Manager is authorized to approve amendments to the existing agreement up to a cumulative total of $59,718. One amendment has already been approved for $12,210, the amendment discussed herein will bring the cumulative total to $78,990.
The amendment will allow BKF to address the following three issues:
1. Additional cost estimates are required to accurately calculate and track the share of the work assigned to Cal Coast Companies; the Developer of the land adjacent to the new park.
2. The project requires approval from the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). Correspondence with BCDC during design revealed that BCDC approval would not be granted unless expert testimony in Shoreline Engineering and Environmental Science and Biology was provided.
3. The San Leandro Marina ceased operations in January 2023. The area is closed to the public and posted with no trespassing signs; however, the unused facilities at the Marina are an attractive nuisance and vandalism has become a problem.
Analysis
The current agreement with BKF includes cost estimating, so it is efficient and economical to add the additional cost estimates to the existing scope of work.
The agreement also includes work required to obtain approval from BCDC; how...
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