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Staff Report for a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 in the Amount of $21,669.15 to a Consulting Services Agreement with Harris Design for the Siempre Verde Park Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 2015.0270
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Consulting Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 with Harris Design in the amount of $21,669.15, resulting in a total contract amount of $82,004.15, and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. The project budget has sufficient allocations to fund the increased costs that have already been expended.
BACKGROUND
Harris Design prepared the design and construction documents for this project under a separate contract. The subject contract with Harris Design is for support of construction assistance during the construction phase of the project. The scope of this contract includes site visits to confirm compliance with design intent, as well as review of shop drawings, submittals, and requests for information.
It is customary to engage the design firm in a contract for construction assistance as their thorough knowledge of the project provides for timely response to questions and resolution of issues. As a result of Harris Design's assistance with the project construction delays were avoided.
Analysis
Additional design work was necessary during the construction phase due to new comments received on the site design and also due to unforeseen conditions. Harris Design assisted the City with design revisions of the following items:
* Replacement of the flagstone paving at the Tai Chi area with concrete paving
* Design of a custom concrete mounting for the 1959, 1992 and 2016 dedication plaques
* Layout of additional boulders added to the site
* Revised location of various park benches to facilitate the movement of maintenance vehicles
* Electrical design for reconnection of power to the lights on the Veterans Memorial
Harris Design also assisted th...
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