Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 2 to an Existing Consulting Services Agreement with Testing Engineers for Special Inspection and Materials Testing to Increase the Amount of Compensation by $10,000 for a Total not to Exceed Amount of $95,000 on the Farrelly Pool Replacement, Project No. 2018.3420; and to Authorize the Extension of the Contract Term from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
This contract amendment provides for the additional cost for material testing and special inspection services required for the completion of the Farrelly Pool Replacement project.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Consultant Services Agreement (CSA) with Testing Engineers in an amount of $10,000, resulting in a total contract amount of $95,000; an increase of 179% above the original contract amount of $34,000; and
* Authorize the extension of the contract term from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022
BACKGROUND
On November 4, 2019, the City Council awarded a contract to Tricon Construction to reconstruct the Farrelly Pool aquatic facility. Quality assurance of the construction by special inspections and material testing was required by the Building Code, permit conditions, and City standards. These testing services were not included in the construction contract to avoid conflicts of interest, and a separate independent testing firm was contracted separately by the City for this work.
On September 30, 2019, a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Testing Engineers was approved for the Farrelly Pool Replacement project in an amount of $34,000. Testing Engineers was selected for these inspection services based on its successful completion of other City projects, is a local business, can be readily available to provide services with a minimum of travel ...
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