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Staff Report for a Resolution to Approve a Consulting Services Agreement Amendment No. 1 for $86,471 with Carollo Engineers; Inc. Related to the Water Pollution Control Plant Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 593-52-239
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract amendment provides for consulting services to assist with the close out of the construction contract for the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) Rehabilitation project.
Staff recommends the following:
* Approval of Amendment No. 1 to an existing consulting services agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc. that
o Provides construction claim support and preparation of record drawings and online maintenance manuals
o Increases the contract amount by $86,471, resulting in a total contract amount of $465,054;
o Extends the existing contract to December 31, 2018;
BACKGROUND
Carollo Engineers, Inc. provided construction support on the WPCP Rehabilitation project beginning in late 2011 and continued past acceptance in May 2016. Shortly after acceptance of the work, Carollo Engineer's contract for construction support expired, and in September 2016 a new contract was created which included two tasks carried over from the construction support contract as well as new tasks to assist the City with resolving disputes with the general contractor, S.J. Amoroso, Inc. This current contract expires at the end of 2017.
Significant progress has been made on the resolution of disputed items; however, not all items are resolved. The materials Carollo Engineers need to complete tasks related to documenting record drawings and creating online maintenance manuals have not yet been submitted by the general contractor.
Analysis
Carollo Engineers' work related to documenting record drawings and creating online maintenance manuals is important work that the City still needs. The work has been delayed by the general contractor. Staff recommends that Carollo Engineers continue to provide these service...
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