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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 1 to an Existing Consulting Services Agreement with Glass Architects for the Preparation of Construction Ready Plans, Specifications and Estimates for the Farrelly Pool Replacement Project, Project No. 2018.3420, to Increase the Amount of Compensation by $104,640 for a Total not to Exceed Amount of $417,767
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the existing Consulting Services Agreement with Glass Architects in the amount of $140,640, resulting in a total contract amount of $417,767, a 51% increase to the existing contract, and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1
BACKGROUND
On April 16, 2018, the City Council approved a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Glass Architects for the Farrelly Pool Replacement project for $277,127, and authorized a maximum contract change order of 25%. The original design contract did not include Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) provisions because remodeling severely limited the ability to include such design features. In addition, the anticipated pre-design construction cost was below the City threshold that requires incorporation of LEED certification. San Leandro Municipal Code Section 3-19 requires LEED Silver certification for all construction projects that exceed a current construction value of $4,008,000 ($3,000,000 in 2008 dollars based on the Building Cost Index adjustment). Based on the increased project valuation, the CSA with Glass Architects requires an amendment to provide the necessary design services to obtain a LEED Silver certification for this project.
The original CSA with Glass Architects was to remodel Farrelly Pool at an estimated construction cost of $2,000,000. During the initial design phase, two issues became apparent: 1) Construction costs increased significantly since the original project scope and ...
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