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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 1 to a Consulting Services Agreement with CSG Consultants, Inc. for On-Call Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Consulting Services to Increase the Amount of Compensation by $350,000 for a Total Not-To-Exceed Amount of $550,000
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with CSG Consultants, Inc. (CSG) to increase the amount of compensation by $350,000, resulting in a total contract amount of $550,000. This increase will allow continued plan checking by CSG for various surveying and engineering applications, allow CSG to continue to be the City Surveyor, and provide for future staff augmentation and construction inspection needs. Costs for services will be charged to the project applicant for which the service is provided.
BACKGROUND
The Engineering and Transportation Department provides engineering services for public and private land development projects. Consultants are used to supplement staff when there is higher than normal workload, when there are staff vacancies, and when specific expertise is required.
In 2020, the City renewed its 2017 CSA with CSG to continue to provide services related to the review of development submittals, the review and approval of subdivision maps, and the inspection of field work.
Analysis
CSG has performed well under its 2017 and 2020 contracts. However, the 2020 contract underestimated the services that CSG would provide to the City. Pandemic related staffing vacancies were filled by CSG while they continued to provide surveying and engineering plan checking services.
Approval of Amendment No. 1 will allow CSG to continue assisting the Engineering and Transportation Department. Without this amendment, the City will not be able to meet response times for review of development submi...
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