City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/25/2017
TITLE:
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Amendment No. 5 to the Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International for Design of the Date Palm Drive Bridge Widening Project
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council approve Amendment No. 5 to the Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International for the design of the Date Palm Drive Bridge Widening Project in the amount of $146,500 and authorize the City Manager to sign the amendment.
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BACKGROUND:
Amendment No. 5 to the Design Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International is necessary to provide funding for additional, unforeseen work. The additional work noted below represents revisions to the original scope of work which are either out of scope items or additional work required due to changes in direction required to accommodate other agencies.
DISCUSSION:
The following paragraphs describe the additional, unforeseen work completed by Michael Baker International (Michael Baker):
Additional Utility Coordination ($28,400)
Michael Baker provided consultation and coordination with various utility owners and agencies that were originally included in the Contract. However, the work required to complete the final utility agreements, was well in excess of what was anticipated at the time of the original agreement and was related to multiple rounds of review comments, differing opinions of agency reviewers and changes in direction received from the utility owner/agency staff.
Michael Baker was required to provide additional coordination, prepare for and attend meetings with the utility companies, prepare exhibits, quantity and cost estimates that described the additional work needed for the various utility facilities in order to obtain Utility Agreements (CVWD, DWA, SCE) and receive final direction from the utility owners as to how the relocation and/or adjustment of t...
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