For City Council Meeting [November 27, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Ahmad R. Ansari, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
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Request City Council to Authorize a "Month-to-Month" Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Engineering and Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of $250,000 for "On-Call" Public Works Construction Management and Inspection services for the first 8 months of Fiscal Year 2018/2019.
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BACKGROUND:
An important function of the Public Works Department is to perform construction management and inspections related to permitted work within the public right-of-way, City-approved Private Land Development projects, and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects. The City Engineer has the responsibility to ensure that construction of public improvements meets City standards, in compliance with City-approved plans related to permitted work in the public right-of-way, public improvements for private land development and capital projects.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The City of Rialto entered into an agreement with Willdan Engineering (Willdan) for "On-Call" Construction Management and Inspection services on May 28, 2013. The term of the agreement was for three (3) years commencing on May 28, 2013 and allowed for two (2) additional one-year extensions which were approved by City Council on May 22, 2016 for FY 2015/2016 and June 13, 2017 for FY 2016/2017. The final extension for the contract expired on June 30, 2018. A copy of the PSA is provided as Attachment 1.
At the time of contract expiration, Willdan was providing construction management and inspection services for a number of Capital Improvement and Land Development projects as well as encroachment permits for various permitted utility work. A halt in receiving services for the ongoing construction activities would result in significant impacts to new deve...
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