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 Wallace and Associates and Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of $388,000 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 inspection 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 Wallace and Associates (Wallace) for "On-Call" Construction Management and Inspection services on October 27, 2015. The term of the agreement was for three (3) years. The three (3) year term of the contract expired on October 26, 2018. A copy of the PSA is included as Attachment 1.
At the time of contract expiration, Wallace was providing construction management and inspection services for a number of Capital Improvement and Land Development projects. A halt in receiving services for the ongoing construction activities would result in significant impact to new Development and ongoing Capital projects. Table 1 is a list of capital projects and Table 2 is a list of land development projects for which Wallace is currently providing services.
Table 2
Construction Inspector Recruitment
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