For City Council Meeting [October 22, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Authorize a Purchase Order (PO) increase to the original Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Wallace and Associates for On-Call Construction Management, Inspection and Materials Testing Services for the Remaining First half of Fiscal Year 2019/2020, in the Amount of $275,000.
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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 Public Works Director has the responsibility to ensure that construction of public improvements are performed in accordance with City standards and in compliance with City-approved plans and specifications.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The City of Rialto entered into an agreement with Wallace and Associates (Wallace) for "On-Call" Construction Management and Inspection services on June 11, 2019. The term of the agreement was for one (1) year with two 1-year optional extensions (if granted). The amount of PO authorization for CM and Inspection Services was originally set at $100,000. The City and Wallace are still within the first year of the original three-year term contract.
Wallace is continuously providing construction management and inspection services for a number of Capital Improvement and Land Development projects. A halt in these services for ongoing construction activities would result in significant impacts to new development and ongoing capital projects. Table 1 includes a list of capital projects and Table 2 is an updated list of land development projects for which Wallace is currently providing services since the approval of the PSA.
Staff recommends City Council to increase th...
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