For City Council Meeting [September 28, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works Director
Title
Request City Council to Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreements with Engineering Resources of Southern California and Willdan Engineering for On-Call Plan Check Services to Increase the Estimated Amount of Plan Check Services from $300,000 to $500,000 Annually.
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BACKGROUND:
One of the important functions of the Public Works Department is to review various plans and technical studies related to City-approved private land development projects. Following the entitlement process, an owner or developer will engage its own engineering consultant to prepare the required improvement plans for on-site rough grading, precise grading/paving, on-site or off-site storm drainage improvements, public street improvements, traffic signal installation and other associated work. These plans require technical studies (geotechnical/soils, hydrology/hydraulic, traffic, water quality management plans, drainage, grading, etc.) which supplement the improvement plans for the required work which also require review by the City. Public Works coordinates closely with developers to be responsive and facilitate their projects smoothly and timely.
On July 28, 2020, the City Council approved an On-call Professional Service Agreements with Engineering Resources of Southern California (ERSC) and Willdan Engineering (Willdan) for On-Call Plan Checking Services. At the time, the annual level of plan check services was estimated at $300,000 each.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
ERSC and Willdan's scope of services includes civil engineering plan-check services for various development related approvals and plan checking of the items identified below:
* Rough Grading
* Precise On-site Grading/Paving
* Public Street, Sewer, Water, Storm Drain, Traffic Signal, Traffic Striping/Signing, Lan...
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