For City Council Meeting [September 13, 2022]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Marcus Fuller, Acting City Engineer
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Request City Council to (1) Authorize an Increase to the Purchase Order with Fountainhead Corporation for "On-Call" Construction Inspection Services for an Additional Amount of $220,000; (2) Authorize an Increase to the Purchase Order with Onward Engineering for "On-Call" Construction Inspection Services for an Additional Amount of $378,465; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Documents.
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BACKGROUND
An important function of the Engineering Services Department is to perform inspection services related to permitted work within the public right-of-way and City-approved private land development projects. The City Engineer has the responsibility to ensure the construction of public improvements is performed in accordance with City standards and in compliance with City-approved plans.
On April 12, 2022, the City Council approved an on-call agreement with Fountainhead Corporation and Onward Engineering for on-call construction management, inspection, and materials testing services for an initial 3-year term, with two (2) 1-year optional extensions. At the time the agreement was approved, task orders less than $100,000 were to be approved by the City Manager and costs over $100,000 were to be approved by the City Council. A copy of the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Fountainhead Corporation is included as Attachment 1 and a copy of the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for Onward Engineering is included as Attachment 2
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Development activity within the Rialto is steadily increasing, with more projects submitted monthly. The Engineering Department currently has two Construction Inspectors to review and coordinate on all encroachment permits within public right-of-way and to coordinate inspection on private development projects. T...
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