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File #: 1917-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 7/2/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 9/8/2025 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification to add funding for the Dam Engineering Services CT2 (DES2) project with Burgess & Niple, Inc.; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Water Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $200,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund for the contract modification. ($200,000.00)
Indexes: MBE Participation
Attachments: 1. ORD 1917-2025 Schedule 2A-1 Utilization Reporting Form - Mod 1, 2. ORD 1917-2025 Accounting Template.pdf, 3. ORD 1917-2025 Sec of State Burgess & Niple
...Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the Dam Engineering Services CT2 (DES2) project, CIP #690555-100002, in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00.

A variety of consulting services are required to meet planning, operational, capital improvement, and regulatory compliance needs of DOWs dam portfolio. To meet these needs an RFP was issued and awarded to Burgess & Niple, Inc. for the Dam Engineering Services CT2 (DES2) project. The contract was approved by City Council via Ordinance 1080-2024 on 5/13/24. This contract provides professional Dam Engineering Services (DES) to supplement existing engineering personnel within the Division of Water on an as-authorized, as-needed basis. This modification will continue funding the contract work of establishing task order based professional services to augment existing technical support personnel within the Division of Water on an as-authorized, as-needed basis in order to accomplish a wide range of work that may include but is not limited to planning, design, and construction phase architectural services.

The Community Area is “99 - Citywide” because the water facilities associated with this contract serve multiple planning areas.

1.1. UPDATED TIMELINE & FUTURE RENEWALS
There is no change in the timeline. This is the first of three planned contract modifications to add funding. The contract will expire when the last assigned task under contract modification 3 is completed and accepted by the City as stated in 1080-2024, the authorizing ordinance for this contract.

1.2. ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT
This contract modification is expected to be $200,000.00. Modifications will be performed on an as needed basis for future funding needs. It is anticipated that total spending during the term of the project could total $800,000.00. The amount of the initial contract and anticipated future contract mo...

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