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File #: 3311-2024    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 11/21/2024 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 2/3/2025 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification to add funding for the Professional Construction Management 2023 project with Hill International; to authorize an amendment to the 2024 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 $4,147,800.00 from the Water Bond Fund for the contract modification. ($4,147,800.00)
Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation
Attachments: 1. ORD 3311-2024 Utilization, 2. ORD 3311-2024 Accounting Template V2.pdf
...Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract modification with Hill International, Inc. for the Professional Construction Management (PCM) 2023 project, CIP #690587-100002, in an amount not to exceed $4,147,800.00.

This contract will assist the City with managing a capital improvement program consisting of multiple capital improvement projects to ensure completion in accordance with design requirements and City’s needs, while serving as a liaison between the construction contractor, design professional (DP), and City personnel. Work performed to date under the initial contract funding includes program management services, design phase construction management services, and construction administration / construction inspection services for multiple capital improvement projects. Future phases will include modifications of the contract until the last assigned construction contract is completed.

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

1.1. UPDATED TIMELINE & FUTURE RENEWALS
The Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the original contract (Ordinance No. 2329-2023, PO416847) occurred in November 2023. Construction projects will be assigned to this contract based on their advertisement date using a three-year assignment period that started at this contract’s NTP date (November 2023) and runs to December 2026. Funds will be authorized through annual contract modifications (or more frequent modifications if required by fiscal needs). The PCM team will provide construction services through completion of the last construction project assigned to this contract. Thus, the end date for this contract will depend on the construction duration of the last construction project assigned.

1.2. ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT
This contract modification is to be $4,147,800.00. Modifications will be performed on an as needed basis for f...

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