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 $400,000.00.
This agreement will establish 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.
Work performed to date includes: A potential failure modes analysis for the John R. Doutt Upground Reservoir.
Future tasks planned for this contract include: a periodic inspection of the John R. Doutt Upground Reservoir, O’Shaughnessy Dam Stability Studies, Griggs EAP Rewrite, and Hoover Dam Piezometric Action Levels.
This ordinance will authorize a modification in the amount of $400,000.00 for the estimated dam engineering needs of the Water Supply Group starting the third quarter of 2026 for approximately one year or until all funds are expended. This is the second contract modification.
The Community Area is “99 - Citywide” because the water facilities associated with this contract serve multiple planning areas.
1.1. UPDATED TIMELINE & FUTURE RENEWALS
Dam Engineering Services for the Water Supply Group will be provided under a task order-based professional services agreement. The original agreement was executed in July 2024 and established an Assignment Window of three years which will run through July 2027. No new tasks can be assigned beyond the end of the Assignment Window. The contract term will run through the completion of the work authorized during the Assignment Window.
This modification is for year 3 of the anticipated term and is anticipated to be executed in the third quarter of 2026 to provide funds for approximately one year or until all funds ar...
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