Explanation
1. BACKGROUND.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a professional engineering services contract modification with R.D. Zande & Associates, Inc., for additional construction design services that were performed for four sanitary sewer improvement projects in the North Linden community. These projects include the Atwood Terrace/Lenore Ave. Sanitary Relief Project; the Atwood Terrace/Northridge Rd. Sanitary Relief Project; the Weldon Avenue Sanitary Relief Sewer Project; and the Lenore Ave./Huy Rd. Sanitary Relief Sewer Project.
This contract modification will provide for the payment of additional services that were requested by the Division of Transportation to incorporate the design and construction of American with Disability Act (ADA) handicap ramps; and pavement replacement. By incorporating this additional work with the existing sewer project, the City was able to siginificantly reduce the impact of the combined projects upon the neighborhood's residents; and to take advantage of cost savings of the single construction project procurement. This is a logical and cost effective extension of the design responsibilities of R.D. Zande & Associates and will enable the additional work to proceed without delaying the completion of the project.
2. FISCAL IMPACT.
The Division is requesting fund transfer authority within this ordinance, in order to provide for this expenditure. Project accounts from which funds are being transferred will not be adversely affected, as they were residual funds from previous project encumbrances that are no longer required.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a professional engineering services contract modification with R. D. Zande & Associates, Inc., in connection with four sanitary sewer improvement projects located in the North Linden community, to authorize the transfer and expenditure of $28,000.00 from the Voted Sanitary Bond Fund; and to ...
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