Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional construction management services with Ascension Construction Solutions, LLC for the WWTFs Professional Construction Management Services #4 project, CIP #650261-104000, in an amount up to $1,989,574.00.
The contract provides construction administration and management services including construction inspection, coordination, reporting, budgeting, scheduling, document tracking, and related tasks associated with a multi-project program. This agreement provides scope and funding for the SWRP VFD and Harmonic Filter Upgrades project, CIP# 650346-100002.
Additional construction contracts are to be added by contract modification.
Projects under this contract are in Community Planning Area 99 as these benefit the entire City.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,989,574.00
Original Contract (PO531316 and PO531319) $ 1,000,000.00
Modification No.1 (current) $ 1,989,574.00
Future Anticipated Modifications (future) $102,010,426.00
CURRENT PROPOSED TOTAL $105,000,000.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The division solicits these services on a 4-year rolling window. This is the first planned modification for services during the work assignment window that was contracted with this firm.
1.3. How cost of modification was determined:
The cost of this modification was determined by negotiations between Ascension Construction Solutions and Department of Public Utilities project staff based upon the existing contract labor titles, maximum labor rates, allowable contract ex...
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