Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase an engineering services agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for the Division of Power and Water (Power). The original agreement provided for professional engineering services for Phase I of the Geographical Information System (GIS) Conversion Services Project which consisted of data source preparation and documentation, project management and production methodology, proof of concepts of one (1) complete distribution circuit, verification of existing Power GIS data within the Downtown area and two (2) ArcFM software licenses. This legislation for Phase II authorizes the expenditure for engineering services to complete the downtown underground power distribution system and to start the overhead distribution system. This phase also includes two (2) additional sets of software and training for the software purchased for this project and was a planned modification stated in Ordinance No. 1474-2009.
1.1 Amount of additional funds for Phase II to be expended: $210,948.20
Original Contract Amount: $199,321.60
Modification #1 (current) 210,948.20
Total (Original + Modification #1) $410,269.80
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This was a planned modification as indicated in the original authorizing legislation, Ordinance No. 1474-2009.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This was a planned contract modification identified in the original contracting legislation. The engineering services during this phase are a continuation of the services in Phase I.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
Costs were submitted by the Consultant and reviewed and verified by the City Project Manager.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO: 11-2167170, expires 12/17/11, Majority
3. FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation includes a transfer of funds within the Electric Build America Bonds Fund a...
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