Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the General Engineering Services agreement with CH2M Hill Inc. for the Division of Power and Water, Contract No. 1091. Under this contract, the City procures professional engineering services on an as-needed basis. The original contract reserved the City the right to extend the contract for fiscal years 2008 through 2010.
The Division is requesting modification #3 to the contract to fulfill its planned needs in 2011. The work to be utilized under this modification will be to continue the tasks that have already been initiated but not yet completed and for future tasks to be authorized within the contract. The following is a list of proposed new tasks for 2011:
1. Engineering Services During Construction for two new low service pumps to replace the existing DRWP LSPs-2 & 5.
2. Engineering Services During Construction for Water Supply Facilities Elevator Replacement project.
3. Completion of design and Engineering Services During Construction for two new low service pumps to replace the existing DRWP LSPs-3 & 4.
4. Other projects as deemed necessary that arise during the contracting period.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $500,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $200,000.00
Modification 1 $300,000.00
Modification 2 $500,000.00
Modification 3 (current) $500,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mods 1 - 3) $1,500,000.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This was a planned modification as indicated in the original authorizing legislation, #1845-2006.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The work was bid out and planned for a total of 4 annual contracts. This is the third modification for the final year of the annual contracts.
1.4. How cost of modification was determined:
In Schedule A of the original contract the hourly labor rates were delineated for the years 2007-2009....
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