Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with ms consultants, inc. for the Upground Reservoirs - Engineering Services During Construction Phase, for the Division of Water Contract No. 1032.
The original agreement provided for professional engineering services for the design and preparation of construction contract documents for the Upground Reservoir project.
Modification No’s. 1 and 2 provided for engineering services during construction, which were planned modifications stated in the original legislation under Ordinance No. 0825-2004.
It is necessary to modify this agreement a third and final time to include: the remainder of Engineering Services During Construction and for Post-Construction Engineering Services for the three current Upground Reservoir contracts; Also, it is necessary to modify this agreement to include: Bidding Services, Engineering Services During Construction, and Post-Construction Engineering Services for the Borrow Area Restoration Project (a future Preservation Park) that will be constructed on Upground Reservoir R-2 Property.
The Borrow Area Restoration Project bid is expected to occur in the 3rd quarter of 2013. Construction is expected to begin the 4th quarter of 2013 and completion is expected by the end of 2014.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $3,549,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $ 8,098,000.00
Modification No. 1 $ 2,000,000.00
Modification No. 2 $ 3,105,000.00
Modification No. 3 (current) $ 3,549,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mods 1 - 2) $16,752,000.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This was a planned contract modification identified in the original contracting legislation Ordinance No. 0825-2004, the first contract modification Ordinance No. 1705-2011, and the second contract modification Ordinance No. 2142-2011.
1.3. Reason other procurement processes ...
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