Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify and increase an existing contract with E.P. Ferris & Associates, Inc. for the Signal Installation - General Engineering contract in an amount up to $80,000.00.
Ordinance 0152-2012 authorized the contract with E. P. Ferris and Associates, Inc. to provide the Department of Public Service with engineering and design resources to prepare engineering documents as part of the Signal Installation - General Engineering project.
Work performed to date for this project includes the preliminary engineering study and meetings with primary stakeholders of the project and detailed design and construction plan preparation services for improvements to High Street from Convention Center Drive to Goodale Street.
The original contract amount: $500,000.00 (EL012451, Ord. 0152-2012)
The total of Modification No. 1: $80,000.00 (Current Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $580,000.00
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against E.P. Ferris & Associates, Inc.
2. PLANNED MODIFICATION
This is a planned modification and will provide engineering resources for the: Preliminary Alignment plans, Combined Stage 1-2 plans, Stage 3 Plans, and Final Plans for the task labeled Signal Installation-Central College Road at Harlem Road. The scope for this task changed due to additional traffic counts added to the intersection after the original design was started because of a newly proposed residential development in the project area.
If additional phases are pursued and/or additional funds are needed to complete the design, the Director shall seek Council approval to modify this contract and expend additional funds.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
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