REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, Acting City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Joseph Fuentes, Principal Engineer
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Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 6 to Professional Services Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (BCA) to Extend the Contract Term by Three Years
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Statement of Issue:
The City has an existing professional services contract with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (BCA) to provide bridge design services for various federally funded bridge rehabilitation projects that will expire on February 21, 2025. Staff is requesting that the existing contract be amended to extend the term of the contract to February 21, 2028 in order to complete the design and provide construction engineering and environmental monitoring services for the Humboldt Drive bridge rehabilitation project.
Financial Impact:
Funds in the amount of $860,000 are available in the Hwy Bridge Replacement & Rehab business unit 96185001. No additional funding is being requested as part of Amendment No. 6.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Amendment No. 6 to Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. for Bridge Design Services."
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the contract amendment and advise staff on how to proceed.
Analysis:
On February 22, 2011, the City entered into a professional services agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. ("BCA") to provide bridge design services for five federally funded bridge maintenance and rehabilitation projects throughout the City. Although the first three bridges, Warner Ave. bridge, Magnolia St. bridge, and Brookhurst St. bridge, were all relatively simple preventive maintenance projects, all three were located within or adjacent to environmentally sensitive areas such as the B...
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