REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
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Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 4 to Agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (BCA) for bridge design services in the amount of $446,372, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,813,797 and extending the contract term three (3) years
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Statement of Issue:
The City has an existing professional services contract with Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. to provide bridge design services for various federally funded bridge rehabilitation projects that will expire on February 21, 2019. Staff is requesting that the existing contract be amended for the following reasons: 1) to extend the term of the contract to February 21, 2022, in order to comply with the three-year environmental mitigation and monitoring requirement imposed on the Warner Ave. Bridge by the California Coastal Commission; and 2) to provide for additional compensation for construction engineering support and environmental monitoring services for the upcoming Admiralty Dr. and Humboldt Dr. Bridge Rehabilitation Projects.
Financial Impact:
Funds for the $446,372 contract amendment are available in the Hwy Bridge Replacement & Rehabilitation account 96185001.82800. It is anticipated that 100% of eligible construction engineering costs will be reimbursable through federal highway bridge program grant funding.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Amendment No. 4 to Agreement Between the City of Huntington Beach and Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. for Bridge Design Services" in the amount of $446,372 and extending the contract term three (3) years.
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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 profess...
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