To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Phil Brun, Utilities Director
Prepared By: Michael J. Hether, Senior Civil Engineer
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Agreement for Construction Management Services (Highway 29 Water Main Freeway Crossings Project)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
1. Authorize the Utilities Director to execute an amendment to Agreement No. C2017-225 with Alta Group, Inc., in the amount of $150,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $400,000, for additional construction management services in support of the Highway 29 Water Main Freeway Crossings Project; and
2. Approve a transfer of $150,000 from the Water Fund CIP Reserve Account to the Non-Recurring Water Fund, and increase revenue and expenditures by $37,500 for each of the following CIP projects: Freeway Crossing at Laurel Street (DR15F116), Freeway Crossing at Third Street (DR15F117), Freeway Crossing at Pine Street (DR15F118), and Freeway Crossing at Old Sonoma Road (DR15F206), as documented in Budget Adjustment No. BE2003502; and
3. Determine that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
The 2014 South Napa Earthquake caused significant damage to the City's water system, nearly all of which has been repaired except for those whose damage resulted in leaks that cross under the State's Highway 29 right-of-way; for logistical reasons, these leaks were isolated and turned off. In order to address the leaks, City staff informed the California State Office of Emergency Services (Cal-OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that new horizontal directionally drilled freeway crossings (i.e. freeway crossings) need to be installed.
In order to complete construction management tasks for the restoration of multiple freeway crossings at Old Sonoma Road, Pine Street, Laurel Street and Third Street, City staff relied on consultant construction management services. On August 2, 2017, the City executed a contract (see attac...
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