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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment with Terraphase Engineering Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $305,000, Including Contingencies, for a Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed $505,000, to Provide Additional Environmental Support Services Related to the Clement Avenue/Tilden Way Project.
Amending this agreement for contractual services is statutorily exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15262, Feasibility and Planning Studies and 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to actions that have the potential to cause a significant impact on the environment. (Planning Building and Transportation 10062032)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this agenda item is to request City Council to authorize the City Manager to execute a First Amendment with Terraphase Engineering Inc. (Terraphase) for up to $305,000, including contingencies, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $505,000, to continue providing feasibility studies and associated environmental support services that are required by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) for the Clement Avenue/Tilden Way (Clement/Tilden) project's environmental clean-up work.
BACKGROUND
Over the last 20 years, the City of Alameda (City) has been planning for and constructing the Cross Alameda Trail on former railroad right-of-way, spanning four miles from the Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point to the Miller-Sweeney/Fruitvale Bridge. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2025 and be completed in mid-2026. Information on the Clement/Tilden project is at: www.alamedaca.gov/ClementTilden.
The Clement/Tilden project uses the abandoned railroad right-of-way at Clement Avenue and Tilden Way to extend the Cross Alameda Trail between Broadway and the Miller-Sweeney/Fruitvale Brid...
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