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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Six, Five-Year Service Provider Agreements in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $750,000 Each to Aliquot Associates; Inc.; HMH Engineers, Inc.; Moffatt & Nichol; NCE; Ruggeri-Jensen-Azar (RJA); and Schaaf & Wheeler, for On-Call Civil Engineering Services.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). (Public Works 31041520)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to authorize approval of agreements with six firms to provide on-call Civil Engineering Services, for a not-to-exceed amount of $750,000 each for a five-year term. All work executed under these agreements will be restricted to funds appropriated and available for the specific project for which the work is assigned. The contracts are on-call and therefore the work performed will be based on actual need over the term of the agreement. If the demand and budgeted funds are not there, the services will not be requested.
BACKGROUND
On-call consultant service agreements are used for services requiring expertise that City of Alameda (City) staff does not have and/or to supplement City staff during periods of peak work demand. Currently, there is a need for Civil Engineering services for various capital projects.
Anticipated work includes the full range of Civil Engineering services for maintenance and capital improvement projects, including preparing studies, planning documents, reports, plans, construction support, and peer review of civil engineering aspects of private land development.
DISCUSSION
On March 17, 2025, the City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Civil Engineering Services. Twelve Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) were received from the following firms: Aliquot Associate...
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