Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to an Agreement with BKF Engineers to Add the Amount of $42,461 for a Total Agreement Amount of $297,964 for the Design of the Cross Alameda Trail, Webster Street to Sherman Street through Jean Sweeney Open Space Park. (Recreation and Parks 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to an Agreement with BKF Engineers to Add the Amount of $42,461 for a Total Agreement Amount of $297,964 for the Design of the Cross Alameda Trail, Webster Street to Sherman Street through Jean Sweeney Open Space Park
BACKGROUND
The Cross Alameda Trail will run through Jean Sweeney Open Space Park (Sweeney Park) with an on-street connection at Constitution Way, continuing across Webster Street and linking to the trail section along Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway. The trail is 3,600 feet long, and includes separate walkway and bikeway paths; a decomposed granite jogging path; trees, landscaping and urban runoff control features consistent with the City's Bay Friendly Landscaping requirements and the Urban Greening Plan; and park amenities such as benches, bicycle racks and bicycle repair stations.
On April 21, 2015, City Council approved an agreement with BKF Engineers for the design of the Cross Alameda Trail from Webster Street to Sherman Street, through Jean Sweeney Open Space Park. On December 6, 2016, the City Council approved the first amendment to include Construction Administration services, which includes assistance throughout the construction including responding to Requests for Information, reviewing submittals, attending site observation/construction meetings during construction, supporting the Bay-Friendly Rater to assure compliance, attending final walk-through and generating a punch list, and reviewing the final as-built plans.
DISCUSSION
During the fi...
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