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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Nute Engineering, for Engineering Design Services for Cyclic Sewer Rehabilitation Project, Phase 17, for an Amount Under the Third Amendment not to Exceed $414,362, and an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $1,141,821. (Public Works 602)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on November 13, 2015, for engineering design and construction support services for Cyclic Sewer Rehabilitation Project, Phase 13. Nute Engineering was selected as the most suitable firm to perform these services and was awarded the contract on July 20, 2016 (Exhibit 1). The contract allows for an annual extension for up to four additional years, with each extension coming before City Council for approval. On July 1, 2017, City Council authorized the first amendment to extend the term of the contract only for the design of Cyclic Sewer Rehabilitation Project, Phase 14 (Exhibit 2). On October 16, 2018, the City Council authorized the second amendment to agreement to extend the contract for engineering design and construction support for Cyclic Sewer Rehabilitation Project, Phase 16 (Exhibit 3). Staff is requesting a third amendment to the contract for engineering design and construction support services for Cyclic Sewer Rehabilitation Project, Phase 17 (Exhibit 4).
BACKGROUND
The City operates the local sanitary sewer collection system comprised of sewer pipes, pump stations, and other facilities. Some of this aging infrastructure has reached its life expectancy and requires rehabilitation. The work to be designed as part of this contract serves as Project Year 6 of the 20-Year Rehabilitation Program included in the City's Sewer Master Plan (SMP), 2015. The SMP utilized information collected through maintenance, inspection, and monitoring activities to assess system condition and capacity....
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