BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A3675A with GEI Consultants, Inc., for Planning and Environmental Consultant Services for a Not-To-Exceed Fee of $1,316,011, Resulting in a Total Not-To-Exceed Fee of $6,219,841, and Extend the Agreement Term for Calero and Guadalupe Dams Seismic Retrofits Project, Project No. 91084020 (San Jose) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A3675A with GEI Consultants, Inc., for Planning and Environmental Consultant Services for Calero and Guadalupe Dams Seismic Retrofits Project, for a not-to-exceed fee of $1,316,011, resulting in a total not-to-exceed fee of $6,219,841, and extend the Agreement term.
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SUMMARY:
The District is undertaking the Calero and Guadalupe Dams Seismic Retrofits Project (Project) to address seismic stability deficiencies, rehabilitate aging appurtenant facilities, and to ensure compliance with current dam safety standards. The staff recommended alternatives have been selected for retrofit of the dams and Project design is underway.
Agreement A3675A with GEI Consultants, Inc. (Consultant) includes scope to complete the environmental analysis and documentation to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the acquisition of permits for construction. Approval of Amendment No. 2 is recommended in order to extend the Agreement term by three years and increase the not-to-exceed fee so that the Consultant can perform these remaining services.
Project Background and Previous Board Actions
In August 2009, the District retained URS Corporation to perform a Seismic Stability Study (Study) for Calero and Guadalupe Dams. The Study concluded that during a large earthquake, the foundation of the dam could liquefy and the downstream slope of the Calero Dam embankment could become unstable. Similar evaluation of Guadalupe Dam indicated that the dam embankment could experience large deformations leadin...
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