BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4088A with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc., to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Fee and Extend the Term of Agreement for Construction Management Services for the Watersheds Asset Rehabilitation Program, Project No. 62084001.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4088A with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc., for Construction Management Services for the Watersheds Asset Rehabilitation Program to:
i. Increase the compensation limit by $150,000, resulting in a revised total not-to-exceed amount of $1,376,227; and
ii. Extend the term of Agreement No. A4088A to December 31, 2020.
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SUMMARY:
The purpose of the Watersheds Asset Rehabilitation Program (Program) is to reduce the backlog of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Division's projects that are identified for restoration of creeks by undertaking erosion repair of existing creeks and levee banks and removal of sediments to maintain design flow capacity. By repairing and maintaining creeks and levee banks, the potential for failure is reduced, water quality impact is minimized due to reduced erosion, and the life cycle of the facilities can be extended or realized. The Program helps to maintain the integrity of existing flood protection facilities.
On July 11, 2017, the Board approved Agreement No. A4088A (Agreement) with Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. (Consultant) for the not-to-exceed amount of $1,226,227. The Consultant provides construction management (CM) services for five Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) projects described in the Program. Two of the five projects are stream erosion repair projects and the other three projects are levee erosion repair projects. For all projects, the main scope is to restore each of the facilities to as-built conditions.
To date, construction of four of the five projects have been completed. Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement will increase the not-...
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