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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH FREYER & LAURETA, INC., TO INCREASE THE
CONTRACT BUDGET FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE WATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN AND EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT TO DECEMBER 31, 2027
WHEREAS, the City of East Palo Alto’s 2022 Water System Master Plan (WSMP) has identifed $81.2 million in improvements to the City’s water system within a twenty (20) year period; and WHEREAS, through the WSMP City has identified priority projects to be designed and constructed within the next five (5) years to address urgently needed upgrades to the system; and WHEREAS, Freyer & Laureta, Inc., (F&L) is under contract with the City to provide design/staff augmentation services; and
WHEREAS, through F&L’s existing and previous services, the City has completed design packages for multiple water projects including the 16” Purdue Watermain, O’Brien/Kavanaugh turnout, 12” University/Cooley main, and the University/Woodland watermain gap, and is currently designing the Demeter water line loop; and
WHEREAS, F&L is providing additional miscellaneous services including support for the LAFCo application pertaining to the EPA Sanitary District, as well as support for the fourth water turnout with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC); and WHEREAS, City staff recommends amending the existing contract with F&L to add funds for design, review, and project management for various water system and other related projects.
WHEREAS, funds are available in the water capital fund for this work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HEREBY authorizes the City Manager to execute contract Amendment No. 5, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with Freyer & Laureta, Inc., to increase the contract budget by $1,100,000 for a new not-to-exceed total of $1,600,000 for staff augmentation and professional engineering services and extend the contract to December 31, 2027.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of October 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Rubin Abrica, Mayor
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk Valerie J. Armento, Interim City Attorney