AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BENNETT ENGINEERING SERVICES INC., FOR THE MARKELEY LANE RECONNECTION PROJECT On July 7, 2025, the City of Fairfield, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as “CITY,” and Bennett Engineering Services, Inc. hereinafter referred to as “CONSULTANT,” entered into a Professional Services Agreement for engineering design consulting services for the Markeley Lane Reconnection Project.
Based upon the revised scope of work and need for continued work outside the term of the agreement, the CITY and CONSULTANT do hereby agree to amend the existing Professional Services Agreement (Agreement) as follows:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, CITY desires to contract to provide additional environmental assistance for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Clearance on the Markeley Lane Reconnection Project, and for the purposes of the Agreement, shall be referred to as “PROJECT”; and
WHEREAS, on September 11 , 2025, staff approved a no fee Amendment No. 1 to advance the aquatic resources delineation report for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is providing engineering design services for the Project; and WHEREAS, Amendment No. 2 will increase total Agreement authorization by $277,071 to provide additional environmental assistance; and
WHEREAS, CONSULTANT is willing and qualified to provide the additional services for the PROJECT; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements herein set forth, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
1. Section 1, SERVICES, of the Agreement, shall be amended to included Exhibit “A2” to this Amendment.
2. Exhibit “B”, PAYMENT, Section 1 of the Agreement, shall be amended to the following:
For and in consideration of the CONSULTANT’s Services , CITY agrees to pay CONSULTANT for actual fees, cost and expenses for all time and materials expended and in no event shall total compensation under this AGREEMENT exceed $856,509 without CITY authorization.
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the ___ day of __________________20___.
CITY OF FAIRFIELD
A municipal corporation (CITY)
City Manager
CONSULTANT
By: _______________________________
EXHIBIT "A 2"
Scope of Services - Amendment 2
Client: City of Fairfield
Consultant: Bennett Engineering Services Inc
Project: Markeley Lane Reconnection Project
Date: February 20, 2026
BEN I EN
Bennett Engineering Services+
Y &C Transportation Consultants
1082 Sunrise Avenue, Suite 100
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 783-4100
Sacramento I Fremont I Milpitas
www.ben-en.com
Consultant's services shall be limited to those expressly set forth below, and Consultant shall have no other obligations or responsibilities for the Project or to the Client except as agreed to in writing or as provided in this Agreement. All of Consultant's services in any way related to the Project or Client shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Based on the project receiving federal funding and the need to include NEPA Environmental Clearance, this amendment is to change the following tasks from OPTIONAL to INCLUDED: Task 4.2 Preliminary Environmental Survey Form, Task 4.3 Environmental Technical Studies, and Task 4.4 NEPA Documentation.
TASK 4. Environmental
Subtask 4.2. Preliminary Environmental Survey Form (QPTIQNAb} Once federal funding is awarded, ESA will begin preparation of analyses and documentation to satisfy the requirements of NEPA.
To initiate the NEPA review process with Caltrans District 4 Division of Local Assistance, ESA will prepare a Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) form for the project in accordance with the requirements of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM), Chapter 6. An approved PES form is required by Caltrans in order to identify and scope any environmental technical studies that Caltrans may require to support their review and approval of the project under NEPA.
DELIVERABLES:
• Preliminary Environmental Study Form
Subtask 4.3. Environmental Technical Studies (QPTIQNAb} The analysis completed in the NEPA document will be supported by technical investigations and studies as follows:
Botanical Survey
ESA will conduct a botanical survey of the project study area (including the proposed work areas, access routes, and staging areas) where special-status plants may occur in support of regulatory permitting. These surveys will follow the CDFW 2018 Protocol for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Sensitive Natural Communities. A one-day survey in the spring (April) will coincide with the flowering period of Contra Costa goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens) and ESA will also visit a reference population for this species. The results of the survey and any recommendations will be included in the Natural Environment Study report prepared for the project.
Biological Resources
ESA will prepare a Natural Environment Study (NES) to identify biological resources in the project area and analyze potential project effects. ESA will complete a background review and biological resources reconnaissance survey of the project area to assess and document protected biological resources INITIALS:
present or those with potential to occur, evaluate potential impacts on biological resources that may result from project construction and operation, and identify applicable mitigation measures.
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