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THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT (Amendment) made and entered into as of ____________________, 2026, (Effective Date) amends the Agreement entered into between the City of Fresno, a California municipal corporation (City), and Pavletic Consulting LLC, a Texas Domestic Limited Liability Company, (Consultant).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City and Consultant, previously Municipal Financial Services, entered into an agreement on February 1, 2022, (Agreement) to provide consulting services for professional utility rate plan consulting services for Five-Year Rate Plan – Water and Wastewater (Project); and
WHEREAS, the City and Consultant entered into the First Amendment to Agreement on December 16, 2024, to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2025, to allow the Consultant to complete the scope of work; and WHEREAS, the City and Consultant entered into the Second Amendment to Agreement on May 14, 2025, to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2027, and to increase the compensation by $75,000 to complete the scope of work for a total contract amount of $219,000; and
WHEREAS, the City and Consultant desire to increase the compensation by $75,000 to complete the scope of work, for a total contract amount of $294,000; and WHEREAS, with entry into this Agreement, the Consultant agrees it has no claim, demand, or dispute against the City.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree that the aforesaid Agreement be amended as follows:
1. The recitals to this Amendment are incorporated and made a part of the Agreement.
2. Section 3(a) of the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“(a) The Consultant’s compensation for satisfactory performance of all services required or rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be a total fee not exceed Two Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand dollars ($294,000), paid on the basis of the rates set forth in the schedule of fees and expenses contained in Exhibit A and Exhibit A1.”
3. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Agreement entered into by the City and the Consultant on February 1, 2022, remains in full force and effect. [Signatures follow on the next page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment at Fresno, California, the day and year first above written.
CITY OF FRESNO,
a California municipal corporation
B y :
PAUL AMICO, PE
Director of Public Utilities
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
B y :
Jennifer M. Quintanilla Date
Senior Deputy City Attorney
ATTEST:
AMY K. ALLER
Interim City Clerk
B y :
Deputy Date
PAVL
ETIC CONSULTING, LLC, a Texas
Domestic Limited Liability Company
B y :
N
ame: Thomas Pavletic
Title:
Owner
(If corporation or LLC., Board Chair,
Pres. or Vice Pres.)
B y :
N
a m e :
T
i t l e :
(If corporation or LLC., CFO,
Treasurer, Secretary or Assistant
Secretary)
Addresses:
CITY:
City of Fresno
Attention: Jillian Gaytan
Business Manager
747 R Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: (559) 621-8618
E-mail: Jillian.Ga
[email protected]
CONS
ULTANT:
Pavletic Consulting LLC
Attention: Tom Pavletic,
Owner
2014 Mann Parkway
Celina, TX 75009
Phone: (510) 439-6264
E-mail: pavletic262
@outlook.com
Attachments:
Exhibit A-1
Pavletic Consulting LLC 2014 MANN PKWY ඵ CELINA, TX 75009 ඵ 510 439 6264 January 2, 2026
Mr. Paul Amico, PE
Director of Public Utilities
City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Subject: Request for Additional Compen sation for Performing Consulting Services for the Water and Wastewater Five-Year Rate Plans
Dear Mr. Amico:
At the City’s request, Pavletic Consulting LLC is submitting an updated budget for completing Water and Wastewater Five-Year Rate Plans as described in the February 1, 2022, Agreement for performing consulting services for the Water and Wastewater Five-Year Rate Plans, as amended by the 1 st Amendment to Agreement and the 2 nd Amendment to
Agreement.
The purpose of this amendment is to add compensation for additional work requested by the City to perform consulting services for the Water and Wastewater Five-Year Rate Plans.
Compensation for additional work required by the City to perform consulting services is estimated as shown in the tables below. For this amendment, the wate r component totals $32,960.00. The wast ewater component totals $42,040.00.
Both amounts are for the same hours added in the 2nd Amendment at the same hourly rate of $160 per hour.
If you have any questio
ns, please call me at (510) 439-6264 (cell phone).
Very truly yours,
Tommy Pavletic
Pavletic Consulting LLC, Owner
WWa ter T a s ks
Budget 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
Original 56.00 78.00 124.00 96.00 82.00 39.00 475.00
2nd Amendment 0.00 8.00 56.00 66.00 30.00 46.00 206.00
3rd Amendment 17.00 23.00 70.00 0.00 56.00 40.00 206.00 Adjusted 73.00 109.00 250.00 162.00 168.00 125.00 887.00 Wa s tew a ter T a s ks
Budget 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
Original 36.00 72.00 116.00 80.00 82.00 39.00 425.00
2nd Amendment 0.00 20.00 75.75 91.00 30.00 46.00 262.75 3rd Amendment 17.50 65.00 64.25 20.00 56.00 40.00 262.75 Adjusted 53.50 157.00 256.00 191.00 168.00 125.00 950.50 Legend
Task 1—Evaluate Cost Allocation Methods and Rate Structures Task 4—Allocate Costs and Develop Rate Alternatives Task 2—Develop Customer Use Characteristics Task 5—Prepare Preliminary, Draft and Final Reports Task 3—Develop Financial Plan and Revenue Requirements Task 6—Prepare Presentations and Attend Meetings BB u d get Wa ter Wa s tew a ter T o ta l
Hours Hourly Rate Budget Hours Hourly Rate Budget Hours Hourly Rate Budget Original 475.00 $160.00 $76,000.00 425.00 $160.00 $68,000.00 900.00 $160.00 $144,000.00 2nd Amendment 206.00 $160.00 $32,960.00 262.75 $160.00 $42,040.00 468.75 $160.00 $75,000.00 3rd Amendment 206.00 $160.00 $32,960.00 262.75 $160.00 $42,040.00 468.75 $160.00 $75,000.00 Total 887.00 $160.00 $141,920.00 950.50 $160.00 $152,080.00 1,837.50 $160.00 $294,000.00
EXHIBIT A-1