City Council Agenda Report
November 6, 2024
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Jesus M. Gomez, City Manager
BY: Glen W.C. Kau, P.E., Director of Public Services/City Engineer Mario Mera, Engineering Division Manager
Run Chen, Principal Civil Engineer
Andrew Del Carpio, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: PROJECT NO. 7232 - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT FOR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR
TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS ON ALONDRA BOULEVARD FROM
HOME DEPOT TO SHOEMAKER AVENUE - ENGINEERS REPORT 24-15 Background:
On July 5, 2024, City Council awarded a contract to Transtech Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $159,235 for Construction Management (CM) and Inspection services (CI) for Project No. 7232, Traffic Signal Improvements on Alondra Boulevard between the Home Depot Signal and Shoemaker Avenue. The CM and CI services include management and inspections of upgrades to traffic signal hardware, installations of new pedestrian countdown signal heads, updates to the signal timing coordination at specific locations along the entire corridors, and coordination with Southern California Edison (SCE) for required meter relocations.
Project No. 7232 has encountered several challenges that impacted the project completion schedule significantly. The total number of unexpected additional working days on this project is approximately 62 working days, including 12 rain days where inspections were required by the City to ensure compliance with requisite Best Management Practices (BMPs) during rain events.
The contract time extensions are due to change order impacts caused by additional work approved by the City, unforeseen conditions, inclement weather, and delay impacts caused by SCE. The unforeseen conditions and additional work have required the performance of additional construction management and inspection services.
This project is forecasted to achieve substantial completion in October 2024. Amendment No. 1
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is required to extend the performance period of the current professional services agreement to provide coverage through substantial completion and contract close out.
Fiscal Impact:
The current Fiscal Year 2024/25 budget includes $209,997 of Measure “R” Local Return monies, and $81,750 of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant funds for a total of $291,747, which will cover the cost of the agreement. No general fund monies will be used for this action.
Citizens Advised:
N/A
Strategic Plan 2023 Implementation:
The recommended action will further the City’s Strategic Plan Goal 2: Work in Partnership with Our Community to Achieve Safe and Livable Neighborhoods, Objective 1, Reinvest in existing and aging infrastructure
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. to continue the scope of work of Construction Management and Inspection Services for Project No. 7232 in an amount not to exceed $53,998.50, which will increase the agreement amount from $159,235, not to exceed $213,233.50; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Attachments:
Campaign Contribution Form.