RESOLUTION NO.2025-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE THIRD
AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
VSCE, INC. FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE
QUARRY LAKES PARKWAY PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 18-04
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) in 2018 approved a request from the City of Union City to be the project sponsor for the remaining phases of the I-880 to Mission Boulevard/East West Connector Project and to update the project description eligible for the remaining commitment from the 1986 Measure B Transportation Expenditure Plan to reflect the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5444- 19, which authorized renaming the I-880 to Mission Boulevard/East West Connector Project to the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project; and
WHEREAS, the Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, is funded with 1986 Measure B funds, 2014 Measure BB funds, and other transportation funds administered by Alameda CTC; and
WHEREAS, the City of Union City has accepted over $9.0 million from the Alameda CTC Project Funding Agreement (PFA) No. A22-0053 for the Final Design of Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, see Exhibit A for City Council Actions regarding the Project Funding for this project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has identified in the Strategic Plan Goal C, Strategy 2: Facilitate the build out of the greater Station District Area through the construction of the Quarry Lakes Parkway, completion of the pedestrian rail crossing, and implementing the recommendations of the Southern Alameda County Regional Rail Integration Study to make the Station District a passenger rail hub served by ACE; and WHEREAS, the Quarry Lakes Parkway (QLP) Project is a new four-lane multimodal corridor, parallel to Decoto Road between Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont and Mission Boulevard in Union City, and the Decoto Road “Complete Streets” Project is the modification of the existing four-lane Decoto Road to a transit priority and multimodal corridor between I-880 and Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont, which the City of Fremont will implement; and
WHEREAS, QLP in Union City consists of Phase 1: 7th Street Connection, Phase 2: Gateway Connection, Phase 3: 11th Street Connection, and Phase 4: Grade Separations and Alvarado-Niles Connection; and
WHEREAS, QLP also includes Phase 5: Paseo Padre and Trail Connection, which is in both the cities of Union City and Fremont; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2021, the City of Union City entered into a Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in the amount of $74,100, for Project Management Services in the preparation of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a Consultant for the Resolution No. 2025-XXXX
Approve Third Amendment to CSA with VSCE
Final Design of Quarry Lakes Parkway for Phases 1 and 2, City Project No. 18-04, and to manage the selected Design Consultant for the Preliminary Engineering (30% Design) Phase of Phases 1 and 2; and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5878- 22, awarding the design of Phases (Segments) 1 and 2 of Quarry Lakes Parkway (East West Connector) to Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. This award came after several months of a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, pre-proposal meeting, responding to consultant questions and conducting a project interview and then selecting the most qualified, experienced consultant team, all for which VSCE was instrumental; and WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6003-22, approving the First Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in the amount of $375,000, for a total contract amount of $449,100 for Project Management Services for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04, and extended the “Term of Services” of the Agreement to December 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, on January 9, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6244- 24, approving the Second Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in the amount of $434,000, for a total contract amount of $883,100 for the Project Management Services for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18- 04, and extended the “Term of Services” of the Agreement to December 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Design Phase of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 2 (Gateway Site) is proceeding from the 65% Plans, Specification and Estimate (PS&E) to Final PS&E, scheduled for Summer 2026, with interim project milestone submittals of 95% PS&E by January 2026 and 100% PS&E by April 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Design Phase of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phase 1 (7th Street Connection) is currently at the 65% PS&E Phase and an amendment to the Mark Thomas & Company contract will be brought to City Council for approval in December 2025 to allow the project to complete Final PS&E by late 2026; and WHEREAS, VSCE has overseen the performance of Mark Thomas & Company throughout their contract history with the City (see Exhibit B for City Council Actions for Mark Thomas & Company) for this complex and challenging multimodal transportation project by reviewing technical reports, engineering drawings, meeting agendas and minutes, project presentation, exhibits, milestone schedule, cost estimates, and invoices before submittal to city staff for review and approval; and WHEREAS, the Third Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in the requested amount of $647,000, if approved, will allow VSCE, Inc., to continue to provide Project Management Services for Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1- 2; and
WHEREAS, the Third Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in the requested amount of $647,000, if approved, will bring the total contract amount to $1,530,100, and will extend the “Term of Services” in the Agreement to December 31, 2027; and
Resolution No. 2025-XXXX
Approve Third Amendment to CSA with VSCE
WHEREAS, the Third Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in the amount of $647,000, will be funded with monies available in the Public Improvement Fund (Account Number 41691804-57115).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment to the Contractual Services Agreement with VSCE, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney, which will increase the contract amount by $647,000, for a total contract amount of $1,530,100, and which will extend the “Term of Services” of the Agreement to December 31, 2027, for Project Management Services for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of October 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THAI NAM N. PHAM
City Clerk
KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Attorney
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A – City Council Actions for Project Funding
2. Exhibit B – City Council Actions for Mark Thomas & Company Contract