RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
ROMA COLLABORATIVE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $102,932, FOR A
TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $177,741, FOR
THE QUARRY LAKES PARKWAY PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 18-
04, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, work on the Final Design of Quarry Lakes Parkway, Phases 1 and 2, has been ongoing since 2022, with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., the selected engineering firm leading the effort; and
WHEREAS, Initial design concepts for the streetscape prepared by Mark Thomas for Phases 1 and 2 were not aligned with the City’s planned vision of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2026, the City of Union City entered into an into a Consulting Services Agreement, C26PW1329, with ROMA Collaborative, in the amount of $74,809 for the Quarry Lakes Parkway, City Project No. 18-04, to provide the City with Urban and Landscape Design Review and Streetscape Design support of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project Final Design phase because of their project design expertise demonstrated with similar relevant capital improvement projects, including the Union City Intermodal Station, the East Plaza and the BART Pedestrian At-Grade Crossing; and WHEREAS, ROMA Collaborative’s scope of work is based on the engineering drawings prepared by the Mark Thomas team as the Consultant to the City of Union City on the Final Engineering Design for Phase 1 and 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04, as well as the previous concepts prepared by ROMA Collaborative, with input from the City; and
WHEREAS, Staff has been pleased with the ROMA Collaborative’s work and requests to further engage their services Urban and Landscape Design Review services during the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project Final Design phase based on and in coordination with the engineering drawings prepared by the Mark Thomas team as the Consultant to the City of Union City on the Final Engineering Design for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18-04, as well as the previous concepts prepared by ROMA Collaborative, with input from the City; and WHEREAS, the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with ROMA Collaborative, in the amount of $102,932, will be funded with Public Improvements Fund monies (Account Number 416-91804-57115) as budgeted for Fiscal Year 2026- 2027.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Union City does hereby authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with ROMA Collaborative, in the amount of $102,932, for a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $177,741, for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Urban and Landscape Design Review of the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project, City Project No. 18- 04, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Resolution No. 2026-XXX
1 st Amendment to ROMA Collaborative for QLP Urban & Landscape Design Review
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a special meeting held on September 8, 2026, 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