REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize an Amendment to an Existing Design Contract for the Rehabilitation of Storm Pump Station No. 2 (F15-59)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend an existing contract with Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers of Santa Clara for design services associated with the Baylands Storm Pump Station No. 2 Rehabilitation. The amendment will increase the total value of the contract by $167,556, from $316,093 to $483,649. This includes additional work and fees required to obtain a Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) permit, and construction support services that were not part of the original design contract. Approval is also requested for a 10% contingency on the additional services in the amount of $16,756.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This amendment to an existing design contract is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Sunnyvale Storm Pump Station No. 2, located at the edge of Baylands Park, pumps storm water from a collection basin over a levee into Calabazas Creek. It was designed and built in the 1960's and has reached the end of its useful life. In 2011, a comprehensive feasibility study of the station was conducted to help determine the most cost-effective rehabilitation strategy to increase reliability of the station while meeting all current regulatory codes and standards.
Following the feasibility study, a contract to design the Baylands Storm Pump Station No. 2 Rehabilitation Project was awarded by Council to Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers in the amount of $316,093 in July 2012 (RTC No. 12-169). In addition to the engineering design, the project scope included appropriate environmental review and an assumed amount of effort for regulatory permitting.
A CEQA Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared for the project and was adopted by Council in March 2014, at which...
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