REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Authorize Amending an Existing Contract for the Preliminary Design and Environmental Clearance of the Bernardo Undercrossing Project (F17-075) and Approve a Cost Sharing Agreement with the City of Mountain View and a Service Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Regarding the Project and Approval of Budget Modification No. 38
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend an existing contract with WMH Corporation to increase the contract amount from $586,577 to $1,051,721 for implementation of additional professional services, approve an increase in contingency from $46,334 to $92,848, and approval of Budget Modification No. 38 in the net amount of $532,158. Approval is also being requested for a Cost Sharing Agreement with the City of Mountain View and a Service Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Regarding the Project.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040(d) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for transactions exceeding $100,000.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meetings after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members so as to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In July 2017, the City Council approved the award of contract to WMH Corporation in the amount of $586,577 (RTC No. 17-0622).
The award amount was based on preliminary des...
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