REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Second Amendment to Consultant Services Agreement with CDM Smith to Support the Application and Administration of a Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Loan and Approve Budget Modification No. 3 in the amount of $847,007
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend the existing agreement with CDM Smith to support the application and ongoing administration of WIFIA loan funding for the next phase of the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program (SCWP), increasing the not to exceed amount by $847,007 for a new not to exceed amount of $16,823,046, and approve Budget Modification No. 3 in the amount of $847,007.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting 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" with 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
The Donald M. Somers Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) is one of the oldest wastewater treatment facilities on the West Coast. In 2016, City Council adopted a Master Plan, which serves as a guide for reconstruction of the WPCP. This Master Plan is now being implemented as the Sunnyvale Cleanwater Program, with a total cost of approximately $850 million in the ...
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