REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Amend an Existing Construction Support Contract with Psomas for Construction Management of the Sunnyvale Cleanwater Program (F20-062)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend an existing contract with Psomas of Culver City, CA, to provide additional Construction Management services related to the Sunnyvale Cleanwater Program (SCWP) reconstruction of the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). The additional contract cost of $320,359 will increase the current not to exceed contract amount from $8,665,632 to $8,985,991. Approval is also requested for a 10% contingency for these increased services in the amount of $32,036.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required to amend existing contracts for which the cost to the City is greater than $100,000 in any one transaction.
General Plan Policy Goal EM-7 Effective Wastewater Treatment: Continue to operate and maintain the WPCP, using cost effective methods, so that all sewage and industrial wastes generated within the City receive sufficient treatment to meet the effluent discharge and receiving water standards of regulatory agencies.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This 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
Council adopted the masterplan for the SCWP in 2016. The masterplan serves as the "basis of design" document for the series of projects, which collectively, will rebuild the City's water pollution control plant to maintain a high level of treatment and to meet current and expected regulatory requirements and stewardship objectives.
Due to the magnitude and complexity of the Sunnyvale Cleanwater...
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