REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize Amending an Existing Contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc. for Engineering Design and Construction Support and Approve Budget Modification No. 11 in the amount of $996,782 (F20-058)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend an existing design and construction support contract with Carollo Engineers for the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) Primary Treatment Facility Project - Package 2, increasing the contract value from $14,156,938 to $15,153,720 and approval of Budget Modification No. 11 in the amount of $996,782 to provide additional project funding.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, contracts greater than $100,000 require Council approval.
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" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) in that it is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Sunnyvale's (City's) Headworks and Primary Treatment Facility project (Package 2) at the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) began construction in June 2017 and is expected to be completed by the end of December 2020. The project includes the construction of a new headworks, primary sedimentation tanks, and associated support facilities and is approximately 60% complete.
Carollo's original design contract did not include provisions for Engineering services during co...
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