REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize Amending an Existing Contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc. for the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program Secondary Treatment Thickening and Dewatering Project for Engineering Design Services to incorporate Food to Energy Solutions (F20-088)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend an existing design and construction support contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc. of Walnut Creek for the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) Secondary Treatment and Dewatering Project related to design work for a Food to Energy program, increasing the not to exceed contract amount from $17,746,116 to $18,963,308, and approval to increase the contingency amount from $1,599,533 to $2,041,355.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
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.
However, it is expected that a CEQA memorandum will be filed, which documents the activities, impacts, and mitigation measures presented in the Sunnyvale Clean Water Program's approved Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (RTC No.16-0663) that are applicable to this project. It is anticipated that this amendment to the project will have no effects beyond those analyzed in the PEIR and that no new environmental document or public notice will be required. If the CEQA memorandum prepared identifies new effects not analyzed and mitigated in the PEIR, an Initial Study will be prepared and the appropriate level of environmental review will be undertaken. The consultant will review all CEQA...
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