Title
Archaeological Consulting Services - Requirements Contract (Ordinance S-44250)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to add additional funds to contracts with: Desert Archaeology, Inc., Archaeological Consulting Services, Inc., EcoPlan Associates, Jacobs Engineering, Logan Simpson Design, and URS Corporation, in the amount of $1,500,000. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
These contracts provide in-house archaeological consulting services on an as-needed basis, including but not limited to, monitoring, surveying and performing limited data analysis during discovery assignments. Consultants conduct investigations that evaluate or mitigate impacts to sensitive cultural resources resulting from a variety of City sponsored projects. In addition, the projects have different funding sources that require specific compliance procedures in order to meet City, state and federal archaeological policies and regulations. The additional funds reflect the increase usage in order to complete various projects for the Aviation, Neighborhood Services and Parks and Recreation departments.
Financial Impact
With the $1,500,000 in additional funds, the contracts' revised aggregate value is now $6,955,000 (including applicable taxes). Operating and Capital Improvement Program funding may be utilized.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved these contracts on Aug. 29, 2012, with an original aggregate value of $5,000,000. Additional funding of $455,000 was approved by City Council on Dec. 7, 2016.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Deanna Jonovich and the Parks and Recreation and Finance departments.