Title
Environmental Site Assessment On-Call Services for Fiscal Years 2022-25 Services Amendment (Ordinance S-51845) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Master Agreement 156067 with GHD Services, Inc. and Master Agreement 156065 with Brown and Caldwell, Inc. to provide additional Environmental Site Assessment Services for projects Citywide. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreement as necessary within the Council-approved expenditure authority as provided below, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional total fee for all services included in these amendments will not exceed $1 million.
Report
Summary
The purpose of these amendments is to provide continued Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III Environmental Site Assessments, biological surveys, brownfields related work, environmental program support services, and other related environmental studies and investigations on real property for various projects and departments Citywide.
The amendment for GHD Services, Inc. is necessary due to several complex property acquisitions and studies (Phase I and Phase II) for the City. The amendment for Brown and Caldwell, Inc. is necessary to provide continued environmental work on the Housing Department Choice Neighborhoods project. These amendments will provide additional funds to the agreements.
Contract Term
The term of the master agreements remains unchanged.
Financial Impact
The initial agreements for each of the On-Call consultants were approved for an amount not to exceed $750,000, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs.These amendments will increase each agreement by an additional $500,000, for a new total amount not to exceed $1,250,000 each, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs.
Funding for these amendments are available in the various departments' Capital Improvement Program and Operating budgets. The Budget and Research Department will separately review and approve funding availability prior to the execution of any amendments. Payments may be made up to agreement limits for all rendered agreement services, which may extend past the agreement termination.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved On-Call Master Agreements 156067 and 156065 (Ordinance S-48476) on April 6, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Inger Erickson, the City Engineer and the Street Transportation Department.