Title
Archaeology Consulting and Historic Preservation Services (On-Call and In-House) - RFQu 18-185 - Amendment (Ordinance S-50093)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contracts 148354 with Desert Archaeology, Inc.; 148349 with Robert G. Graham; 148355 with Chronical Heritage, dba PaleoWest, LLC; 148366 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; 148350 with Don W. Ryden, AIA/Architects, Inc., dba Ryden Architects; 148377 with SWCA Inc., dba SWCA Environmental Consultants; 148365 with Terracon Consultants, Inc.; 148353 with Logan Simpson Design, Inc.; 148352 with North Wind Resource Consulting, LLC; 148368 with Westland Resources, Inc.; 148373 with AZTEC Engineering Group, Inc.; 148374 with AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; and 148376 with HDR Engineering, Inc., to extend the contract terms. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $9,273,537.
Report
Summary
The contracts will provide archaeological and historic preservation consultants to conduct investigations that identify cultural resources and evaluate or mitigate impacts to sensitive cultural resources resulting from a variety of City-sponsored projects. These projects require specific compliance procedures in order to meet city, state, and federal archaeological and historic preservation policies and regulations. Services provided include archaeological monitoring of constructions sites, surveys, recordation and sampling, testing and data recovery, artifact analyses, evaluation and assessment, and preparation of documents for federal reporting purposes. Services are used on a Citywide basis with Parks and Recreation, Neighborhood Services, Housing, Planning and Development, and Aviation departments being the majority users. An extension of the term of these contracts is needed to maintain continuity throughout the life cycle of ongoing projects and to accommodate archaeological and historic preservation compliance requirements under the Arizona Antiquities Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and the City of Phoenix historic Preservation Ordinance. Additional funding will allow for the continuation of these projects and necessary services for the remaining term of the contract.
Contract Term
Upon approval the contracts will be extended through Sept. 13, 2024 with an option to extend through Sept. 13, 2025.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $9,273,537 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contracts will not exceed $24,343,537. Funds are available in various department budgets.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
• Archaeology Consulting and Historic Preservation Services (on-call and in-house); contracts 148354, 148349, 148355, 148366, 148350, 148377, 148365, 148353, 148352, 148368, 148373, 148376, 148375, 148372, 148369, 148367, 148374, 148351 (Ordinance S-44915) on Aug. 29, 2018;
• Archaeology Consulting and Historic Preservation Services (on-call and in-house); contracts 148354, 148349, 148355, 148366, 148350, 148377, 148365, 148353, 148352, 148368, 148373, 148376, 148375, 148372, 148369, 148367, 148374, 148351 (Ordinance S-47684) on June 16, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Jeffrey Barton and the Finance Department.