Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Supplemental Agreement with BGE, Inc. for Professional Engineering Design Services for the East Louisiana Street Infrastructure Improvements Project
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2B: Balance available resources to accommodate the growth and maintenance needs of the city)
MEETING DATE: October 4, 2021
DEPARTMENT: Development Services / Engineering
CONTACT: Nicholas Ataie, P.E., Engineering CIP Manager
Joshua Cotton, P.E., Senior CIP Engineer
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes a supplemental agreement with BGE, Inc. to provide additional professional engineering services for the design of the East Louisiana Street Infrastructure Improvements (CIP Project CO1817) for an increase in the not to exceed from $550,000 to a total aggregate contract amount, inclusive of any additional supplemental agreements, not to exceed $715,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* BGE, Inc. is currently under contract with the City for design services related to the East Louisiana Street Infrastructure Improvements. As detailed design has progressed, the following additional services have/will be required which were not included in BGE's original contract:
o During the design phase it was determined that the existing drainage system under Louisiana from SH 5 to Old Settler's Park was undersized and needed to be replaced with a larger system.
o Because of the reconstruction effort caused by the drainage system changes the project added pedestrian improvements and pavement reconstruction on Louisiana Street from Throckmorton Street to east of Murray Street.
o Results of the East Side Mobility Study created the need to add turn lanes on Louisiana Street at its intersections with SH 5 and Throckmorton Street to improve intersection capacity.
o When the project was originally scoped some street scape elements were not i...
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