File #: 21-0875    Name: FC1707 - Modern Geosciences - FC1707
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 10/4/2021 Final action: 10/4/2021
Title: Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Modern Geosciences LLC of Keller, Texas for Geotechnical Engineering Services in Conjunction with the Design and Construction of the McKinney Municipal Complex (MMC) Project
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. Figures with Notes - DRAFT, 3. P21077- Tract 4- McKinney, 4. P21078- Tract 5- McKinney, 5. P21079- Tract 6- McKinney, 6. P21080- Tract 7- McKinney, 7. P21148 - InterMcKinney Regulatory Closure, 8. Projects Summary, 9. Modern Geosciences Tracts 1-8 Map, 10. City Hall Site Parcels with Access 090721
Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Modern Geosciences LLC of Keller, Texas for Geotechnical Engineering Services in Conjunction with the Design and Construction of the McKinney Municipal Complex (MMC) 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: City Manager's Office
Facilities Construction Division
CONTACT: Barry Shelton, Assistant City Manager
Patricia L. Jackson, PE, RAS - Facilities Construction Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approval of the Resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This Resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Modern Geosciences LLC to provide geotechnical engineering services related to the McKinney Municipal Complex Project (MMC).
* The selected consultant team, Modern Geosciences LLC, submitted a proposal to provide geotechnical services for the McKinney Municipal Complex Project.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Modern Geosciences LLC is a team of environmental professionals led by Dr. Kenneth Tramm, who is highly regarded in the environmental science and engineering industry. Recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for various environmental achievements, Dr. Tramm's commitment is to environmental responsibility, innovation and due diligence.
* Modern Geosciences LLC works with commercial, retail, industrial, and public-sector clients to develop comprehensive, fact-based solutions for their unique environmental challenges. The city of McKinney has utilized the services of Modern Geosciences LLC on multiple successful projects in the city.
* Modern Geosciences LLC has submitted a proposal for environmental site investigations for five tracts totaling Two Hundred Sixty-five Thousand, On...

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