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DATE: 03/23/21 M&C FILE NUMBER: M&C 21-0211
LOG NAME: 20TRENTMAN STREET BRIDGE AMENDMENT 1
SUBJECT
(CD 8) Authorize Execution of Amendment No. 1 with VRX, Inc., in the Amount Not to Exceed $114,012.00 for Design, Survey, and Easement
Documents Associated with Trentman Street Bridge Replacement, and Water and Sewer Line Replacement from Brookline Avenue to Fairfax
Avenue for a Revised Contract Amount of $279,574.26 and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the execution of Amendment No. 1 in the amount not to exceed $114,012.00 City Secretary No. 51468, an engineering agreement
with VRX, Inc., for Trentman Street Bridge Replacement (City Project No. 100604); and
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing receipts and appropriations in the Water and Sewer Capital Project Fund in the
amount of $98,666.00 transferred from available funds within the Water and Sewer Fund, for the Trentman Street Bridge Replacement and
Water and Sewer Main Relocation.
DISCUSSION:
On September 11, 2018, Mayor and Council Communication (M&C C-28834) the City Council authorized an engineering agreement in the amount
of $165,562.26 for the design of Trentman Street Bridge Replacement over Prairie Dog Creek.
Amendment No. 1 provides for the following: Additional design and survey services for the replacement of the existing water sewer mains on the
roadway, easement document preparation for segments of the proposed water and sanitary sewer mains, and design for the revised bridge
elevation and the extended limits of the roadway.
VRX, Inc., proposed to provide the necessary additional services for a fee not to exceed the amount of $114,012.00 (TPW: $78,306.00; Water:
$35,706.00). Staff considers the fee to be fair and reasonable for the scope of services proposed.
In addition to the amendment amount, $62,960.00 (Water: $24,960.00; Sewer: $38,000.00) is required for project management, utility clearance
and real property acquisition.
Funding for design services associated with Trentman Street Bridge Replacement and Water and Sewer Line Replacement is depicted below:
Existing
Additional
Project
Fund
Appropriations
Appropriations
Total*
2014 Bond
Program —Fund
$600,000.00
$0.00
$600,000.00
34014
W&S Capital
Projects Fund
$0.00
$98,666.00
$98,666.00
56002
Project Total
$600OOO.00]F7
$98,666.00
$698,666.00
*Numbers rounded for presentation purposes.
M/WBE OFFICE: VRX, Inc., is in compliance with the City's M/WBE Ordinance by committing to 41 % SBE participation on this amendment. The
City's SBE goal on this amendment is 17%.
The project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 8.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that funds are currently available in the Water & Sewer Fund and upon approval of above recommendation and
adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current capital budget as appropriated in the W&S Capital Projects
Fund for the Trentman Street Bridge project. Prior to any expenditure being incurred, the Water and Transportation & Public Works Departments
have the responsibility to validate the availability of funds.
Submitted for City Manager's Office by. Dana Burghdoff 8018
Originating Business Unit Head: William Johnson 7801
Additional Information Contact: Jeffrey Perrigo 8117