Title
Discuss and consider action to approve a Professional Services Supplemental Agreement with Freese & Nichols, Inc in the amount of $3,261,237 for professional engineering services associated with the 2020 General Obligation Bond Transportation Projects, and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
The proposed Agenda Item is a request from City Council for approval of a Professional Services Supplemental Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) to continue serving as the City’s General Engineering Consultant (GEC) with the 2020 General Obligation Bond Transportation Projects as Time and Materials, Not To Exceed contract in the amount of $3,261,237 for a twenty-four (24) period, during City’s Fiscal Year 2023 and Fiscal Year 2024. The total fee as proposed comprised of following, as only the FNI and The Rios Group Fees funded by the Bond Program. 7 Arrows funded separately:
FNI Services (Program Management Oversight $2,280,391.00
The Rios Group (Utility Coordination & Oversight) $ 405,596.00
7 Arrows (Right of Way Management & Acquisition Services) $ 575,250.00
The proposed combined fee of $2,685,987 represented by services provided by FNI and The Rios Group as part of the 2020 Transportation Bond Management funds and the remaining $400,000 respectively will be as allocated for individual projects based on Right of Way needs.
Accordingly, City staff has negotiated PSSA for FNI to provide overall Transportation Bond Program Management with support from subconsultants to manage Right-of-Way (ROW), Utility Coordination for Program Control, Conformity, and Consistency. FNI currently provides approximately ten (10) staff members in addition to two (2) subconsultants comprised of an additional 15 team members in support of the voter-approved Proposition (Prop A) which included issuance of $101,700,000.00 bonds by the City of Pflugerville, Texas, for City neighborhood street reconstruction, Immanuel Road, FM 685 Corridor impro...
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