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File #: 2023-0277    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 3/17/2023 In control: Engineering Dept
On agenda: 3/28/2023 Final action: 3/28/2023
Title: Approving a professional services supplemental agreement with Plus Six Engineering, LLC in the amount of $293,661 to provide Owner's Representative Services associated with the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Phase 1 project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Attachments: 1. Plus Six Engineering Professional Services Supplemental Agreement, 2. Draft Presentation_2023-0277
Title
Approving a professional services supplemental agreement with Plus Six Engineering, LLC in the amount of $293,661 to provide Owner's Representative Services associated with the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Phase 1 project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.

Summary
This agenda item is presented for the purpose to request City Council approval to extend the Owner’s Representative services, provided by Plus Six Engineering, in association with the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Phase 1 project. This item is supports the Infrastructure pillar of the Strategic Plan.

The City retained the services of Plus Six Engineering as Owner’s Representative during final design and bid phases for the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase I Expansion in November of 2018. After completion of design in November 2019, City Council approved Plus Six to serve as the City’s representative, managing and administering the construction contract.

The original scope of work for the project included Construction Manager, Resident Project Representative, Specialty Inspectors, Commissioning and Start-up specialist, support staff and materials testing lab. As with the request for extension of the construction contract with BAR Constructors (“BAR”) for an additional 113 days, support to continue some of the same services will also be necessary on the behalf of City by the Owner’s Representative.

The original Construction Contract period, 11/19/2019 to 10/12/2021 (substantial completion) and 12/22/2021(final completion), nor the previously approved time extension for current substantial completion 12/28/2021 or current final completion 2/26/2022 are not attainable by BAR mainly due to extenuating circumstances related to pandemic COVID-19 impacts. Therefore, additional time will be necessary to complete project and construction administrative services will also need to be extended.

Completion time for construction of Central W...

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