CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 22-353, Engineering Services for Ogden Avenue (Ogden Substation to Eagle) Overhead Line Conversion, to Primera Engineers for an amount not to exceed $29,000 and a total award of $94,240
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Director
BACKGROUND:
Per the terms of the master services agreement 22-100, Transmission & Distribution Engineering Services, Electric Utility (EU) staff requested a proposal to perform engineering design services to convert overhead electric lines on Ogden Avenue from the Ogden Substation to Eagle Street. This project will convert approximately 4,600' of single circuit and 1,200' of double circuit overhead 12kV lines to underground.
The City Manager awarded Contract 22-353, Engineering Services for Ogden Avenue (Ogden Substation to Eagle) Overhead Line Conversion to Primera Engineers on December 12, 2022 with a completion date of April 5, 2024. The purpose of this contract includes engineering design services including project management and construction support services overhead electric lines conversion on Ogden Avenue from the Ogden Substation to Eagle Street.
DISCUSSION:
This change order is requested for surveying services as required to complete engineering design on the subject project. Originally the surveying services were not included in order to minimize engineering costs. However, during detailed design it became apparent that a number of other utilities share the right-of-way and an engineering survey was needed to safely and efficiently complete design. Primera secured a subcontractor and performed the surveying work required at the City's direction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
CIP#: EU087
This work is associated with EU087--Storm Hardening and System Resiliency. In 2023 there is $7,020,000 budgeted for work associated with EU087 in the below Infrastructure account. The requested change order...
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