TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Public Works
Aaron Bert
425-556-2786
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Public Works
Chris Stenger
Deputy Director
Public Works
Emily Flanagan
Interim Utilities Engineering Manager
Public Works
Tom Hardy
Environmental Scientist
TITLE:
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?Approve Capacity Increase for On-Call Groundwater Monitoring, Habitat Monitoring, and Water/Wastewater Engineering Services Agreements
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
?To continue using three existing on-call agreements through 2024, additional capacity will need to be added to the on-call agreements for groundwater monitoring ($100,000 - Landau Associates), habitat monitoring ($125,000 - Herrera Environmental Consultants) and water/wastewater engineering services ($250,000 - BHC Consultants). The increase in capacity will allow staff to use the agreements for work throughout 2024.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
??Utilities Strategic Plan?
* Required:
??Contracts greater than $50,000? require Council approval.
* Council Request:
??N/A?
* Other Key Facts:
??We have expended the current amounts on the three contracts because of a combination of reduced staff capacity, unanticipated use of on-calls, and on-going work on plan development. Extending the end date for these contracts allows for more work than originally anticipated.
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?These on-call contracts support on-going work like the depth to water monitoring events. Extending the on-call contract end date allows more contracting capacity to get through the additional length of time. The increase in the groundwater on-call with Landau will make up for vacant staff positions.
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?The increase in the habitat monitoring on-call contract with Herrera is necessary because the city needed to switch consultants on 40th S...
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