HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2021-009RESOLUTION NO. 2021-009
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH HARRIS AND ASSOCIATES TO
PROVIDE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
CONSULTING SERVICES
WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.56.110 authorizes the City to enter
into contracts for professional services; and
WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.56.110(H)(2) provides an exception
to the competitive bidding requirements for professional services contracts where competitive
bidding would be impractical and the Citys interests would be materially better served by
applying a different purchasing procedure; and
WHEREAS, the G Street Sewer Force Main Rehabilitation project, now referred to as the
r Force Main a will replace
approximately 1,300 linear feet of 54-year old asbestos-cement sewer force main pipe located
along G Street on the Collins Aerospace (Collins) campus; and
WHEREAS, City proposes to utilize Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) methods to
install the proposed sewer force main pipe, in order to minimize disruption to existing soil
conditions as well as to daily Collins operations; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2018, Harris & Associates ) entered into the
sultant Services Agreement with Harris and Associates to Provide
Horizontal Directional Drilling Consulting Services Original Agreementwith the City to
provide professional engineering services to support the Project design with respect to HDD
technology, design, and constructability and to ensure the Project moves successfully through the
design, bid, and construction phases of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2019, per Resolution 2019-001, the City Council approved the
First Amendment to the Original Agreement (First Amendment) to retain Consultant to
provide additional services to address unforeseen complexities with respect to the HDD design
and constructability, based on staffs determination that the Consultants expertise in HDD was
required to complete the design; and
WHEREAS, the First Amendment increased the total not-to-exceed amount of the
agreement by $70,840, for a total agreement amount of $90,840; and
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WHEREAS, staff recommends retaining the Consultant to provide further additional
services during the bidding and construction phases of the Project due to their expertise and
extensive familiarity with HDD and the Project, and because competitively bidding this
additional work would be impractical given the scope and timing for the project and could also
potentially result in delays to imminent improvements related to the Bayfront development; and
WHEREAS, City and Consultant desire to amend the agreement to increase the contract
amount by $57,120 to provide bid support and engineering services during construction, for a
new total not-to-exceed agreement amount of $147,960.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it approves the Second Amendment to the City of Chula Vista Consultant Services
Agreement with Harris and Associates to Provide Horizontal Directional Drilling Consulting
Services, between the City and Harris and Associates, in the form presented, with such minor
modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be
kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk and authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute same.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
William S. Valle Glen R. Googins
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 19th day of January 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2021-009 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 19th day of January 2021.
Executed this 19thday of January 2021.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk