REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Mark Thomas and Company for the Saratoga Creek Trail Project
Report
BACKGROUND
On November 10, 2015, the City Council approved a design professional services agreement (Agreement) with Mark Thomas and Company (Consultant) for the Saratoga Creek Trail Project between Homeridge Park and Central Park. The project proposes to construct approximately 0.4 miles of bicycle and pedestrian trail adjacent to Saratoga Creek, including an undercrossing at Homestead Road, an undercrossing at Kiely Boulevard, and a pedestrian bridge across Saratoga Creek adjacent to Kiely Boulevard.
The professional services provided by the Consultant under the Agreement include preparing conceptual designs, conducting environmental review and providing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documentation, preparing final plans, specifications, and engineer's estimate for public works bidding and construction, and other related tasks in order to complete the project.
The Consultant has been providing professional services required under the Agreement and has completed the conceptual designs, environmental documentation, and the plans, specifications, and engineer's estimate up to a 70% design level of completion. Work remaining to be completed under the original agreement's scope of services includes securing final approvals and permits from the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) and resource agencies (San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)), finalizing the plans, specifications, and estimate for construction, and providing support services during bid, award and construction phases.
DISCUSSION
The Agreement between the City and Consultant terminates on December 31, 2018, and an amendment to the Agreement is needed in order for the Consultant to continue providing the...
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