REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement with the City of San Jose for Materials Testing Services
Report
BACKGROUND
On May 13, 2014, City Council approved an Agreement for Materials Testing, Pavement Design, and Log of Boring Services with the City of San Jose (Attachment 1). The Agreement has provided the City of Santa Clara with needed support for construction materials testing and laboratory services. The San Jose Materials Testing Lab is certified by the State of California and provides various testing services for City of Santa Clara construction projects. These testing services help to validate the quality of the materials and construction being provided by contractors on City projects. Under this agreement, tests are performed on a variety of materials including asphalt, concrete, soils, and aggregate base. The San Jose Materials Testing Lab also provides the following services: 1) pavement design, which includes analysis of existing pavement structure condition, and determination of new aggregate base and pavement depths to accommodate anticipated traffic loads; and 2) log of boring services which includes drilling and retrieval of soil cores, analysis of soil core samples, and characterization of soil types to support the design of pavements and structures.
City Council approved the First Amendment to the Agreement (Attachment 2) on December 15, 2015, which extended the termination date from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017. The First Amendment also updated the fee schedule, but maintained the original agreement amount of $150,000. On August 29, 2017, City Council approved the Second Amendment to the Agreement (Attachment 2) that extended the termination date from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018, updated the fee schedule, and increased the maximum compensation amount from $150,000 to $250,000.
DISCUSSION
The proposed Third Amendment to the Agreement (Attachment 3) extends the termination date f...
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