REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Design Services with Bellecci & Associates, Inc. and associated budget amendment for the Loyalton and Benicia Properties.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City owns several remote properties which were purchased for potential future energy production. In 2017, the City executed an agreement with Bellecci and Associates, Inc. (Bellecci) to provide Design Professional Services related to the City's remote property located in Benicia, as the result of a competitive RFP process. Specifically, Bellecci shall complete design and develop specifications for structure demolition for the remote property as well as the following services: Engineering Design Services, Field Visits, Asbestos Evaluation, Well Evaluation, Electrical Engineering Services, Preparation of Demolition Plans, Civil Engineering, Base Mapping, Project Management, and Design Services during Construction. In 2019, Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement was executed to include similar services for the City's remote property near Loyalton, CA. In the scope of the Agreement and Amendment No. 1, Bellecci has completed required design specifications and drawings.
DISCUSSION
During the 2020 Loyalton fire, the existing buildings scheduled for demolition and a majority of the exterior Loyalton property fencing were destroyed, necessitating a revision to the demolition plans. At this time, staff recommends executing Amendment No. 2 to this Agreement to include the plan revision and an evaluation of the Loyalton property fence which was damaged in the wildfire. To clarify the existing and new scope, Exhibit A to the Agreement (Scope of Service) was replaced with an updated scope that includes the existing work and proposed new scope. The proposed new work scope includes development of specifications for public works bid, civil support during bid process...
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