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Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager
Pamela Tuft -Interim Director, Water Resources & Conservation
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing the :City Manager to Execute a Professional Services
Agreement for Construction Management Services for the `C' Street Pump
Station Upgrade Project
I2EC®MMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resoluton:authorizing the City
Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement for Construction Management Services
to The Covello Group for the `C' Street Pump Station Upgrade Project.
BACICG120LTND
The `C' Street Pump Station Upgrade project involves structural; mechanical, and electrical
improvements to the existing pump station. The apparent low bid is Pacific Infrastructure Corp.
in the amount of $2,305,000 (recommended to be awarded today by separate action). In
conjunction with the award for construction of the `C' Street Pump Station Upgrade Project, City
Staff recommends hiring construction management and inspection services for the project.
Procurement of materials. and equipment is scheduled to begin.in September 2010. Construction
is scheduled to begin in Apri12011 and be completed in November 2011. The project location is
shown on Attachment. 2.
DISCiTSSION
On June 11, 2010, the, Department. of Water Recourses and. Conservation solicited Request for
Proposals (RFP) for Construction. Management services for this project from'the following
consulting firms:' Brelje & Race, CH2M Hill, The Covello Group; Psomas and Winzler & Kelly.
On July 13, 2011, City staff interviewed both The Covello. Group .and Winzler & Kelly. After
careful consideration, reference checks, interviews, and review of cost proposals; City staff
recommends The Covello Group as the best firm suited to perform this service. The Covello
Group is being recomrn'erided because the firm has extensive experencewith.construction
management service on similar utility projects of similar complexity and magnitude in this area.
Agenda Review:
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Dept'. Direct City Attorney Finance Director City Manage 1
FINANCIAL IMPACTS
Total Estimated CoSt,ofP~oject:
Contract Amount:..
Amount budgeted:
Name of Fund:
Account N:umlber:
Current Project Balance:
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
2. Location Map
$3,896,000
$ 395,790
$ 400,000 (Construction Management Services)
Wastewater
000500205; GL6600-66999
$3,388,783
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION AUTI~ORIZING THE ,CI'I'~' 1VIANAGER TO EXECUTE; A
PR®FESSIONAI.. SERVICES AGRE'EIVIENT FO12 CONS'TRiJCTION'1VIANAGEIVIENT
SERVICES >F'OR'THE `C' STREET PiJMP ,S`T`ATION VPGRAI)E PROJECT'
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma wishes to upgrade the C' Street Pump Station on the Petaluma
River at `C' Street; and.
WHEREAS, this project requires the services of a quality professional engineering firm familiar
with~pump stations and experienced in construction management.. services; and
WHEREAS, City staff prepared a Request for Proposal and solicited proposals from five bay
area firms for construction management and inspection services for the Project; and
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2010, three proposals were received; and
WHEREAS, based. on review ofthe proposals and qualif cations, City staff interviewed the two
top firms on July 13, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The Covello Group's demonstrated ability to produce superior quality work on
complex engineering projects has been demonstrated with over 15 years of construction
management services for Bay Area municipalities; aril
WHEREAS, staff recommends the City execute a professional services agreement with The
Covello Group for construction .management services for the C' Street Pump Station. Upgrade
Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, ~E' IT RES®LVEID that the City Council of the City hereby:
li. Authorizes the City 1Vlanager to sign a Professional'S'ervices Agreement for Construction
Management Services consistent with the City's standard Professional Services
Agreement with The Covello Group in support the `C' Street Pump Station Upgrade
Project in the amount of $395,790.
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ATTACHMENT 2
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"C"' STREET PUMP STATI'OIV UPGRADE. PROJECT
PROJECT NO. 000500205
LOCATION MA'P
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