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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 21, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />AMEND AGREEMENTS WITH GK & <br />ASSOCIATES, INTERWEST CONSULTING <br />GROUP, INC., PENCO, PROJECT <br />PARTNERS, INC., AND TRANSTECH <br />ENGINEERS, INC. TO INCREASE THE <br />SHARED CONTRACT AMOUNT BY <br />$2,600,000 FOR ON -CALL ENGINEERING, <br />TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE <br />SUPPORT SERVICES FOR A NEW TOTAL <br />AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000,000 <br />(GENERAL FUND & NON -GENERAL FUND) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on god Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute amendments to the agreements with the firms listed below <br />to increase the shared contract amount by $2,500,000, for a total shared aggregate amount not to <br />exceed $5,000,000, for engineering, technical, and administrative support services for the <br />remaining term of the agreement, beginning July 21, 2020, through July 15, 2024, including the <br />two-year renewal option, if needed, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and the City Attorney: <br />1. GK & Associates <br />2. Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. <br />3. Penco, a Cannon Company <br />4. Project Partners, Inc. <br />5. Transtech Engineers, Inc. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Along with overseeing all aspects of civil engineering for capital improvement projects, including <br />managing project design and construction, the City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency also <br />supports citywide development and utility permit -related services. Public Works contracts with <br />consultant firms to provide temporary staffing to perform a variety of these tasks including <br />processing permits and the design, management, and inspection of construction of projects. <br />Public Works currently has 62 full-time vacancies and 35 part-time vacancies, which the Agency is <br />unable to fill due to the City's hiring freeze. Additionally, the Agency is experiencing an increased <br />workload as new programs are being implemented. In order to adhere to time -sensitive project <br />delivery schedules, keep pace with projects and programs, particularly those involving grants <br />and/or restricted funding, and to continue providing services in support of development activity that <br />25A-1 <br />