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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 26 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />February 7, 2023 <br />TOPIC: On -Call Engineering, Technical, and Administrative Support Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Amend Agreements with GK & Associates; Interwest Consulting Group, Inc.; Penco, a <br />Cannon Company; Project Partners, Inc.; and Transtech Engineers, Inc. to Increase the <br />Shared Contract Amount by $2,500,000 for On -Call Engineering, Technical, and <br />Administrative Support Services (General Fund & Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute amendments to the agreements with GK & <br />Associates; Interwest Consulting Group, Inc.; Penco, a Cannon Company; Project <br />Partners, Inc.; and Transtech Engineers, Inc. to increase the shared contract amount by <br />$2,500,000, for a total shared aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, for <br />Engineering, Technical, and Administrative Support Services for the remaining term of <br />the agreement, beginning May 18, 2021, through July 14, 2024 subject non -substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Along with overseeing all aspects of civil engineering for capital improvement projects, <br />including managing project design and construction, the Public Works Agency also <br />supports citywide development and utility permit -related services. Public Works <br />contracts with consultant firms to provide temporary staffing to perform a variety of <br />these tasks, including processing permits, and the design, management, and inspection <br />construction of projects. <br />Additionally, the Agency is experiencing an increased workload as new programs are <br />being implemented. In order to adhere to time -sensitive project delivery schedules, <br />maintain pace with projects and programs involving grants and/or restricted funding, <br />and continue providing services in support of development activity that exceeds staff <br />capacity during peak periods, increased contract capacity is needed to temporarily <br />augment staffing. <br />On July 16, 2019, City Council approved agreements with the following five consultants <br />for on -call engineering, technical, and administrative support staffing services in a <br />shared aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 for a five-year period: GK & <br />