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Public Works Agency
<br />https://www.santa-ana.org/pw
<br />Item # 14
<br />City of Santa Ana
<br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
<br />Staff Report
<br />May 18, 2021
<br />TOPIC: On -Call Engineering 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 and 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 $7,500,000, for
<br />engineering, technical, and administrative support services for the remaining term of the
<br />agreement, beginning May 18, 2021, through July 15, 2022, including the two-year
<br />renewal option, if needed, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City
<br />Manager and the 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 City of Santa Ana's Public Works
<br />Agency also supports citywide development and utility permit -related services. Public
<br />Works contracts with consultant firms to provide temporary staffing to perform a variety
<br />of these tasks, including processing permits and the design, management, and inspection
<br />of construction projects.
<br />The Agency is experiencing an increased workload as new programs are being
<br />implemented. In order to adhere to time -sensitive project delivery schedules, keep pace
<br />with projects and programs (particularly those involving grants and/or restricted funding),
<br />and to 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, the City Council approved agreements with the following five
<br />consultants for on -call engineering, technical, and administrative support staffing services
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