Item 14 - Santa Ana Zoo Giant River Otter and Primate Trails

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EXHIBIT 3 Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 24 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 20, 2021 TOPIC: Agreement with CLR Design, Inc. for Bidding and Construction Administration AGENDA TITLE Approve Agreement with CLR Design, Inc. for Bidding and Construction Administration Services for the Santa Ana Zoo Giant River Otter and Primate Trails Project in the Amount of $106,980 With an Estimated Total Cost of $118,000 (Project No. 16-2658) (Non - General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with CLR Design, Inc. for Bidding and Construction Administration Services for the Santa Ana Zoo Giant River Otter and Primate Trails Project, for a two-year period beginning April 20, 2021 and expiring April 20, 2023, with provisions for two one-year renewal options exercisable by the City Manager and City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $118,000, including any renewals, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The Amazon's Edge exhibit at the Santa Ana Zoo opened to the public in 1993. Through the Giant River Otter and Primate Trails Project, the exhibit will be renovated, upgraded, and expanded into a new multi -species complex. The complex will include giant river otters and large primates. Improvements include renovation of the current exhibit area, water moat, life support -water filtration system, viewing structure, and holding facility. The project will also include the addition of an adjacent exhibit area, which will be connected to the original Amazon's Edge by an overhead primate trail system. CLR Design Inc. was originally retained in 2016 through a competitive procurement process to provide zoological design services for the renovations to the Amazon's Edge exhibit. The agreement laid out a five -task approach for completing the scope of work. In January 2018, the City Council authorized an amendment to the agreement to expand the scope in response to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' concerns about current primate housing at the Zoo. The design and plan check process for the additional work was lengthier than anticipated and the terms of the agreement were exhausted before the final task (Bidding and Construction Administration) could be completed.