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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: JANUARY 4, 2010 TITLE: APPROVED AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH AECOM ? As Recommended FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FIRST ? As Amended STREET BRIDGE WIDENING ( PROJECT ? Ordinance on 15` Reading ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading 061723 ) ? Implementing Resolution ? Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO c.-c, FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached amendment to the agreement with AECOM, subject to non- substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney, to provide engineering services for widening of First Street Bridge over the Santa Ana River in the amount not to exceed $121,200 for a total contract amount of $1,160,000. DISCUSSION On November 20, 2006, the City Council awarded a contract to AECOM for design services related to the First Street Bridge Widening Project. The project entails replacing the existing four lane bridge over the Santa Ana River with a wider six lane bridge. The scope of work included preparation of the California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) determinations for the proposed project. In 2007, the Federal Highway Administration delegated oversight of NEPA review and approval to Caltrans for projects funded by the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. Caltrans in turn instituted more stringent NEPA requirements due to their new oversight. A Preliminary Environmental Study for this project was approved on December 7, 2009. This study dictates which technical studies will be required for NEPA approval by Caltrans. Based on these more stringent requirements not included in the original contract, additional environmental services are required in the amount of $121,200. 25B-1