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Consider and take action to amend a professional services agreement with Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. in the amount of $63,117 for the design phase of the WW1301 30-inch Gravity Sewer on Calder Road Project (Deputy City Manager)
Background:
If approved, this will allow for the abandonment of the City’s Safari Mobile Home Park and Big League Dreams Lift Stations. The overall project includes 8,580 linear feet of 30-inch sanitary sewer, 720 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer to serve Weyer Street, and 2,000 linear feet of 12-inch line to serve Ervin Street and Big League Dreams.
Year 2004-2005:
On July 13, 2004, City Council awarded a professional services agreement (the “Agreement”) to Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. (B&G) in the amount of $143,200 for the design of the then 24-Inch Gravity Sewer on the Calder Road Project (WW0407). The Agreement was amended by Council actions on October 12, 2004 and January 25, 2005. Those amendments increased the contract amount by $37,332, bringing the Agreement’s contract amount to $180,532. B&G’s design was brought to 99% completion status in 2005. At that time, funding was not in place for construction so the project was put on hold.
Year 2006-2008:
Construction unfunded - project on hold.
Year 2009-2010:
In August of 2009, the City and Galveston County entered into an inter-local agreement that included road improvements for Calder Road from Ervin Street to League City Parkway. It was determined at that time that the construction phase for the sanitary sewer improvements should run concurrently with the construction of the roadway improvements.
Year 2011-2012:
While the sewer design portion was on hold, the City updated its Master Wastewater Plan and it was determined that the line size should be upgraded from 24-inch to 30-inch. When funding was approved for the sewer line’s construction phase in the FY 2011 budget, staff requested that B&G provide a proposal to revise and update the 2005 design to: (i) r...
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