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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with RPS Infrastructure (RPS) for design work related to drainage improvements for Brittany Bay Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project (DR2009), Newport & Ellis Landing Subdivisions Drainage Improvements Project (DR2104), and The Landing Subdivision Drainage Improvements Project (DR2105) in an amount not to exceed $294,675 (Director of Engineering)
Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with RPS to design drainage improvements in the Brittany Bay, Newport, Ellis Landing, and The Landing Subdivisions for an amount not to exceed $294,675.
In the aftermath of the Hurricane Harvey flooding, City Staff had a high-level study of drainage issues encountered in several of our neighborhoods and held a public meeting to go over the preliminary findings of the study and to discuss potential improvements to help reduce flooding within the project area. One of the areas of concern discussed during the public meeting was the neighborhoods’ ability to handle 100-yr exceedance events. This type of issue was experienced in the Brittany Bay, Newport, Ellis Landing, and The Landing subdivisions.
Based on the study, City Staff created the potential drainage improvement projects. The projects were included as part of a list of potential drainage projects outlined on the City’s May 2019 General Obligation Bond Referendum.
Since the work in these Subdivisions are very similar from site to site as well as subdivision to subdivision, Staff is seeking permission to issue 1 PSA for all 3 projects. Invoicing will be split between each project so that accurate costs for each project can be kept. For this PSA, RPS will provide engineering services for drainage improvements in the impacted Subdivisions that will primarily address issued experienced during 100-year exceedance events.
The executed PSA will allow for the follow...
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