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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing Amendment #8 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with TBG Partners of Houston (TBG) to provide additional services related to the Bay Colony Park-Master Plan and Park Design Project (PK2001) in the amount of $124,215 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
Background:
Approval of this Amendment #8 will authorize the consultant to proceed with the City requested additional services as described below for the Bay Colony Park Master Plan and Park Design Project (PK2001). The original scope of work for this project was to provide master planning, programming, and construction documents for a planned construction project to provide athletic facilities for amateur sports and various other recreational facilities in the park site west of IH-45 near Ervin Street and Calder Drive known as Bay Colony Park. Recent changes to the TxDOT Grand Parkway alignment shifted ROW further north thus impacting location and volume of detention ponds. Also, City requested that some of the base design items be presented as Deduct Alternates to allow the City some project cost flexibility when bids are opened. These two requests from the City prompted this Amendment #8 which is fully described in the consultant’s proposal.
Approval of this resolution will authorize TBG to carry out the following tasks:
Task 1: Make changes to the construction documents to adjust detention pond layouts and other design features to conform to new ROW survey information on the Grand Parkway alignment, received recently from TxDOT. TBG had performed design work on the park, including the detention ponds, based on earlier alignment survey information that the City had provided, enabling TBG to move forward with park design. Additional services also include further drainage impact analysis due to site changes. The fee for this work is $75,250.
Task 2: Produce construction documents for some major Deduct Alternate items, as requ...
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