Title
An Ordinance approving a sole source agreement with Affinis Corporation for Engineering and Design Services for the Sidewalk Gap Phase 3 Project in the amount of $339,460.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same. (PWC 11/9/26)
Body
Issue/Request:
An Ordinance approving a sole source agreement with Affinis Corporation for Engineering and Design Services for the Sidewalk Gap Phase 3 Project in the amount of $339,460.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
Key Issues:
· Sidewalk Gaps were first identified as part of a 2007 study conducted by the City.
· Funding to build new sidewalks that eliminate gaps was approved by voters as part of the 2017 CIP Sales Tax and 2023 Bond Issue.
· The Sidewalk Gap Program is included in the Capital Improvement Plan.
· Affinis Corp. is conducting the survey work associated with Sidewalk Gap Phase 3 under contract with the City for on-call surveying. Therefore, Affinis has special knowledge and information that will save the City time and money to complete the design work for Sidewalk Gap Phase 3.
Proposed Committee Motion:
I move to recommend to City Council Approval of An Ordinance approving a sole source agreement with Affinis Corporation for Engineering and Design Services for the Sidewalk Gap Phase 3 Project in the amount of $339,460.00 and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement for the same.
Background:
Previous phases of the Sidewalk Gap Program were designed in-house by Public Works staff. Due to recent budget cuts and staffing reductions/reallocations, Public Works no longer has the staff available to design this magnitude of work in-house in a timely manner. Delaying the work until in-house resources become available will increase construction costs associated with inflation as well as defer schedules beyond ideal bonding periods. A qualified civil engineering design firm is needed to prepare plans and bid documents to build more...
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