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File Number: 16-506 <br />construction schedules. The consultant will also design upgrades to substandard pedestrian <br />crossings along the selected streets to provide for curb ramps and crosswalks to ensure they <br />comply with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. <br />Analysis <br />A request for proposals was posted on the City’s website and emailed to firms that expressed <br />interest in working with the City. This effort resulted in the receipt of seven proposals from <br />engineering consulting firms. Staff ranked the proposals and checked references for the top <br />two firms. WRECO was chosen based on demonstrated technical ability and the capability to <br />complete the project scope. <br />This contract for $258,490 represents staff’s current understanding of the work required. <br />Occasionally, changes to the scope of contracts are necessary to respond to new information <br />and/or to include additional items of work necessary for a complete product. In order to <br />resolve these issues in a timely fashion and avoid delaying work, staff additionally requests <br />authorization to issue individual change orders to the consultant up to 10%, or $25,849 each, <br />and cumulative change orders up to 25%, or $64,623 of the original contract. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />Council Goal D: Maintain and enhance San Leandro’s infrastructure. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />·Policy No. 16.03: Regularly maintain City streets and traffic control devices to ensure <br />that streets operate safely and efficiently. <br />·Goal No. 18: Improve traffic safety and reduce the potential for accidents on San <br />Leandro streets. <br />Environmental Review <br />A review of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) will be completed during the <br />design of the project. Staff anticipates that this project will be categorically exempt but the <br />project will include mitigation measures should they be required. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />The total project is estimated to cost $5,965,000 including design, construction, inspection, <br />and contingency. <br />The cost of this contract is $258,490. If change orders are necessary they will not exceed <br />$64,623. <br />Budget Authority <br />This project will be funded as follows: <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/1/2016