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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 19, 2016 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:16-342 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.F. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Keith Cooke <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 1 in the Amount of <br />$21,669.15 to a Consulting Services Agreement with Harris Design for the <br />Siempre Verde Park Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 2015.0270 <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve Consulting Services Agreement Amendment <br />No. 1 with Harris Design in the amount of $21,669.15, resulting in a total contract amount of <br />$82,004.15, and authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. The project <br />budget has sufficient allocations to fund the increased costs that have already been <br />expended. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Harris Design prepared the design and construction documents for this project under a <br />separate contract. The subject contract with Harris Design is for support of construction <br />assistance during the construction phase of the project. The scope of this contract includes <br />site visits to confirm compliance with design intent, as well as review of shop drawings, <br />submittals, and requests for information. <br /> <br />It is customary to engage the design firm in a contract for construction assistance as their <br />thorough knowledge of the project provides for timely response to questions and resolution of <br />issues. As a result of Harris Design’s assistance with the project construction delays were <br />avoided. <br />Analysis <br />Additional design work was necessary during the construction phase due to new comments <br />received on the site design and also due to unforeseen conditions. Harris Design assisted the <br />City with design revisions of the following items: <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/13/2016