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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 17, 2017 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:17-398 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.M. <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 to Authorize the City Manager to Approve a <br />Consulting Services Agreement with NCE for the Design of the Annual Street <br />Overlay/Rehabilitation 2017-18 Project, Project No. 2017.0050 for an Amount <br />Not to Exceed $700,000; Authorization for Individual Change Orders Up to <br />10% ($70,000); and Cumulative Change Orders Up to 25% ($175,000) <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />This Council action will authorize the City Manager to approve a Consulting Services <br />Agreement (CSA) with NCE, a consulting engineering firm, for the topographic survey and civil <br />engineering design work for the Annual Street Overlay/Rehabilitation 2017-18 Project. <br />Staff recommends the following actions: <br />·Authorize the City Manager to approve a CSA with NCE for up to $700,000 for the <br />subject project; and <br />·Authorize the City Manager to approve individual change orders up to 10% ($70,000) of <br />the original CSA amount; and <br />·Authorize the City Manager to approve cumulative change orders up to 25% <br />($175,000) of the contract amount. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Streets are a critical component of the City’s infrastructure and their condition is an important <br />factor in the quality of life for residents and the vitality of local businesses. Good pavement <br />increases the efficiency of transporting goods, improves bicycle safety and makes walking <br />more appealing. Each day, residents are dependent upon safe, reliable local streets and <br />roads to begin and end their daily commutes. Police, fire and emergency medical services all <br />rely on safe and reliable roads to react quickly to calls for service. <br />Currently, the City’s roadways are among the worst in Alameda County, with an average <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/11/2017 <br />468