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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute Second Amendments to Agreement Nos. 28450 for 3D/International, Inc., 28424 for Concept Marine Associates, Inc., and 28361 for CBM Consulting, Inc., for construction management services, increase each agreement by $1,000,000, for an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 and extend each of the terms for another two years; and
Authorize City Manager to execute amendments to the agreements relative to the extension of the term, to authorize additional services, if required, within the provisions of the agreements, and to adjust the fee schedule of hourly rates for inflation.
DISCUSSION
On June 17, 2003, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute consultant agreements with 3D/lnternational, Inc., Concept Marine Associates, Inc., and CBM Consulting, Inc., to perform as-needed construction management services for the City of Long Beach. Each agreement was written for $1,000,000 with a three-year term. On December 7, 2004, the City Council subsequently approved First Amendments to each agreement adding $1,000,000 to cover additional work. (City Council letters attached as Exhibit A).
These consultants have provided the Public Works Department with the necessary support and resources required to properly manage the City’s Capital Improvement Program (see attached Exhibit B for a description of these services). The consultants’ work includes assistance with bidding and pre-construction activities, which continue throughout construction and ends upon completion of the final punch walk. Examples of recent and on-going critical projects undertaken by these consultants include, but are not limited to, Chavez Park Amphitheater, Houghton Park Skate Park, Admiral Kidd Teen Center, MacArthur Park Branch Library, Citywide Facility Repairs, and Silverado Park Pool Rehabilitation.
In order to maintain the current level of capital project delivery for current as well as future projects, Public Works staff estimates...
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