Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Consent
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CONSIDER AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RKA CONSULTING GROUP INC., FOR PROJECT NO.675 - SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD WIDENING FROM ALAMEDA STREET TO THE EAST CITY LIMIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $221,195.00. (CITY COUNCIL).
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I. SUMMARY
These actions would approve a Third Amendment to a Professional Services Agreement with RKA Consulting Group Inc. (RKA) for design services and engineering support during construction of Project No. 675 - Sepulveda Boulevard Widening from Alameda Street to the East City Limit (Exhibit No. 1). The City received grant funds from the LA Metro Board in the amount of $11,708,014 for the design and construction of the project.
The design phase of the project is nearing completion which will provide plans and specifications ready for construction. Due to the requirements imposed by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Storm Water Engineering Division (SWED), additional elements identified during the final plan check need to be incorporated into the final design as a change order in order to allow completion of the PS&E. SWED requires the modeling of the Dominguez Channel to include analysis of a 100-year storm event and associated channel breach. In addition, SCE also requires additional space for the relocation of their utility lines.
On April 20, 2021, the City Council approved the Second Amendment to the Agreement with RKA for an additional $223,950 which was issued after the project was shelved in 2017 due to lack of funding available to complete the project (Exhibit No. 2). By utilizing the original design team the City is able to retain project history and significant original work which significantly reduces the cost of design efforts.
Additional design work which includes the completion of the HEC-RAS model, Historical Review Services by Chambers Group, and Engineering support during construction requires additional pr...
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