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Resolution approving the Second Amendment to a Consulting Services Agreement with Metropolitan Planning Group for staff augmentation services for an additional amount of $130,000 and a total contract amount of $320,000, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the second amendment.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco (“City”) has identified the ongoing need to supplement Planning Division staffing to ensure a continued high-quality customer service environment; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a City-issued Request for Proposals in July 2017 and the competitive selection process, the City selected the Metropolitan Planning Group to provide staff augmentation services to the Planning Division, and the parties entered into a Consulting Services Agreement on July 25, 2018, for such services during the term of July 25, 2018 to June 30, 2019, in the amount of $130,000; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Planning Group has continued to provided staff augmentation services to the Planning Division by providing consultant planners to support entitlement review, application processing, and other services provided by the Planning Division; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2019, the City and the Metropolitan Planning Group executed a First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement, for an additional $60,000 and a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $190,000, and extended the term of the agreement from June 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, based on the continued need for staff augmentation at the Planning Division, and on the high quality work that the Metropolitan Planning Group continues to provide, the City and the Metropolitan Group desires now to execute a Second Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Second Amendment would provide for an additional $130,000 contract amount, raising the total not-to-exceed amount to $320,000, and would extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved an additional $130,000 to the Planning Division budget as a part of the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget approval process; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed Second Amendment to permit the Metropolitan Planning Group to continue provide uninterrupted services to the Planning Division to fulfill the continuing need for staff augmentation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that the City Council hereby approves a Second Amendment to the consulting services agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, with Metropolitan Planning Group (DBA M-Group) of Campbell, California, for an additional amount of $130,000 and a total not-to-exceed amount of $320,000, conditioned on the timely execution of the consulting services agreement and submission of all required documents, including but not limited to, certificates of insurance and endorsements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Second Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit A and any other related documents on behalf of the City upon timely submission by Metropolitan Planning Group of signed contract and all other documents, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to take any other required actions consistent with the intent of this resolution that do not materially increase the City’s obligations.
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