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Report regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting services agreement with BKF Engineers (formerly MNS Engineers, Inc.) for construction management and inspection services for the South San Francisco Bridge Repairs Project (st1703). (Lawrence Henriquez, Senior Civil Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting services agreement with BKF Engineers (formerly MNS Engineers, Inc.) for construction management and inspection services for the South San Francisco Bridge Repairs Project (st1703), as part of the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program, in a base amount of $399,179 with a 10% contingency, for a total authorization amount not to exceed $439,097; and authorizing the City Manager or authorized designee to execute the consulting services agreement.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of South San Francisco ("City") has an ongoing Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program (BPMP) for the sixteen (16) vehicle bridges that are under the Caltrans Bridge Inspection Program. The BPMP was created to help local agencies extend the life of their bridges by performing certain activities that have been preapproved by the Federal Highway Administration.
The Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program Goals are to:
1. Maintain the existing inventory of bridges in a structurally safe and serviceable condition.
2. Correct minor structural deficiencies early in a bridge's life, rather than wait until a bridge has major problems requiring costly rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement.
3. Extend the service lives of existing bridges.
4. Make efficient use of limited resources.
Caltrans inspects the bridge inventory every two years and submits its findings to the City. City staff determines the appropriate actions based upon the reports and Caltrans work recommendations.
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