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A report regarding a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement between the City of South San Francisco and Construction Testing Services, Inc. of San Francisco, for Special Inspection and Material Testing for the Civic Campus Phase 1: Police Operations & 911 Dispatch Center in an amount not to exceed $30,023.85. (Jacob Gilchrist, Director of Capital Projects)
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Construction Testing Services, Inc. for Special Inspection and Material Testing Services in an amount not to exceed $30,023.85 for consulting services related to the Civic Campus Phase 1: Police Operations & 911 Dispatch Center project.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Following the January 8, 2020 City Council award of a construction contract to Swinerton Builders for the Police Operations & 911 Dispatch Center project, on February 28, 2020 the City entered into a consulting services agreement with Construction Testing Services, Inc. ("CTS") for special inspection and material testing services necessary for construction of the Civic Campus Phase 1: Police Operations & 911 Dispatch Center ("Police Station").
The February 2020 agreement was executed in the amount of $149,908.25 by the approval of the City Manager at the recommendation of the Capital Projects Director. The current remaining balance on this agreement is $7,753.00. Staff anticipates the need for additional special inspection and material testing services through Spring 2021 in order to complete the regulatory and legal requirements laid out by the South San Francisco Building Department. After review and negotiation with CTS, staff determined that an additional $30,023.85 is sufficient to complete the scope of CTS' work.
Typically, services provided by inspection firms are provided on a time...
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