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Report to execute a First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Bellecci & Associates for an additional $134,718 for the Mission Road Underground Utilities District (Project No. st1904). (Jeffrey Chou, Senior Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Bellecci & Associates of Pleasanton, California for an additional $134,718, resulting in a total contract amount of $462,134, with the understanding that $324,716.07 has already been paid, for the Mission Road Underground Utilities District (Project No. st1904).
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On August 22, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1561-2018 to establish the Mission Road Underground Utilities District ("District") in accordance with provisions of California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Rule 20A. This District extends approximately 2,500 linear feet along Mission Road from Grand Avenue to the southern Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station entrance, connecting with existing underground utilities. A map of the Mission Road Underground Utility District is provided in Attachment 1.
In established Districts, the Utility Companies [Pacific Gas & Electric(PG&E) power, American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T) telephone, and Comcast cable] pay the cost of moving overhead electric power and communication lines to underground trenches in public rights-of-way and/or easements. Pole-mounted equipment, such as switches and transformers, are moved to utility cabinets placed on sidewalk pads. New property service laterals are installed underground from the distribution lines into each property and connected at new service panels, typically mounted outside buildings. The City must replace any utility pole-mounted street lights.
Ordinance 1561-2018 specified that the City would be the lead agent responsible for completing the projec...
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