Report Prepared by: Joseph D. Angulo, Deputy Director, Public Works
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SUBJECT: First Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Incorporated, for the PCE Groundwater Project No. CP230031
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers authorizing an amendment to an Agreement for Professional Services for critical equipment repairs to the PCE treatment system in the amount of $19,899, for a contract total of $244,800.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving an amendment to an Agreement for Professional Services with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Incorporated, in the amount of $19,899 for PCE groundwater cleanup; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager or Deputy City Manager to execute necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by City Council; or,
3. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items; or,
4. Deny.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200 et seq.
Services with an estimated value greater than $36,000.00 are made by written contract in accordance with Merced Municipal Code, Title 3 - Revenue and Finance, Chapter 3.04
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2022-23 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
PCE Groundwater Cleanup - History and Past Actions:
On September 22, 2008, the City Council approved a settlement and cleanup agreement with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) for the City's PCE (tetrachloroethylene) groundwater project. Under the agreement, the City agreed to commit $250,000 annually to fund work specified in a mutually approved Action Plan. The Action Plan includes provisions for an annual work plan that generally includes tasks to be completed by the City for each following fiscal year.
The Council approved an Agreement for Professional Services with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc., at its July 5, 2022, meeting...
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