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Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Environmental Consulting Services at the Ann Arbor Landfill and to Appropriate Funds ($80,835.95) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. (TTI) (formerly known as Tetra Tech GEO, Inc.) and to appropriate funds from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund Balance without regard to fiscal year in the amount of $80,835.95. The amended contract amount totals ($624,221.40). Amendment #1 in July of 2013 failed to incorporate a contingency and since the execution of Amendment #1, several tasks have required additional funds to complete. The requested amendment to the existing contract with Tetra Tech, Inc. will fund unanticipated costs for various additional tasks associated with the continued monitoring and maintenance of the Ann Arbor Landfill, and reinstate a $30,000.00 contingency.
Budget/Fiscal Impact
Funding for this amendment is available in the unrestricted Solid Waste Fund, fund balance. Use of reserves will reduce the balance to $11,427,900.05. Use of the reserve will not impact operations; however, may reduce available funding for future capital needs. It is necessary to contract this work, as the City does not possess the necessary equipment and lacks the staff with the necessary technical expertise to perform this work.
To satisfy the requirements of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the groundwater and air in the vicinity of the landfill must be sampled and analyzed quarterly.
To select the most qualified environmental consulting firm to assist the City with the monitoring and maintenance of the Ann Arbor Landfill, a request for proposals was posted to the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN) BidNet(r) website in March of 2012. In response to our request, fourteen environ...
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