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Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech of Michigan, PC, for Water Treatment Professional Engineering Services ($550,000.00 increase, total contract $1,050,000.00)
Memorandum
This memorandum and resolution requests approval of Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement for professional engineering services with Tetra Tech of Michigan, PC (Tetra Tech). Council approved a professional services agreement for $500,000.00 through FY23 with Tetra Tech in June 2020 as part of Resolution No. R-20-168.
The City is seeking to amend the professional services agreement with Tetra Tech to accommodate additional professional engineering service needs over the remaining duration of the contract. The task-based contract is effective FY21 through FY23. Tetra Tech is currently supporting Public Services on numerous projects within the Water Treatment Services Unit (WTSU), including the Sentinel Monitoring Wells project, Midtown Booster Station evaluation, and Bleach Tank Replacement Design. In addition, Tetra Tech continues to provide on-site construction inspection and administration support on the 2018 Architectural and Structural Repairs construction phase, Filter Pipe Gallery Coating project, SCADA Upgrades, as well as miscellaneous maintenance projects. Tetra Tech has demonstrated themselves to be experienced in a wide range of disciplines, responsive and cost effective in meeting those diverse needs on complex engineering tasks associated with the WTSU. Tetra Tech's longevity and experience in providing support on projects and assistance to the City as described makes them indispensable as partners in continuing this work.
Additional professional engineering services are required to support the Water Treatment Services Unit with capital, operation, and maintenance projects at the Water Treatment Plant and associated facilities in order to maintain the aggressive capital improvement project schedule...
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