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Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc., for Water Treatment Professional Engineering Services ($650,000.00 increase, total contract $1,900,000.00)
Memorandum
This memorandum and resolution requests approval of Amendment No. 3 to the professional services agreement for professional engineering services with Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc. (Stantec). City Council approved a professional services agreement for $500,000.00 through FY23 with Stantec in June 2020 as part of Resolution No. R-20-168, Amendment No. 1 in April 2021 as part of Resolution No. R-21-103 for $350,000.00, and Amendment No. 2 in December 2021 as part of Resolution No. R-21-426 for $400,000.00.
The City's Water Treatment Services Unit seeks to amend the professional services agreement with Stantec to accommodate additional professional engineering service needs. Stantec is working on several projects that will require additional funding to bring them to a successful conclusion. These projects include the Geddes Bridge Geotechnical Investigation, Old Dixboro Rd Bridges Condition Assessment and Alternatives Project, and providing project management on the Barton Embankment Remediation Project. Stantec is also providing hydroelectric dam/FERC regulatory assistance. Finally, Stantec's continued professional engineering services are critically important in maintaining continuity on the Barton Pump Station Valve Improvements Project, which will be financed by the State of Michigan Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program and involves a grant of $1,300,000.00. Stantec 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 for the Water Treatment Service Unit.
The requested amount was determined based on forecasted engineering services needs and work assignments, and Stantec's proposal for Constructi...
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