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AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARRINGTON WATKINS ARCHITECTS, LLC FOR THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL SCALE HOUSE RELOCATION PROJECT
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to amend the existing Professional Services Contract, C- 8594 with Arrington Watkins Architects, LLC. This amendment will allow additional design and construction administration services for the Glendale Municipal Landfill Scale House Relocation project in an amount not to exceed $159,630.
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Background
The Landfill is located at 11480 West Glendale Avenue and is comprised of two main sections, the north and south areas. The south area is approaching capacity and is projected to close in 2017. The current scale house, administration building and heavy equipment maintenance facility all are located in a portion of the south area that is planned to be filled with solid waste prior to closure. These facilities have exceeded their useful life and need to be removed in order to ensure a smooth transition in landfill operations from the south area to the north area without impacting service levels to landfill customers.
The original contract with Arrington Watkins, LLC was approved in September 2013 for $325,438 and was for the design of the new entrance road, scale house and administration building, and included construction administration services for the first phase, currently under construction. The amendment for the additional design and construction administration services will be $159,630 for a total fee of $485,068.
Analysis
The original scope included the design of the new entrance road, scale house and administration building. The initial programming and design phase placed the new administration building at an adjacent location to the new scale house. However, upon further analysis and because of ...
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