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In August, 2009, the Development Services Department, Engineering Division solicited
Request for Proposals (RFP) from firms to provide geotechnical materials testing
services for various Capital Improvement Projects.
Five RFP's were received and two firms were selected to provide the needed on -call
services; Ninyo & Moore and Southern California Soil & Testing.
On October 6, 2009, the City and Southern California Soil & Testing entered into an
Agreement to provide geotechnical materials testing services for City projects on an as -
needed basis.
On October 5, 2010, the City and Southern California Soil& Testing entered into a First
Amendment to the Agreement to extend the Agreement for one-year, from October 7,
2010 to October 8, 2011, and added to the Agreement, that the City may at its option,
extend the agreement for an additional year, i.e., through October 8, 2012.
The proposed resolution would be the second amendment to the Agreement and would:
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1) extend the Agreement for one-year, from October 9, 2011 to October 10, 2012;
2) increase the Agreement by $150,000 for a total not -to -exceed contract amount
of $300,000.
The following Capital Improvement Projects are moving into the construction phase, and
will require materials testing:
• City-wide Safe Routes to School
• 8th Street Sewer upsizing and undergrounding
• Storm drain improvements
• Concrete drainage improvements
• Street resurfacing
Additionally, several upcoming Capital Improvement Projects will require geotechnical
materials testing as they move forward. They include:
• ADA Park Improvements
• 8th Street Improvements (Smart Growth Project and Safe Routes to School)
• Coolidge Avenue Improvements
Geotechnical materials testing services account for approximately 3% of the total project
cost. Staff has calculated the amount needed for material testing services for the above
listed projects, and increasing the Agreement by $150,000 will allow adequate funds to
cover the needed material testing through the Agreement time period. The various
Capital Improvement Projects will fund the required testing.