REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director Public Works Department BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director Public Works Department, Engineering Division ABDUL BINMAHFODH, Engineer I Public Works Department, Transportation Project Management SUBJECT ..Title Approve the Fifth Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn, Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Clovis, California in the amount of $24,962 to provide additional civil engineering design, bidding and construction support services for the Peach Avenue Widening Project between Butler and Jensen Avenues, for a total contract amount of $351,924 (Council District 5) ..Body RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends Council approve a Fifth Amendment to the Consultant Service Agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn, Consulting Engineers, Inc., (BC&F) in the amount of $24,962, to provide additional civil engineering design services and completion of construction documents for the Peach Avenue Widening Project between Butler and Jensen Avenues and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to sign the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Public Works Department seeks to update the construction documents for the first phase of the Peach Avenue Widening Project, which is between Butler and Florence Avenues, to include access to the proposed South Peach Avenue Park Project and to address other project coordination efforts necessary to complete the final construction document package. It is necessary to amend the scope of the Agreement to allow revisions to the plans and provide additional bidding and construction support services. Staff recommends approval of this Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with BC&F in the amount of $24,962 to provide additional civil engineering design, bidding and construction support services for the Peach Avenue Widening Project between Butler and Florence Avenues. This Fifth Amendment is funded with local developer impact fee dollars budgeted on the project. BACKGROUND The City entered into a consultant agreement with BC&F on February 21, 2013, to provide civil engineering design services and preparation of construction documents for the Peach Avenue Widening Project between Butler and Jensen Avenues. The Project is funded by Measure C and local developer impact fees. On December 11, 2013, the Agreement was amended in the amount of $13,400 (First Amendment) to provide additional design services for the addition of a new traffic signal at Peach and Hamilton Avenues. The Agreement was amended again on July 13, 2014, in the amount of $26,300 (Second Amendment) to split the project into two phases and provide two separate construction plans, specifications, and estimates. The project was split into two phases due to construction funding availability. The two phases include widening Peach Avenue from Butler Avenue to Florence Avenue (Phase One) and Florence Avenue to Jensen Avenue (Phase Two). The second phase between Florence and Jensen Avenues is currently unfunded and may possibly be undertaken in a future year. The Agreement was further amended on September 19, 2018, (Third Amendment) to revise and update the September 2014 CEQA Initial Study. The scope and fees for Parts 4 and 5 of the agreement were removed to reallocate funds for the Third Amendment, with no increase required in the contract. The Agreement was amended again on February 28, 2020, in the amount of $32,462 (Fourth Amendment) to complete the final construction documents and provide bidding and construction support services for Phase One of the Project. This amendment included updating the consultants billing rates due to delays in the project, addressed design revisions and replenished funding that was reallocated with the Third Amendment for Part 4 (Bidding Support) and Part 5 (Construction Support) for Phase One of the Project. Staff recommends the Council approval this fifth amendment to the Agreement with BC&F in the amount of $24,962, to complete the final construction documents and provide additional bidding and construction support services for this Project. This amendment includes redesign of the median, design of a street approach, and design of water and sewer service connections for the proposed South Peach Avenue Park Project. The City Attorney's Office has reviewed and approved the amendment as to form. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS By the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 the contract amendment does not qualify as a project as defined by the CEQA. LOCAL PREFERENCE Local preference was not implemented because this is an amendment to an existing agreement. FISCAL IMPACT This project is located in Council District 5 and will have no impact to the General Fund. The appropriations for this amendment are included in the current fiscal year budget as adopted by City Council. Attachments: Fifth Amendment to Agreement Vicinity Map