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THE CITY OF 02 PL£A5ANTONe CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT June 3; 2014 City Manager TITLE: APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. TO COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LIONS WAYSIDE AND DELUCCHI PARKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MASTER PLAN SUMMARY The completion of the Master Plan for the Lions Wayside and Delucchi Parks is anticipated in summer of 2014. The Master Plan outlines numerous improvements to the two parks; include piping and undergrounding the drainage swale that traverses Lions Wayside Park. The next step in the process is to retain a technical services firm to complete the environmental review and prepare permitting applications. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.. (AECOM) recently completed the Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Report, as required by regulatory agencies charged with oversight of resources considered "waters of the United States". This report catalogued and inventoried all of the site features for the project area, and was submitted to the US Army Corp of Engineers. Given AECOM's expertise in providing environmental and permitting services, familiarity with the challenges and constraints associated with piping and undergrounding of waterways and ability to articulate a sound strategic approach, staff recommends that the City enter into a professional services agreement with the firm as a sole source provider in the amount of$131,373. An additional 10% in agreement contingency brings the total expenditure to $144,510. RECOMMENDATION That City Council approves the professional services agreement between the City and AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for environmental and permit application consulting services. FINANCIAL.STATEMENT There are sufficient funds in CIP Project #067016 to cover the $144,510 amount of the agreement including 10% contingency.