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4. Approve the proposal for First Amendment to the Agreement with RMC Water and Environment, the project designer, to provide construction support services, in a not-to-exceed amount of$297,642 (Attachment 2). 5. Approve the proposal from ENGEO Incorporated of San Ramon, to provide geotechnical testing, material testing and special inspection services during construction in a not-to-exceed amount of$67,650 (Attachment 3). 6. Approve the proposal from Pacific Biology of Albany, to provide the biological monitoring and reporting services during construction that were identified and required by the environmental review process in a not-to-exceed amount of $69,540 (Attachment 4). 7. Approve the proposal from SMB Environmental, Inc. to provide archeological monitoring and reporting services during construction in a not-to-exceed amount of $10,000 (Attachment 5). 8. Authorize the City Manager to enter into the project contracts and agreements for items two through seven, each in a form approved by the City Attorney. 9. Authorize the Director of Community Development to approve and execute any required contract change order(s) for a not-to-exceed contingency amount of $1,490,000 (approximately 10% of the construction contract) for necessary work to complete the project. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The anticipated expenditure for all agreements identified in this report, including the project contingency, is $17,216,995. The source of funds for the work is a 1% interest loan from the State's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) administered by the State Water Resources Control Board. BACKGROUND On September 2, 2014, City Council approved a consultant agreement with RMC Water and Environment, to prepare complete construction documents for the Recycled Water Infrastructure Expansion — Phase 1A as outlined in the Recycled Water Feasibility Study, approved by City Council on November 5, 2013. Working closely with City staff, RMC Water and Environment completed the final plans and specifications on March 16, 2015. The project was advertised for construction bid on March 21, 2015. Bids were opened on May 7, 2015. This is a significant project that the City will be undertaking. It involves the installation of approximately ten miles of various sized pipeline in existing streets, mostly within the Hacienda Business Park. Recycled water will be obtained from DSRSD and the City of Livermore, so the project, includes two connections to their existing recycled water infrastructure; one close to the DSRSD treatment plant in Pleasanton, the other close to the outlet malls in Livermore. At these recycled water connection points, flow control and Page 2 of 6