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úÔÉÄúÎÈÏÚÔÑðØÐÎËÜÏÙÈÐ TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILDATE: July 14, 2009 FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTITEM NO: WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL, CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES PANEL FOR PUBLIC WORKS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS—AWARD OF MASTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO VARIOUS CONSULTING FIRMS ISSUE: The issue for City Council consideration is whether to approve Master Professional Services Agreements with 28 professional firms for Environmental, Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Construction Management and Landscape Architecture for various Public Works capital improvement projects through December 31, 2011. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the Master Professional Services Agreements (samples of which are attached) with 28 professional firms for Environmental, Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Construction Management and Landscape Architecture for various Public Works Projects through December 31, 2011 as outlined in this report, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Agreements. BACKGROUND: On December 20, 2005, the City Council approved on-call Master Agreements with 26 Professional consulting firms to assist the Public Works Department on an as needed basis with the environmental clearance and design of various capital improvement projects. These Master Agreements expired on December 31, 2008. On July 22, 2008, the City Council authorized the Public Works Department to proceed with the issuance of Requests for Proposals (RFP) to retain Environmental, Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Construction Management and Landscape Architecture consulting firms on an as needed basis and to continue the on-call consultant panel for an additional term through December 31, 2011. In lieu of issuance of RFP, the Public Works Department elected to extend the term of the 2005-2008 panel through December 31, 2011, with the addition of two local engineering firms of Adkison Engineers and Krieger & Stewart.