AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 2/6/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: McKinley Grade Separation Peer Review Ad Hoc Committee
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City Council consideration of Letter Agreement with JMDiaz, Inc. to provide Professional and Independent Peer Review Engineering Services as a member of the City's McKinley Grade Separation Peer Review Team.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
1. Consider and approve the attached Letter Agreement for up to $10,000 with JMDiaz Inc. to provide professional and independent peer review engineering services as a member of the City's McKinley Grade Separation Peer Review Team, authorize and direct the City Manager to execute the Letter Agreement, and authorize the Purchasing Manager to issue a purchase order to JMDiaz, Inc., in the amount of $10,000.
2. Upon the recommendation of the City Council's McKinley Grade Separation Peer Review Ad Hoc Committee, authorize and direct the City Manager to approve amendments to the Letter Agreement for up to $5,000 (agreement total of $15,000) based upon the reasoning further discussed in the "Delegated Authority for Amendments" section of this Agenda Report and authorize the Purchasing Manager to amend the purchase order accordingly.
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ANALYSIS:
Background
On January 16, 2019, at the request of Council Member Speake, the City Council consented to the creation of the McKinley Grade Separation Peer Review Ad Hoc Committee ("Ad Hoc Committee"), a temporary advisory council committee consisting of Council Member Jacque Casillas and Council Member Wes Speake. Council Member Speake's purpose for the Ad Hoc Committee is to establish a McKinley Grade Separation Peer Review Team ("Peer Review Team") whose overall goal will be to take an independent look at the proposed McKinley Grade Separation Project. In particular, to take a look at the "Rail Over Road" alternative and its financial, technical and...
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