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Authorize an amendment to a contract for engineering services for the Fallwell Lane Capital Renewal with Halff Associates, Inc. to increase the amount by $500,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $3,500,000.
[Note: This amendment will be awarded in compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program) and City Code 2-9B (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 23.52% DBE].
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Managing Department
Capital Delivery Services.
Fiscal Note:
Funding in the amount of $500,000 is available in the Capital Budget of the Transportation and Public Works Department.
Purchasing Language:
Contract Amendment.
Prior Council Action:
August 3, 2017 - Council approved the original contract, item 53, on a 11-0 vote.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov <mailto:FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov> or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
November 9, 2022 - Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on a 6-0 vote with one recusal from Commissioner Penn and Commissioners Navarro and Musgrove absent and two vacancies.
Additional Backup Information:
On October 31, 2013, and again on October 30, 2015, flood waters severely damaged Fallwell Lane and threatened the raw water intake structure at Austin Energy’s substation, Sand Hill Electrical Center. Austin Water’s South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in the area east of SH130 also suffered serious damage. Onion Creek flood waters inundated low areas as they flowed into the Colorado River. Bank erosion was severe and extensive restoration and stabilization are required.
Temporary measures have been put in place to allow local traffic to utilize Fallwell Lane. A permanent solution to reconstruct or realign key access roads, retrofit water intake structures, and stabilize berms and channels to guard against flood overflows from Onion Creek is needed to protect critical City infrastructure from future flood events.
Based on the Preliminary Engineering Report, a decision was made to separate the project into two phases. Phase A will realign Fallwell Lane, relocate and extend water lines, and protect the Colorado River bank from damage the adjacent Fallwell Lane caused by Onion Creek overflows. Phase B will provide berms, levees, and floodwalls to protect critical City infrastructure against Onion Creek overflows.
Phase A of the project is at the 90 percent design phase, but Phase B of the project is not yet funded. Additional contract authority is needed for bid/award and construction phase services for Phase A in the amount of $500,000.
This amendment was approved by the City’s Change Control Committee. The Change Control Committee was established to comply with Council Resolution No. 20120126-048, which required the establishment of consistent criteria and process to evaluate contractual changes for all contracts administered by the Financial Services Department - Capital Contracting. The Change Control Committee is comprised of management-level subject matter experts.