city of Chula Vista

File #: 17-0120    Name: Civil Engineer Consulting Services
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/19/2017 Final action: 9/19/2017
Title: RESOLUTION NO. 2017-178 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.; NV5, INC.; RICK ENGINEERING COMPANY; AND T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS AND OTHER CITY PROJECTS
Attachments: 1. Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Kimley-Horn and Assoc., Inc., 2. Item 2 - Attachment 2 - NV5, Inc., 3. Item 2 - Attachment 3 - Rick Engineering, 4. Item 2 - Attachment 4 - T.Y. Lin International, 5. Item 2 - Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-178 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.; NV5, INC.; RICK ENGINEERING COMPANY; AND T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS AND OTHER CITY PROJECTS

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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.

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SUMMARY

City staff has identified the need to enlist qualified consultants from time to time to assist with general civil engineering services. On call consultants would provide timely, as needed, civil engineering services.


ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

Environmental Notice
Environmental Notice
The Project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines.

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Environmental Determination
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines. Thus, no further environmental review is required.


BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not Applicable

DISCUSSION

BACKGROUND
The Engineering and Capital Projects staff manages the preliminary engineering, design and delivery of the city's CIP projects.

JUSTIFICATION FOR ON-CALL CONSULTANTS
It is critical that the civil engineering work for existing and future CIP projects be performed in a timely manner so that project delivery is not delayed. Therefore, it would be more efficient to secure the assistance of general civil engineer consultant teams on an as-needed basis for the following reasons:

1. On a typical fiscal year, the Engineering and Capital Projects Department is responsible for about $21 million of CIP projects. Due to increase in funding associated with Measure P, th...

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