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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager August 26, 2002 Subject Procurement of Professional Engineering Services for Proposed Redwood City Recycled Water Project Recommendation By motion authorize staff to negotiate a scope of professional engineering services fo~ the design of the distribution system of the proposed Recycled Water Project with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Background On June 11, 2001 the City Council approved a professional services agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for the Water Recycling Feasibility Study for the Redwood Shores area. Kennedy/Jenks was recommended from a field of four firms following a competitive, two-phase selection process. On January 28, 2002, the Council approved Task Order No. 1 which authorized staff and Kennedy/Jenks to begin working directly with Caltrans, the San Mateo County Transportation Authority and their design consultants to conduct a pre-design study of the proposed Hwy. 101 bike path recycled water transmission line and develop a checklist of all technical requirements, permits, constraints and potential costs associated with the work. The work was completed within a very short period established by Caltrans. On February 4, 2002, the Council reviewed and accepted the Water Recycling Feasibility Study for the Redwood Shores area from Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. On February 25, 2002, the Council approved Task Order No. 2 to the agreement with Kennedy/Jenks, including a refined "market assessment" of the "Greater Bayfront Area" (east of Hwy. 101 and south of Whipple Ave.) and a more developed concept plan for pipeline alignments in the Greater Bayfront Area and Central Redwood City. Also, staff has added a cost effectiveness study, project financing plan and review of water rates and connection fees. On March 11,2002, The Council approved Task Order No. 3, which included production of design drawings and specifications for the recycled water transmission line located in the Caltrans Highway 101 right-of-way. The bulk of the pre-bid work is now complete and Caltrans has signed off on the Kennedy/Jenks design work. The work on Task Order No. 2 has proceeded according to the agreement, and with Council's anticipated acceptance of the final report - Water Recycling Feasibility Study for Redwood City, Kennedy/Jenks Consultant will have fulfilled part of their contractual obligations to the City. Tasks related to the project financing plan, review of water rates 1 of 3