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Council approves higher cap, more hours for on-call engineering services
Summary
The council approved an amendment increasing hours and raising the per-contract cap for on-call engineering services to address expanded pavement-management work and to backfill interim engineering staff, with staff saying in-house hires should reduce reliance over time.
The Santa Paula City Council on June 30 approved an amendment to an on-call professional services agreement to increase hours and raise the annual contract cap for engineering services, council members and staff said.
Councilmember Crosswhite moved approval of agenda item 4A and Councilmember O'Nellis seconded; council voted to approve the amendment. Staff explained the change reflects an expanded scope of pavement-management and public-works projects and the need for more design and construction management hours while the city hires permanent in-house engineering staff.
Public works staff explained the amendment increases available consultant hours to meet a rising workload tied to pavement-management projects. "It is an…
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