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Oxnard staff seek council approval to expand Brown and Caldwell engineering contract after repeated pipe failures
Summary
City staff recommended the Oxnard City Council approve a fifth amendment to the Brown and Caldwell professional services agreement to increase not-to-exceed compensation and extend the contract through June 30, 2028, citing multiple underground pipe failures and extended construction schedules.
Tim Beeman, assistant director of public works for Oxnard City, recommended the City Council approve and authorize the mayor to execute a fifth amendment to the professional services agreement with Brown and Caldwell to increase engineering support during construction for the primary clarifiers and activated sludge basins project (PW 2117).
Beeman said the amendment would "increase the not to exceed amount from $1,349,868 to $2,609,075 and extend the term to 06/30/2028 for additional engineering services during construction required for the primary clarifiers and activated sludge improvements PW 2117." He characterized the additional funds as time-and-materials: the firm would be engaged as needed rather than on a fixed-fee basis.
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