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RESOLUTION NO. 15065
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH BSK ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR SERVICES REQUIRED FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING, SAMPLING, SOILS TESTING, AND REMOVAL AND SOILS
REMEDIATION WORK RELATED TO THE UNFORESEEN UNDERGROUND STORAGE
TANK DISCOVERED AT FIRE STATION 55, IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,805, INCREASING THE
TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT TO $209,549, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXPAND THE SCOPE OF WORK IF EXTENSIVE CONTAMINATION IS DISCOVERED
WHEREAS, in November 2013, the local voters passed Measure E extending the existing
one-half percent local sales tax and increasing the rate by one-quarter percent to provide funding
to preserve essential city services. This tax supplanted the former, one-half cent transactions and
use tax (Measure S), effective April 1, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City has since used those resources to plan, design, construct and
manage two new stand-alone fire stations, 52 and 57, and a new Public Safety Center (PSC) that
incorporates Fire Station 51. These three projects, collectively referred to as “Phase 1” of the
City’s Essential Facilities Program, have successfully been completed and occupied; and
WHEREAS, the Essential Facilities program also includes the design, construction, and
management of Fire Stations 54 and 55 referred to as “Phase 2”; and
WHEREAS, under a professional services agreement dated January 19, 2022, BSK
Associates, Inc. (“BSK”) has provided materials testing and special inspection and geotechnical
testing and inspection services for the “Phase 2” projects for renovation of Fire Stations 54 and
55; and
WHEREAS, the City successfully bid the Fire Station 54 and 55 Project and has awarded
the construction contract to Wickman Development and Construction, Inc. and issued notice to
proceed with construction; and,
WHEREAS, during excavation activities at Fire Station 55, Wickman Development and
Construction, Inc. discovered an unforeseen underground fueling storage tank and subsequently
notified the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City is required to follow specific notification, sampling, permitting,
removal procedures; as well as proper extraction and soils remediation by an Environmental
Protection Agency-qualified underground storage tank (“UST”) removal company; and,
WHEREAS, BSK has provided a proposal to perform the additional environmental
services related the work associated with proper extraction of the tank, disposal, and soils
remediation; and
WHEREAS, BSK’s proposal is based on preliminary investigation results that show
minimal contamination around and below the tank because the tank was drained and filled with
inert material in the past; and
WHEREAS, if during extraction of the tank it is discovered that significant contamination
exists, additional work will need to be performed on a time and material basis and staff will monitor
the removal and document the extend of the material removed; and
WHEREAS, the work associated with the removal of the UST is critical to maintaining the
Fire Station 55 Project on schedule and avoiding delays;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Rafael as
follows:
1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a First Amendment to the Professional
Services Agreement with BSK Associates, Inc., in the form included with the staff report
for this resolution, subject to final approval by the City Attorney, for necessary
comprehensive environmental services, in the amount of $63,805, increasing the total
contract amount to $209,549.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to further amend the Professional Services
Agreement to expand the scope of work, to be performed on a time and materials basis,
if extensive contamination is discovered during excavation, as needed for the removal and
disposal of the excess material.
3. Funds totaling $63,805 will be appropriated for City Project No. 11395 from the Essential
Facilities Capital Projects Fund (#420).
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held
on Monday, the 2nd day of May 2022 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk