City Council

10.\nFIRST CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH HIRSCH & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR\nPROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT\nSERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND\nSPECIFICATIONS OF THE ALHAMBRA DOG PARK PROJECT – F2M18-35, C2M2451, M2M25-134\nOn August 26, 2024, the City Council awarded a contract to Hirsch & Associates, Inc. in\nthe amount of $155,130.00 for planning and professional engineering, and design services\nto provide plans, specifications, and bid documentation for the Alhambra Dog Park Project.\nThe first amendment to Hirsch & Associates, Inc. contract is necessary to revise the scope\nto allow for the subcontractor to satisfy the Los Angeles County's requirement for\nenvironmental testing of the site soil, most notably asking the City to investigate the\npresence or absence of landfill gas that must be completed in order for the County of Los\nAngeles to approve the Post Closure Land Use Paperwork (PCLUP) and allow\nconstruction to begin. An additional $161,120 is required to conduct further field work in\norder to obtain a PCULP.\nRecommended Action:\nCity Council approve a first amendment, subject to final\nlanguage approval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to agreement C2M24-51 with\nHirsch & Associates, Inc. for an additional $161,120.00 for unforeseen sub-consultant\nservices required by the County of Los Angeles to process the final Post Closure Land\nUse Paperwork (PCLUP) for the Alhambra Dog Park; and, direct staff to undertake the\nsteps to finalize Council’s action. (M2M25-134)