City Council

8. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC., FOR THE NORTH\nLAKE AVENUE PEDESTRIAN AND SAFETY ENHANCEMENT\nPROJECT, AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM (ATP) CYCLE 6 PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $716,249 (Public\nWorks Dept.)\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council:\n(1) Find that the proposed action in the agenda report is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSection 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of\nthe State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract, as a result of the competitive selection process, as specified by Section 4.08.047 of the\nPasadena Municipal Code, with Parsons Transportation Group Inc. for\nprofessional engineering and design services for the North Lake Avenue Pedestrian and Safety Enhancement (ATP Cycle 6) project in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $716,249, which includes the base contract amount of $651,135\nand a contingency of $65,114. Competitive price bidding is not required pursuant to City Charter Section 1002(F) (Contracts for professional or\nunique services); and\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to extend the term of the contract as necessary without increasing the not-to-exceed amount.