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Page 1 of 3 <br />Item #11 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />November 19, 2024 <br />Public Works - Utilities Division <br /> <br />TITLE: APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF <br />PLEASANTON AND ZONE 7 WATER AGENCY TO PERFORM PHASE I <br />FEASIBILITY REVIEW FOR THE REGIONAL GROUNDWATER FACILITIES <br />PROJECT FOR A REVISED TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $2,733,178 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />Following Zone 7 Water Agency's (Zone 7) contract solicitations and awards for the Regional <br />Groundwater Facility Project-Phase 1 Feasibility study, staff recommends the City amend its <br />agreement with Zone 7 to reflect the new total not-to-exceed amount of $2,733,178 inclusive of <br />a 10 percent contingency. Zone 7 and the City will share the cost of Phase I - Feasibility Study <br />for the consultant and construction contract with $1,449,947 allocated to Zone 7 and <br />$1,283,231 allocated to the City. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Authorize the City Manager or their delegate(s) to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement <br />between the City of Pleasanton and Zone 7 Water Agency to perform Phase I Feasibility Study <br />for the Regional Groundwater Facilities Project <br />to reflect the new total not-to-exceed amount of $2,733,178 inclusive of a 10 percent <br />contingency, by which Zone 7 and the City will share the cost of Phase I - Feasibility Study for <br />the consultant and construction contract with $1,449,947 allocated to Zone 7 and $1,283,231 <br />allocated to the City. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />On June 18, 2024, the City Council approved an agreement between the City and Zone 7 <br />Water Agency to perform Phase I of the Regional Groundwater Facilities Project to determine <br />the feasibility for the City and Zone 7 to construct and operate new groundwater well facilities <br />in the Bernal subbasin to recover the use of the City’s groundwater production quota (GPQ) <br />and increase Zone 7’s groundwater production capacity for the Tri-Valley region. Per the <br />original agreement, the contractor and consultant services cost will be equally shared (50/50 <br />cost sharing) with a not-to-exceed limit of $2,000,000. <br /> <br />Concurrently, in June 2024, the well siting analysis was completed to identify the top three <br />locations for potential groundwater facilities. The locations resulting from the analysis are in <br />public parks owned and operated by the City: Del Prado Park, Pleasanton Tennis and <br />Community Park, and Hansen Park. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />Zone 7 prepared and advertised a Request for Bids to solicit bids for up to three test well <br />constructions (up to one test well per park location). Zone 7 received five bids; the bid from <br />Nor-Cal Pump & Well Drilling, Inc. was deemed the lowest, responsive, responsible, and <br />qualified bid with a total bid amount of $1,400,871. Zone 7 also prepared and advertised a <br />Page 164 of 658