21 - Agreement for Third Party Engineering Audit Services of the 2013 Utility Bond Package #4 with Alfred Benesch & Company

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Item No. 21 Memorandum TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager SUBJECT: Alfred Benesch & Company Third Party Engineering Audit Agreement DATE: December 14, 2020 I -AX 0 1 'ii:7�lIJ�I�� At the October 12, 2020 City Council Meeting, the City Council agreed that they would like to meet with a qualified engineering firm to consider developing a scope of service to audit the Utility Bond Project — Package #4. At the November 9, 2020 City Council Meeting, the City Manager presented Alfred Benesch & Company (`Benesch"), represented by Jeff Sockel, PE, and Tim O'Brian, PE, as a qualified and experienced engineering firm in large water/sewer projects as a potential firm for the City Council to consider in auditing the Package #4 Project. Mr. Sockel and Mr. O'Brian gave a presentation regarding their qualifications and briefly discussed options and ideas for pursuing an audit of the Package #4 Project. The City Council then authorized the City Manager to negotiate an Agreement and Scope of Service to bring back to the City Council for their review and consideration. STATUS OF ISSUE: The City Manager has negotiated a Scope of Service with Benesch. Said Scope of Service and the Professional Service Agreement are attached to this Memorandum for the City Council's review and consideration tonight. The Agreement is a template Engineering Agreement with modifications as requested by the City Attorney. The Scope of Service consists of the following process: Benesch will meet with a subcommittee of the City Council to identify key project issues known by the subcommittee as well as recommend possible areas for auditing based on their experience with similar projects, to serve as