DATE: November 4, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Water Utilities Department
TITLE: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT 3 WITH BDS ENGINEERING FOR AS-NEEDED CIP PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with BDS Engineering (Formerly Force 77 Engineering and Consulting) in an amount not-to-exceed $700,000 for the two-year term, for a total amount not-to-exceed $1,324,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The budget for the Water Utilities Department’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) contains just under $485 million in proposed projects in the next five years. To effectively manage these projects, City staff is supplemented with additional contract staff to bring these projects to completion in a timely manner.
On January 25, 2023, Council approved a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Force 77 Engineering for as-needed CIP project management service for a two-year term, in an amount not-to-exceed $624,000. On June 5, 2025, Amendment 1 was approved administratively, to extend the contract until June 30, 2027. On April 16, 2026, Amendment 2 was approved administratively to add two project managers to the Agreement. Staff is now requesting approval of Amendment 3, to add funds and extend the agreement until June 30, 2029.
After the approval of Amendment 2, Force 77 acquired BDS Engineering, and assumed the BDS Engineering name for ongoing operations. BDS Engineering is assuming this agreement and will perform as-needed CIP Project Management services utilizing the same staff as Force 77.
FISCAL IMPACT
Amendment 3 will be a not-to-exceed $700,000 with an end date of June 30, 2029. The amounts to be encumbered are outlined in Table 1 below. As projects are completed and new projects are assigned, staff may make changes to the allocations, staying within the total approved contract...
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