DATE: September 11, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: AMENDMENT 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH UTILIQUEST, LLC FOR UNDERGROUND FACILITY MARKING AND LOCATING SERVICES FOR FIBER PROJECTS AND AMENDMENT 3 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ANSER ADVISORY MANAGEMENT, LLC FOR FIBER MANAGEMENT, PERMITTING, PLAN REVIEW, AND INSPECTION SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 2 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with UtiliQuest, LLC, ("UtiliQuest"), in the amount of $700,000 for a total compensation not to exceed $850,000, for underground facility marking and locating services for telecom fiber projects; approve Amendment 3 to the PSA with Anser Advisory Management, LLC, ("Anser"), in the amount of $2,348,500 for a total compensation not to exceed $3,857,100, for fiber management, permitting, plan review, and inspection services; appropriate $3,048,500, and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendments upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On May 4, 2022, the City entered into a Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement with SiFi Networks Oceanside LLC ("SiFi") to install a Citywide fiber optic network system in the City's public rights-of-way. The agreement includes provisions for an accelerated permitting process that includes the costs of hiring a temporary permitting technician, plan reviewer, and inspector at SiFi's expense.
Ubiquity Inc. ("Ubiquity"), a public utility, has also applied for fiber optic work within the City's public rights-of-way under an accelerated permitting and construction schedule. The City Engineer has determined this work would require additional consultant review per the City's Excavation and Encroachment Policy.
On April 14, 2023, the City Manager approved a sole-source PSA with Anser Advisory Management, LLC, in the amount of $45,000, for fiber management, per...
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