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File #: 2021-1828    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 9/3/2021 In control: Committee on Public Works
On agenda: 9/7/2021 Final action: 9/21/2021
Enactment date: 9/21/2021 Enactment #: 585
Effective date: 9/22/2021    
Title: Resolution further amending No. 466, effective September 21, 2020, as amended by Resolution No. 50, effective February 4, 2021, entitled "authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, between the City of Pittsburgh and Studio Zewde. One Million Eight Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and Ninety Cents ($1,853,355.90)," by increasing the total allocation by $168,486.90.
Indexes: AGREEMENTS (AMENDING)
Attachments: 1. 2021-1828 Cover Ltr signed letter, 2. Summary 2021-1828

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Resolution further amending No. 466, effective September 21, 2020, as amended by Resolution No. 50, effective February 4, 2021, entitled “authorizing the Mayor and the Director of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, between the City of Pittsburgh and Studio Zewde. One Million Eight Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Three Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and Ninety Cents ($1,853,355.90),” by increasing the total allocation by $168,486.90.

 

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WHEREAS, a planning process led by Homewood Community Sports and residents in the Homewood community resulted in a Master Plan for the Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh 2018 Capital Budgets includes a balance of $764,304.00 for Homewood Infrastructure Upgrades; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh 2019 Capital Budget includes $1,400,000.00 for Homewood Park - Design; and

 

WHEREAS, on February 11, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, released a Request for Proposals to solicit for landscape architectural services for professional services to complete design documents for Homewood; and

 

WHEREAS, a selection committee chose a proposal by Studio Zewde for professional landscape architectural services; and

 

WHEREAS, City Council approved Resolution No. 466, effective September 15, 2020, entitled, “Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Works, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, between the City of Pittsburgh and Studio Zewde, for the professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades at a cost not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Thirty Thousand and Fourteen Dollars ($1,630,014.00).”; and

 

WHEREAS, the City did not include the reimbursable expenses totaling $168,486.90 from Studio Zewde’s proposal in the previous resolution; and

 

WHEREAS, the City passed a first legislative amendment to this resolution, effective February 4, 2021, authorizing the contract to include the amount listed above; and

 

WHEREAS, unforeseen circumstances have arisen requiring additional services including geotechnical soil boring investigations and structural engineering based on schematic design changes, plus anticipated related scope additions necessitating a contingency, requiring an additional 10% ($168,486.90) of the current encumbered budget, with new total contract value not to exceed $1,684,869.00.

 

Now therefore be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

 

Section 1.                     Resolution No. 466, effective September 21, 2020, and amended by Resolution No. 50, effective February 4, 2021, “Section 1.  The Mayor and the Director of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, between the City of Pittsburgh and Studio Zewde. The total not to exceed cost is One Million Six Hundred Eighty Four Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Nine Dollars ($1,684,869.00).”

 

Funds are available in the Facility Improvements - City Facilities (PAYGO) line item, 2018 DELIVERABLE:

 

                     Homewood Infrastructure Upgrades

 

JDE Fund

JDE Job. No.

Budget Year

Amount

Source

Account No.

Item No.

40118

4526752118

2018

$764,304.00

PAYGO

54205

1419

 

Funds are also available in the Park Reconstruction (BOND) line item, 2019 DELIVERABLE:

 

                                          Homewood Park - Design

 

JDE Fund

JDE Job. No.

Budget Year

Amount

Source

Account No.

Item No.

40019

4550000419

2019

$920,565.00

BOND

54205

1419

 

is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

Section 1.  The Mayor and the Director of Public Works, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, to enter into an Agreement or Agreements, or the use of existing Agreements, for the professional landscape architectural services for Homewood Park Infrastructure Upgrades, between the City of Pittsburgh and Studio Zewde. The total not to exceed cost is One-Million Eight-Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand, and Three-Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and Ninety CENTS ($1,853,355.90).

 

 

Funds are available in the Facility Improvements - City Facilities (PAYGO) line item, 2018 DELIVERABLE:

 

                     Homewood Infrastructure Upgrades

 

JDE Fund

JDE Job. No.

Budget Year

Amount

Source

Account No.

Item No.

40118

4526752118

2018

$764,304.00

PAYGO

54205

1419

 

AND

 

Funds are available in the Park Reconstruction (BOND) line item, 2019 DELIVERABLE:                     

 

Homewood Park - Design

 

JDE Fund

JDE Job. No.

Budget Year

Amount

Source

Account No.

Item No.

40019

4550000419

2019

$1,089,051.90

BOND

54205

1419

 

 

Section 2. In all other respects, Resolution No. 466, effective September 15, 2020, as amended by Resolution No. 50, effective  February 4, 2021, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.