PREPARED BY: MATTHEW BROWN DATE OF MEETING: 04/20/2026
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TOWNSEND MANAGEMENT, INC (1) RECOGNIZING THAT A TOTAL OF $186,864 HAS BEEN INVOICED TO DATE FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES; AND (2) REMOVING THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNTS PER FISCAL YEAR, WITH NO CHANGE TO THE TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $375,000 OVER THE FIVE FISCAL YEAR TERM
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
The award of On-Call Professional Service agreements is not contained in the City Council's Priority Workplan but is recommended for optimizing the efficiency of ongoing operations for the City of San Pablo.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
The Public Works Department utilizes on-call contracts with a variety of firms to support both ongoing operations and capital project delivery. These contracts improve efficiency by allowing the City to quickly access qualified service providers for specialized tasks when short-term staffing needs arise. All on-call consultants have completed a competitive procurement process and entered into a Master Agreement for services over a five-year term.
On June 23, 2023, pursuant to Resolution 2023-101, the City Council awarded an on-call Professional Services to Townsend Management, Inc. (TMI) to provide construction management services. The Agreement authorized compensation not to exceed $75,000 per fiscal year, for a total not to exceed amount of $375,00 over five years.
On June 27, 2024, the City and TMI executed Task Order #1 in the amount of $74,968 for construction management services during the construction phase of the Full Trash Capture Device Project, anticipated to...
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