In June of 2015, the Cowiche Canyon Trail project was selected as one of the Tier 2 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Projects of the Connecting Washington funding program; awarding the City of Yakima (City) with a $2,000,000 Connect Washington grant. The project is to further extend the Cowiche Canyon Trail by constructing approximately two miles of new pathway with bike/pedestrian bridges. In 2017, the City used the MRSC Roster process to select Perteet, Inc. to develop the project and design the plans.
Design is well underway and final plans are due June 30, 2021. In order to go to ad, a Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application (JARPA) must be submitted, and approved, to complete the environmental documentation. The JARPA was not part of the original scope of work for the Perteet contract. Since Perteet has the project knowledge, and the expertise to complete the JARPA, an addendum is required to add this work to the Perteet Agreement.
The terms of the Addendum to the Agreement (Amendment No. 4) with Perteet shall be in an amount not to exceed $34,680 and has been attached for City Council review. The expenditure of $34,680 for the JARPA will be funded out of the $2,000,000 Connect Washington grant. |