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Ordinance to supersede and replace Ordinance 7951 in its entirety for geotechnical and material testing services fee for City and private development work
Presenter
Romin Khavari, City Engineer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On October 2nd, 2007, the City Council approved ordinance 7951 establishing a geotechnical and material testing services fee. This ordinance required the developer to pay the city of Grand Prairie for the consultant costs to perform this service as escrow funding deposited in the street plan review (403199) to perform this work. Due to increases in costs a new geotechnical and material testing services fee has been negotiated.
To avoid any conflict of interest, Staff is recommending that this service be provided by a geotechnical/material testing services firm that is hired by and reports to the City.
Please note that this is a pass through fee for private development projects, with the City administering the process. On City capital improvement projects, the City will incur this cost as part of the project.
Financial Consideration
The developer is to pay the City of Grand Prairie based on the established geotechnical and material testing fee as escrow funding to be deposited directly to the street plan review (403199) 21691 (Escrow Geo-Tech) to perform this work. The City then pays the City contracted consultants directly from the developer's escrow funds for the work performed. Since this is a pass though cost, funds not used shall be reimbursed to the developer; however, the developer shall compensate the City for any additional costs incurred.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, REPLACING ORDINANCE 7951 IN ITS ENTIRETY, DETERMINING THE NECESSITY FOR A GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIAL TESTING SERVICES FEE
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is important that City and private development projects be designed based on field geotechnical information where needed and materi...
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