Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet - Amendment 1
City of Denton
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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Procurement & Compliance
CFO: Antonio Puente, Jr.
DATE: November 19, 2019
SUBJECT
Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation,
authorizing the approval of a first amendment to a Professional Services Agreement between the City of
Denton and HR Green, Inc., amending the contract approved by City Council on October 23, 2018, in the
not-to-exceed amount of $815,147; said first amendment to provide additional review of development
construction projects for the City of Denton; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing
an effective date (RFQ 6818 – providing for an additional first amendment expenditure amount not-to-
exceed $578,915, with the total contract amount not-to-exceed $1,394,062).
INFORMATION /BACKGROUND
Engineering Development Review is a division of the Capital Projects Department concerned primarily
with reviewing private development construction plans as they pertain to and interact with the City of
Denton’s public infrastructure (i.e., water, wastewater, drainage, streets, parks, etc.). In this regard, the
purpose of this team is to ensure that private development projects that are constructing new public
infrastructure and/or connecting to the public infrastructure can be constructed safely and in accordance
with the City’s minimum specifications and the development code. They interface routinely with developers
and their consulting professionals to verify that private projects will not overburden the existing
infrastructure. To do this, the Engineering Development Review team must fully understand the City’s
development code; all pertinent City, state and federal regulations; and the City of Denton’s design criteria,
specifications, and construction details.
Development projects typically move at a much faster pace than capital projects as the developer and their
consultant have typically put together their plans and vetted them to the point that the developer is fully
invested in the project by the time the Engineering Development Review team is engaged in the project.
Further, private projects do not require competitive bidding or other solicitation to select contractors and
design professionals. A private developer can simply choose the professional and contractor from the start
of the project allowing some definitive advantages in streamlining the design process to start construction
faster. Many times, private developers are on tight timelines to deliver their projects from a financial
perspective which in turn drives the pace at which private development requires approvals of plans and
plats to acquire permits for construction.
City Hall
215 E. McKinney Street
Denton, Texas
www.cityofdenton.com
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On October 23, 2018, City Council approved a contract with HR Green, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount
of $815,147 (Ordinance 18-1482).
RECOMMENDATION
Award Amendment No. 1 with HR Green, Inc., for additional review of development construction projects
for the City of Denton, in the not-to-exceed amount $578,915, for a total amended contract amount of
$1,394,062.
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
HR Green, Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
This project will be started upon approval with a completion date by April 23, 2020.
FISCAL INFORMATION
These services will be funded from Engineering Development Review Operating Account 840300.7854
Purchase Order #188284 will be revised to include the amount of $578,915. The budgeted amount of this
item is $1,394,062.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1: Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2: Original Ordinance and Contract
Exhibit 3: Ordinance and Amendment No. 1
Respectfully submitted:
Lori Hewell, 940-349-7100
Purchasing Manager
For information concerning this acquisition, contact: Christine Taylor at 940-349-7889.
Legal point of contact: Mack Reinwand at 940-349-8333.