2026 Bengal Engineering Amendment 15 - Dune Palms Bridge Project 2011-05MEMORANDUM ta Q"&a
DATE: December 31, 2025
TO: Jon McMillen, City Manager
FROM: Carley Escarrega, Administrative Technician
RE: Bengal Engineering for project no. 2011-05, Dune Palms Bridge Amendment no. 15
Please list the Contracting Party / Vendor Name, type of agreement to be executed, including any change orders or
amendments, and the type of services to be provided. Make sure to list any related Project No. and Project Name.
Authority to execute this agreement is based upon:
�✓ _ Approved by City Council on
QCity Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Purchasing Policy
[Resolution No. 2019-021] for budget expenditures of $50,000 or less.
F-1_ Department Director's or Manager's signing authority provided under the City's
Purchasing Policy [Resolution No. 2019-021] for budget expenditures of $15,000 and
$5,000, respectively, or less.
Procurement Method (one must ayolV):
El Bid F-1 RFP F-1_ RFQ _Q 3 written informal bids
QSole Source n Select Source F-1 Cooperative Procurement
Reauestina department shall check and attach the items below as appropriate:
✓Q Agreement payment will be charged to Account No.: 401-0000-60188-111205-CT
Fv L Agreement term: Start Date _ End Date December 31, 2026
aAmount of Agreement, Amendment, Change Order, etc.: $
REMINDER; Signing authorities listed above are applicable on the aggregate Agreement amount,
not individual Amendments or Change Orders!
Fv L Insurance certificates as required by the Agreement for Risk Manager approval
Approved by: Oscar Mojica _ Date: 12/31/2026
Bonds (originals) as required by the Agreement (Performance, Payment, etc.)
nConflict of Interest Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests from Consultant(s)
NOTE: Review the "Form 700 Disclosure for Consultants" guidance to determine if a Form 700 is
required pursuant FPPC regulation 18701(2)
aBusiness License No. 0100872 Expires: _
QRequisition for a Purchase Order has been prepared (Agreements over $5,000)
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH BENGAL ENGINEERING, INC.
This Amendment No. 15 ("Amendment 15") to Professional Services Agreement
("Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 31 day of December, 2025, ("Effective
Date") by and between the City of La Quinta ("City"), a California Municipal Corporation
and Charter City organized under the Constitution and laws of the State of California with
its principal place of business at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California 92253, and
Bengal Engineering, Inc., a California corporation ("Consultant").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on or about June 2, 2014, the City and Consultant entered into an
Agreement to provide those services related to the Dune Palms Road Low Water
Crossing Replacement at the Coachella Valley Storm Water Channel, Project No. 2011-
05. The term of the Agreement expires on June 30, 2023 ("Initial Term"); and
WHEREAS, Amendment 1, executed on or about March 24, 2015, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to include additional Utility Pothole, Data
Collection, and Noise Modeling work and to remove Section 7 Consultation Work
Objective, resulting in a net contract sum decrease in the amount of ($2,233); and
WHEREAS, Amendment 2, executed on or about December 1, 2015, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to include additional Cultural and
Architectural Survey, resulting in a net contract sum increase in the amount of $7,800;
and
WHEREAS, Amendment 3, executed on or about July 7, 2016, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to revise the Traffic Technical
Memorandum and Noise Study and to prepare and process an Air Quality Report,
resulting in a net contract sum increase in the amount of $31,678-1 and
WHEREAS, Amendment 4, executed on or about July 13, 2016, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to include the development of Three
Conceptual Grade Control Structure Alternatives, resulting in a net contract sum increase
in the amount of $16,100; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 5, executed on or about June 13, 2016, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to include additional Hydrology and
Hydraulic Study to address concerns expressed by the Coachella Valley Water District,
resulting in a net contract sum increase in the amount of $19,900-1 and
WHEREAS, Amendment 6, executed on or about October 27, 2016, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to include an Extended Archeological
Phase I Work Plan (XPI) as directed by Caltrans Environmental, resulting in a net contract
sum increase in the amount of $9,583; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 7, executed on or about April 20, 2017, previously
amended Scope of Services and Contract Sum to include the Field Work for the Extended
Archeological Phase I Work Plan required by Caltrans, resulting in a net contract sum
increase in the amount of $96,449-1 and
WHEREAS, Amendment 8, executed on or about October 16, 2018, previously
amended Scope of Services, Contract Sum, and Agreement Term (from August 1, 2018,
until July 31, 2021, "Extended Term") to include additional engineering services related
to Coachella Valley Water District Equilibrium Slope and Scour Determination,
Environmental Permitting, Right of Way Acquisition, and preparation of Water, Sewer and
Landscape Plans; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 9, executed on or about April 28, 2020, amended the
Scope of Services to include additional engineering services related to design
accommodations for connector trails and artistic CV Link Project components, design of
CVWD access accommodations and additional project management, resulting in a net
contract sum increase in the amount of $53,310; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 10, executed on or about June 28, 2021, amended
Section 3.4 Term of the Agreement to extend the contract term from August 1, 2021,
through June 30, 2023 ("Extended Term"); and
WHEREAS, Amendment 11, executed on or about June 14, 2022, amended the
Scope of Services to include Constructability Review in Phase III and shift $8,000 in
funding from Phase I and II to Phase III Constructability; and
WHEREAS, Amendment 12, executed on or about May 2, 2023, amended the
Contract Sum to replenish the Construction Support Services task, resulting in a net
contract sum increase in the amount of $50,000 and amended section 3.4 Term of the
Agreement to extend the contract term from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024
("Extended Term"); and
WHEREAS, Amendment 13, executed on or about March 20, 2024, amended the
Scope of Services to revise the roadway improvement plans to include the widening of
Dune Palms Road between Highway 111 and the bridge, and to replenish the
Construction Support Services task, resulting in a net contract sum increase in the
amount of $45,200, and amended section 3.4 Term of the Agreement to extend the
contract term from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025 ("Extended Term"); and
WHEREAS, Amendment 14, executed on or about July 1, 2025, amended Section
3.4 Term of the Agreement to extend the contract term from July 1, 2025, through
December 31, 2025 ("Extended Term"); and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 3.4 Term, the City and Consultant mutually
agree to execute Amendment 15 to extend the Term of the Agreement for an additional
one-year term from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026 ("Extended Term").
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenant herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
AMENDMENT
In consideration of the foregoing Recitals and the covenants and promises
hereinafter contained, and for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and
receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Section 3.4 Term is amended to read as follows:
3.4 Term. Unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions in Article 8.0
of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall commence on June 2, 2014, and
terminate on July 31, 2018 ("Initial Term"); the term of this agreement was extended as
follows via the amendments listed below ("Extended Terms"):
• Amendment No. 8 from August 1, 2018, until July 31, 2021; and
• Amendment No. 10 from August 1, 2021, until June 30, 2023; and
• Amendment No. 12 from July 1, 2023, until December 31, 2024; and
• Amendment No. 13 from January 1, 2025, until June 30, 2025; and
• Amendment No. 14 from July 1, 2025, until December 31, 2025; and
• Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in effect prior to the date of
this Amendment No. 15, the Extended Term of this agreement shall remain
in full force and effect from January 1, 2026, until December 31, 2026
("Extended Term"); and
• This agreement may be extended upon mutual agreement by both parties,
and executed in writing.
In all other respects, the original Agreement shall remain in effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and Consultant have executed this Amendment
No. 15 to the Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.
CITY OF LA QUINTA
a California municipal corporation
cMILLEN, City Manager
City of La Quinta, California
Dated:
ATTEST:
MONIKA RAD A, qtjCIerk
City of La Quinta, Cali ornia
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WILLIAM H. IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
Bengal Engineering, Inc.
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Md. Wahiduzzaman, P.E.
President