Matter 25-881

First Amendment to the Master Consultant Agreement between the City of San José and Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. for Waste Characterization Studies.

Utilities City Council Agenda Ready Introduced 12 Aug 2025

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File: 25-881
Type: Consent Agenda
Status: Agenda Ready
Requester: Unknown
Introduced: 12 Aug 2025
Last synced: 19 May 2026 · 03:59

The papers

2 documents · 378 KB

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Memorandum

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The document is a memorandum regarding the First Amendment to the Master Consultant Agreement between the City of San José and Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. for waste characterization studies. It recommends increasing the maximum compensation by $500,000, raising it from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. The agreement, initiated on January 31, 2023, involves six waste characterization studies for the City’s residential recycling program, of which four have been completed. Additional funds are required to complete the remaining studies and a new project for multi-family dwellings. The funding will come from the Environmental Services Department’s budget.

Key points

The memorandum pertains to the First Amendment to the Master Consultant Agreement with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.
The maximum compensation is proposed to increase from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
The agreement includes six waste characterization studies for the City’s residential recycling program.
Four of the six studies have been completed.
Additional funds are needed for remaining studies and a new project for multi-family dwellings.
Funding is sourced from the Environmental Services Department’s budget.

Limitations

The document does not specify the exact date of the City Council action.
There are unresolved placeholders in the document, such as the specific date for the City Council action request.

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COUNCIL AGENDA: FILE: ITEM: DEPARTMENT(S) Environmental Services COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) Citywide CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST CEQA COORDINATION Not a Project, File No. City Attorney's Office PP17-003, Agreement and City Manager’s and Contracts. Budget Office 8/26/25 25-881 2.9 Director Approval /s/ Jeff Provenzano CMO Approval 8/8/25 SUBJECT: First Amendment to the Master Consultant Agreement between the City of San José and Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. for Waste Characterization Studies. RECOMMENDATION Approve the First Amendment to the Master Consultant Agreement between the City of San José and Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. for waste characterization studies to increase the maximum compensation by $500,000 from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION On January 31, 2023, the City entered into a Master Consultant Agreement with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. for a maximum of $1,000,000 with a term ending December 31, 2026. Under the Scope of Services for the Master Consultant Agreement, Cascadia is to perform a total of six waste characterization studies (as required by hauler contracts) and draft corresponding reports for each study for the City’s residential...

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Agreement

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This document is a draft of the First Amendment to the Master City of San José Consultant Agreement with Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. It outlines amendments to the original agreement, including changes to the expiration date, maximum total compensation, and references to specific exhibits. The document indicates that it is not finalized and provides contact information for obtaining the final version.

Key points

Amendment to the Master City of San José Consultant Agreement.
Consultant's Name: Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc.
Amendments include changes to expiration date and maximum total compensation.
Maximum Total Compensation increased from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
References to specific exhibits are amended and incorporated by reference.
Consultant's name change is mentioned but not specified.
Document is marked as a draft.

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Expiration date fields are not filled in.
Consultant's former and current names are not provided.
Exhibit B and Exhibit D references are incomplete.

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First Amendment to Master City of San José Consultant Agreement (Non-Capital Projects) Consultant’s Name: Cascadia Consulting Group, Inc. (Master Agreement AC No. 33450) Original Records Database Contract No.: OC-003720 This Amendment is made and entered into on the date that it is fully executed by the Parties (“Contract Date”). The City and the Consultant amend the above-referenced agreement as set forth herein. 1. Capitalized words in this Amendment have the same meaning as in the Master Agreement. 2. The provisions of this Master Agreement (including any previous amendments) not modified by this Amendment remain in full force and effect. 3. The provisions of this Amendment are effective upon execution of the Amendment by both parties. 4. Agreement Term: Section 2 is amended to extend the expiration date from ___________________ to ___________________. 5. Maximum Total Compensation: Subsection 10.1 is amended to the Maximum Total Compensation from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. Increase Decrease 6. Agreement Section(s): Section(s) ___________ is/are amended to read as set forth in Attachment A of the Amendment. 7. Schedule of Rates and Charges – Exhibit B: The original ______...