The purpose of this contract amendment is to add a design fee of $6400 and amend the contract completion date on the Facilities Master Plan contract with CTA Architects and Engineers.  The City hired CTA to prepare a Facilities Master Plan and later added work to address the Council Initiative to improve the Municipal Court, Legal and Police areas on City Hall's 2nd floor.  The CTA contract amendment #1 was for designing the 2nd floor changes.  Space needs on 2nd floor forced staff and CTA to examine office possibilities on the 1st floor, where the City Attorney and other staff are located.  That design work is the subject of this contract amendment #2.  

There are no viable alternatives to approving Contract Amendment #2.  CTA completed the design work and is currently performing the project inspection and administration for the 1st floor remodeling.  The 1st floor work is included in the construction contract that Council approved in February, 2016.

The $6400 fee is an addition to the previously approved $119,500 contact and will be paid from the City Attorney's FY 2016 budget.

Staff recommends that the City Council approve CTA contract amendment #2 for $6400 and extend the contract completion date to June 30, 2016.