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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works
Date:	January 8, 2013

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Costa

County

Subject:

Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., Countywide. Project No. Various

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/08/2013

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Kevin Emigh, 925-313-2233

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 8, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for on-call structural engineering services for the period of November 6, 2012 through November 5, 2015, Countywide.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Work performed under this on-call consulting services agreement is funded by developer fees; and various other local, state and federal funds for road, flood control, and airport projects.

BACKGROUND:

The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County which require structural engineering services for road, flood control, and airport projects. After a solicitation process, this firm was selected as one of the five firms to provide structural engineering services on an “on-call” basis. The consultant will augment Public Works Design/Construction staff on an as-needed basis. They will be used as an extension of Public Works staff during busy times when extra help is needed or when in-house expertise is not available. This on-call consulting services agreement will be in effect for three years.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, there is possible delay in completing projects requiring structural engineering services. Executing this consulting services agreement will facilitate the process of design and construction for various Public Works projects requiring structural engineering expertise.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.