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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon Offord Hymes, Risk Manager
Date:	January 20, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment for Environmental and Occupational Risk Management (EORM)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/20/2015

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:	Sharon Hymes-Offord 925.335.1450
cc:	Robert Campbell, Auditor-Controller

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 20, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Risk Manager to execute a Contract Amendment Agreement with Environmental and Occupational Risk Management (EORM) effective January 1, 2015 to increase the total payment limit by $225,080 to a new payment limit of $961,380 due to asbestos, public health concerns and earthquake damage at County buildings.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Additional cost of $225,080 will be paid through the Workers' Compensation Internal Service Fund.

BACKGROUND:

EORM assists in dealing with Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) compliance inspections and responses of behalf of all County departments. Since the inception of this contract, additional services were needed due to three major crises that required immediate attention from EORM technical staff for indoor air quality sampling, remediation analysis and responding to Cal OSHA complaints, which resulted in no penalties. Furthermore, the Loss Control Assistant Risk Manager (ARM) position became vacant and the EORM consultant who worked closely with the former ARM was able to step in as interim Loss Control ARM with the high level of technical expertise needed to fill this position as well as to train the newly hired Safety Services Specialist.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will be without the critical position needed to ensure OSHA and CalOSHA compliance.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None.