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C.126

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Interim Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	October 17, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve and Authorize Amendment No. 2 to the Consulting Services Agreements with Ross Drulis Cusenbery Architecture, Inc. (WH140D)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/17/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Ramesh Kanzaria, (925) 313-200

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: October 17, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Public Works Director, or designee, to execute an amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Ross Drulis Cusenbery Architecture, Inc. (RDC), to add sub-consultants and update the project schedule, with no change to the term or payment limit, to provide architectural, engineering, and other technical services for the new Emergency Operations Center/Public Safety Building, subject to approval by the County Administrator, and approval as to form by County Counsel, and AUTHORIZE the Interim Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the amendment, Martinez area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The construction of a new Emergency Operations Center/Public Safety Building is part of the County’s five year plan for capital facility projects, RDC was selected through a competitive, qualifications-based selection process to provide architectural, engineering and other technical services for a planning study for preliminary work on a new emergency operations center. On August 16, 2016, the Board approved the Consulting Services Agreement with RDC.

At the Board’s retreat on January 31, 2017, RDC presented three options and the Board selected option 1 as the preferred location for the new Public Safety Building and the new Emergency Operations Center. At that time it was recommended to the Board to retain RDC to complete the next phase of design work and complete the bridging documents necessary to construct the project. Amendment No. 1 approved on March 7, 2017, provided these services and increased the payment limit for the contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the Amendment is not approved, the project will suffer from delays and increase the cost of construction.