RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment between ERM-West, Inc., a California corporation (ERM), on the one hand and the County, the Hookston Group, and Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), on the other, to extend the term of the contract from January 31, 2023 through June 30, 2023, and increase the payment limit by $75,000 to $285,233, to enable ERM to continue providing remediation and related environmental services at an approximately 8-acre site located at the intersection of Hookston Road and Bancroft Road in Pleasant Hill (the Hookston Site).
FISCAL IMPACT:
In accordance with an existing settlement agreement between the County, the Hookston Group and UPRR, the costs incurred under the contract with ERM are borne as follows: 50% by UPRR, 25% by the Hookston Group and 25% by the County. The County portion has been designated as an enforceable obligation of the former redevelopment agency and is paid using Successor Agency funds.
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