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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	December 15, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment with Alta Planning & Design for the Olympic Corridor Trail Connector Study

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2015

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:

Robert Sarmiento (925) 674-7822

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: December 15, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Alta Planning & Design to extend the term from December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2016 with no change to the payment limit of $278,873, to complete the planning study of the Olympic Corridor Trail Connector.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the General Fund. 100% Measure J Return to Source Funding.

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) received a grant from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to fund a study that will identify options for improving the non-motorized connection along the Olympic Boulevard Corridor between the Lafayette-Moraga Trail and the Iron Horse Trail. In December, 2012, DCD contracted with Alta Planning & Design to develop the Olympic Corridor Trail Connector Study.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

A contract amendment was approved on December 16, 2014 for Alta Planning & Design to perform additional tasks related to the Study, including additional necessary technical review of the recommended alignment (technology, materials, existing conditions), cost refinement, and implementation coordination. The contract amendment began on January 1, 2015 and is due to expire on December 31, 2015.

DCD is seeking to extend the contract amendment through December 31, 2016 in order that Alta Planning & Design can continue to perform these additional tasks, as staff and the consultant were not able to initiate the final tasks during the original contract period.

The funding amount is unchanged. County Counsel has reviewed and approved the contract extension as to form.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the contract extension is not approved, the contractor will be unable to continue performing the tasks required to complete this study.