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C. 64

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	March 31, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #1 to Contract with Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD for Pavement Engineering and Pavement Management

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2020

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:

Chris Lau, 925-313-7002

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: March 31, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD (dba NCE), to increase the payment limit by $150,000 to a new payment limit of $300,000 and extend the term from March 1, 2020 to March 1, 2021, for on-call pavement engineering and pavement management services, Countywide. (100% Local Road Fund)

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will be funded by 100% local road funds.

BACKGROUND:

The Public Works Department manages over 660 miles of roads throughout unincorporated Contra Costa County. On March 1, 2018, the County entered into a contract with Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD. d/b/a NCE to augment staff and provide pavement engineering and pavement management services on an on-call basis. The services include, but are not limited to: determining the performance status of the entire County roadway network, identifying feasible pavement preventative maintenance measures and rehabilitation alternatives, determining a preventative maintenance and rehabilitation program for the roadway network, preparing a multi-year pavement preventative maintenance and rehabilitation plan, performing pavement condition surveys, rating and analysis to update pavement condition indices, review and prepare construction and planning cost estimates for pavement related construction projects, and many other pavement related technical services. This contract amendment is to extend the contract termination date by one year to March 1, 2021 and increase the payment limit from $150,000 to $300,000.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Public Works Department will be unable to provide pavement engineering and pavement management of the County road network in a timely manner.