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C. 49

To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	March 2, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract for Third Party Fire Protection Plan Review

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/02/2021

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 Bachman, Assistant Fire Chief/Fire Marshal, 925-941-3300

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 2, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a contract with Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $30,000, for fire protection plan review services for the Diablo Energy Storage project in Pittsburg, for the period March 2, 2021, through March 1, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The District will charge the Diablo Energy Storage System project for the full cost of the third party review services.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) conducts plan review services in accordance with the California Fire Code (CFC). The District has a need to contract with a third party fire protection plan review service provider for the proposed Diablo Energy Storage System project located in Pittsburg, CA. The contractor will conduct a review of a complete construction drawing package for the facility. The purpose of the review is to determine if the construction plans are in compliance with the California Fire Code, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District requirements, UL9540a testing (or equivalent), and NFPA 855. Contractor has experience with energy storage systems in various capacities. The District does not have enough experience with this new technology to conduct the review.

Under the contract the District is obligated to defend and indemnify the contractor for claims, damages, and death or injury to persons or property arising from the contract that are caused, or claimed or alleged to be caused, in whole or in part, by the negligence or willful misconduct of the District or its subcontractors.The contract also includes a limitation of liability that caps the contractor’s liability under the contract at $5,000,000.