RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Blankinship & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to provide on-call pest control adviser services for the period May 27, 2023 through May 26, 2026, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded by Local Road and Flood Control Funds. (100% Various Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department manages over 660 miles of road, 79 miles of creeks and channels, and 29 detention basins and dams throughout Contra Costa County. Part of the Department’s integrated pest management program involves use of chemical herbicides at various County facilities. Contract services are required to provide written pest control recommendations and ancillary services, as needed, for routine road and flood control maintenance work, Countywide. Through a sole source procurement, Blankinship & Associates, Inc., was selected to provide these services. They were the only vendor who had staff licensed as pest control advisers (PCA) and who would provide recommendations without requiring purchase of products or other services.
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