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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Date:	April 10, 2018

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Costa

County

Subject:

Senate Bill 914 (Dodd): Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) Contracting For Counties--SUPPORT

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/10/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:

John Cunningham (925) 674-7833

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: April 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT a position of "Support" on Senate Bill 914 (Dodd) Construction Manager At-Risk Contracting For Counties, a bill that would authorize the use of this method of contracting for the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any infrastructure, excluding roads.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

This California State Association of Counties (CSAC) sponsored legislation would expand existing county Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) authority. Counties can currently use CMAR for the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any building owned or leased by the county for projects over $1 million through January 1, 2023. SB 914 would expand that authority to other types of infrastructure projects, such as flood control projects. The bill maintains the existing project cost threshold of in excess of $1 million and skilled and trained workforce requirements.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Ultimately, the bill that made it into print excluded roads in the list of CMAR eligible projects. The Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee, at their March 13, 2018, meeting, discussed the Bill and the omission of roads. The Committee did recommend a support position with the addition of a

comment to the author recommending roads be added in if the opportunity presents itself.

Related Statutes/Legislation
SB 328 (Knight, 2013) authorized counties to use construction manager at-risk method for projects costing in excess of $1 million and allowed the county to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or by the best value method until January 1, 2018.

AB 851 (Caballero, 2017) extended the sunset date for county authority for five years to January 1, 2023. AB 851 also added skilled and trained workforce requirements for projects built with county CMAR authority.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County would not have an official position on the bill.