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C. 96

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	June 26, 2018

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Costa

County

Subject:

Materials Testing and Inspection Contracts with Applied Materials & Eng Inc. & Quality Assurance Engineering Inc., Countywide.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/26/2018

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:

Ramesh Kanzaria 925-957-2480

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: June 26, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Applied Materials and Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $850,000 and a contract with Quality Assurance Engineering, Inc. dba Consolidated Engineering Laboratories in the amount of $850,000 for on-call materials testing and inspection services, for the period June 26, 2018 through June 26, 2021, (with a one year extension option), which may be extended to June 26, 2022 if elected by the Public Works Director.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Work performed under this on-call Contract is funded with various funds when there is an approved project and funding.

BACKGROUND:

The Public Works Department is involved in various Facilities projects in the County that require materials testing and inspection services. After a solicitation process, these firms were selected as the top two of five firms to provide materials testing inspection services on an "on-call" basis. This on-call contract will be in effect for thirty six months with one year extension option. Government Code section 31000 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type of material testing and inspections services that Applied Materials and Engineering, Inc., and Consolidated Engineering Laboratories, doing business as Quality Assurance Engineering, Inc. provides.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without Board of Supervisors approval, there is a possible delay in completing projects requiring materials testing and inspection services. Executing these contracts will facilitate the process of design and construction for various County Facilities projects requiring materials testing and inspection expertise.