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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	July 27, 2021

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract Amendment with Prescience Corporation, Countywide.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/27/2021

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:

Adelina Huerta, 925.313.2305

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: July 27, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services Agreement (contract) amendment with Prescience Corporation, to extend the term from July 31, 2021 through July 31, 2022, for on-call construction management services, with no change to the payment limit of $350,000 Countywide. (All Districts)

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact as the amendment is to extend the term only. Work performed under this on-call contract is funded by developer fees, local, state and federal funds for local road, flood control, and airport projects.

BACKGROUND:

The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require construction management services for road, flood control, and airport projects. After a solicitation process, this firm was selected as one of the seven firms to provide construction management services on an “on-call” basis and was awarded an on-call consulting services agreement for construction management services at the August 7, 2018, Board of Supervisors meeting.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The County executed Task Order No.1 with Prescience on April 22, 2021 following a Request for Proposal (RFP) for construction management services for Phase 1 of the Happy Valley Road Embankment Repair project, services through July 31, 2021. Prescience was determined to be the top qualified firm to provide these services out of nine responding to the County’s RFP. The construction management services were needed to support the construction phase of the project. Construction completion is expected by the end of 2021. The County will need construction management services from Prescience for this project through July 31, 2022, which includes project closeout services after completion of construction. An extension of the on-call agreement is needed through July 31, 2022, to align with the County’s needs for construction management services for the Happy Valley Road Embankment Repair project (Federal Project No. ER-32LO(550)). The current on-call agreement payment limit of $350,000 is sufficient for the proposed work and will not need to be amended.

This contract includes services provided by represented classifications, and the County has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, this contract amendment will not be in effect. A possible delay in completing projects requiring construction management services will occur. Executing this contract amendment will facilitate the process of design and construction for various Public Works projects requiring construction management expertise.