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C. 5

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	August 2, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Consulting Services Agreement with ENGEO Incorporated, Countywide.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/02/2022

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: August 2, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services Agreement (contract) containing a limitation of liability with ENGEO Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $800,000, to provide on-call geotechnical engineering services for the period August 2, 2022 through June 21, 2025, Countywide. (Project Nos. Various) (All Districts)

FISCAL IMPACT:

Work performed under this on-call contract will be funded by local, state and federal funds for road and flood control projects.

BACKGROUND:

The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require geotechnical engineering services for road and flood control projects. After a solicitation process, ENGEO Incorporated was selected as one of eight firms to provide geotechnical engineering services on an “on-call” basis. ENGEO Incorporated will be used to provide geotechnical engineering service as in-house expertise is not available. This contract includes a limitation of liability, limiting ENGEO Incorporated’s liability to not exceed the amount of Professional Liability insurance set forth in the Special Conditions ($3,000,000) of the contract. This on-call contract will be in effect for thirty-five months.

Government Code Section 31000 and 4525 authorizes the County to contract for services, including the type of geotechnical engineering services that ENGEO Incorporated provides.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without approval from the Board of Supervisors, there is possible delay in completing projects requiring geotechnical engineering services. Executing this contract will facilitate the process of design and construction for various Public Works projects requiring geotechnical engineering expertise.