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C. 92

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	September 13, 2016

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Costa

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Subject:

Contract Amendment with Darwin Myers DBA Darwin Myers Associates (DMA) for Geology Review and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Monitoring

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/13/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:

Telma Moreira- 925-674-7783

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: September 13, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Darwin Myers Associates to increase the payment limit by $60,000 to a new payment limit of $260,000 to provide on-call services relating to geology review and stormwater pollution prevention monitoring (Contract No. 45535-01), with no change in the original term of June 30, 2014 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact on County General Fund. Costs will be covered by land development application fees.

BACKGROUND:

In April 2014, the Department of Conservation and Development conducted a Request for Proposal (RFP) process covering various specialized and technical services required for land use project reviews. Darwin Myers Associates, (DMA) was selected as a result of this RFP process. DMA provides geotechnical review and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), a requirement of the State Water Resources Control Board monitoring services for land use projects requiring geology reports or where topographical or geological/stormwater concerns are present. The work performed by DMA includes performing initial California Environmental Quality Act assessment on geotechnical issues, reviewing geotechnical reports submitted by applicants, reviewing grading plans, SWPPP monitoring, and providing guidance on other geotechnical matters. The contract was approved for the period of June 30, 2014 to June 30, 2017. Due to an increase in the number of development projects, DMA has been providing more

services than was previously budgeted for in the contract. These additional funds will provide for DMA's continued services to existing applications during the current contract term.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

There would be no contract amendment and the Department would not have sufficient funds to support services needed from DBA.