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Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, a division of the Chief Administrative Office, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Make findings that it is appropriate to engage an independent contractor to provide defensible space inspections, as Agreement 10404 is with or among another governmental entity or agency in accordance with County ordinance code 3.13.030.E ; and
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4.3 to exempt Agreement 10404 from a competitive bidding process because competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the county; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to sign Fire Protection Reimbursable Agreement 10404 with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to provide additional defensible space inspections in Western El Dorado County in the amount of $2,996,514 beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2029, contingent upon approval by Risk Management; and
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute any necessary amendments relating to Agreement 10404, excluding term extensions and increases to compensation, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Bureau of Land Management Cooperative Assistance - Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience (OWPR) was awarded a $10,000,000 grant from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to work with partner organizations to assist with fuels management and community fire assistance program activities to reduce the risk and impact of catastrophic wildfires to local communities through coordination, reducing the amount of hazardous fuels, and furthering the education of landowners about wildfire prevention and mitigation. This includes partnering with other fire agencies in the County to complete 30,000 homeowner contacts through a combination of de...
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