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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 003-2018, authorizing the Director of Transportation, or designee, the delegated authority to approve Utility Agreements in the amount of $175,000 or less with various utility agencies, for the relocation of utilities for public works, maintenance, and Capital Improvement Program projects.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services (CDS), Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 003-2018 (Resolution), authorizing the Director of Transportation (Director), or designee, the delegated authority to approve Utility Agreements (Agreements) in the amount of $175,000 or less with various utility agencies, for the relocation of utilities for public works, maintenance, and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.
Transportation recommends the Board adopt the Resolution which delegates to the Director, or designee, the authority to approve Agreements which are $175,000 or less, thereby allowing each to be processed quickly and efficiently. Utility agreements, when warranted, are required to be executed prior to advertising for bids on public works projects. In the past, the Transportation Director signed these types of utility agreements with authority per County policy and Public Contract Code. Utility company's contractual procedures are governed by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). This resolution helps clarify the grey area of the contracting authority under these codes and can save the County an estimated $16,000 per year and 3 months in each project approval process. This also allows staff to work on other County priorities.
Transportation and County Counsel have traditionally reviewed, and will continue to review, contract templates and specific project Agreements as part of the Utility Agreemen...
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