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Transportation Department recommending the Board make findings pursuant to Article II, Section 210 b (6) of the El Dorado County Charter that there are specialty skills required for the work performed under this Agreement that are not expressly identified in County classifications, and that the on-going aggregate of the work performed under this Agreement is not sufficient to warrant the addition of permanent staff; and Chairman be authorized to sign Agreement for Services AGMT 07-1601 with Smith Power Products, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $631,100.30 for a three year term to assist said Department with diesel equipment retrofit project.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Road Fund and California Air Resources Board Low-Emission Construction Equipment Grant.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $631,100.30
Funding
Budgeted $631,100.30
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $631,100.30
Change To Net County Cost $-0-
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
The cost of the work performed under the proposed Agreement with Smith Power Products, Inc. is $631,100.30, $411,064 will be funded a by grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and $220,036.30 will be provided as matching funds from the Road Fund. The matching funds are included in the fiscal year 2007/2008 Road Fund budget.
Background:
On July 26, 2007, The California Air Resources Board approved a regulation to reduce emissions from existing off-road diesel vehicles in California. This legislation applies to twenty-three units of equipment used by the Department of Transportation. The regulation requires application of particulate filtering devices (retrofitting) and accelerated turnover to newer, cleaner engines. Turnover may include replacing engines with a newer, cleaner models (re-powering), retiring a vehicle, replacing a vehicle or designating a vehicle as low-use. The...
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