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Transportation Department recommending the following:
1) Authorize the Department to dispense with competitive bidding requirements to immediately secure assistance from outside contractors to perform necessary emergency repairs for the Angora Fire Emergency Rehabilitation Projects pursuant to written contract;
2) Authorize the Director of said Department to execute said contracts, upon review and approval of County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Make recommended findings. (4/5 vote required)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: California Tahoe Conservancy, Bureau of Reclamation, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $1,479,000.00
Funding
Budgeted* $1,041,000
New Funding $438,000
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $1,479,000.00
Change To Net County Cost $0.00
*A portion of these funds was included in the proposed budget and the remainder has been included in the budget addenda.
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
The Department has been working with several of its funding agencies and has secured funding in the amount of $1,479,000 for the initial stages of restoration work in the Angora Fire burn area by redirecting other project funding within the burn area and securing new monies . The funding will come from the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). The Department is also in the process of seeking funding through the Office of Emergency Services (OES) but has not yet secured any OES funding.
The Department proposes to secure assistance from outside contractors to perform restoration work to prepare the area for the impending winter. Upon approval of this item by the Board, the Department will negotiate with contractors and enter into public works contracts to perform a level of restoration work that is commensurate with the am...
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