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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Make findings in accordance with Section 3.13.030 (C) of the County Ordinance that due to the temporary or occasional nature of the work, there is a need to engage an independent contractor for as-needed geological, geotechnical, hydraulic, and hydrologic engineering support services; and
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the following three competitively bid agreements, each in the amount of $450,000 for a period beginning upon execution and expiring three years thereafter, to provide as-needed geological, geotechnical, hydraulic, and hydrologic engineering support services:
a) Agreement for Services 8473 with Blackburn Consulting, Inc.;
b) Agreement for Services 8475 with Crawford & Associates, Inc.; and
c) Agreement for Services 8476 with Geocon Consultants, Inc.(All Supervisorial Districts)
FUNDING: Various funding sources as detailed in the Department of Transportation’s Capital Improvement Program, including federal, state, and local funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
In October 2023, at the request of the Department of Transportation (Transportation), the Procurement and Contracts Division of the Chief Administrative Office issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), 24-925-019. This RFP aimed to procure as-needed geological, geotechnical, hydraulic, and hydrologic engineering support services. Four (4) proposals were received and evaluated, and three firms were selected for contract execution.
Transportation recommends the Board make findings in accordance with Section 3.13.030 (C) of the County Ordinance that due to the temporary or occasional nature of the work, there is a need to engage an independent contractor for as-needed geological, geotechnical, hydraulic, and hydrologic engineering support services. There are specialty skills and qualifications required for the work to be performed under this agreement that are not expressly identified in County classifications, and the...
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