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Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Amendment I to Agreement for Services AGMT 06-1018 with Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. to add environmental services to said agreement for the provision of planning, design and project support services for erosion control/water quality projects in the Tahoe Basin and adopt recommended findings, noting the total amount of said Agreement is an amount not to exceed $500,000.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no Fiscal Impact associated with this item. There is no Net County Cost.
Background:
In August 2006, the County entered into an Agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd. (Nichols) to perform various engineering tasks to assist the Transportation Department's (Department) Tahoe Engineering Division (TED) staff in delivering Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) projects and to assist with programmatic needs when requested.
Reason for Recommendation:
The purpose of this Amendment I to AGMT # 06-1018 is to amend Article I, Scope of Services/Project Schedule, to include the most recent Task Order requirements and to add “environmental services necessary to implement EIP projects in the Tahoe Basin" to the Scope of Services, which was inadvertently omitted when the original Scope of Services was developed. It was the TED's intention at the creation of the Agreement that Nichols would perform this type of work because it is a reoccurring component of the EIP Project Delivery Process. This Agreement is also being amended to include the most recent invoice requirements, amending Article III, Compensation for Services; to modify the indemnity provision for services rendered after December 31, 2006 in acc...
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