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Transportation Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Amendment I to Agreement for Services AGMT 07-1601 with Smith Power Products, Inc., increasing the compensation amount by $19,275.73 to an amount not to exceed $650,376.03, to provide and install a retrofit device on said Department's equipment in accordance with Air Resources Board particulate matter reduction regulations.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $19,275.73
Funding
Budgeted $19,275.73
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $19,275.73
Change To Net County Cost $-0-
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The cost of the retrofit device and installation is $19,275.73. Grant funding in the amount of $10,926 will be provided by the Air Resources Board with the balance of $8,349.73 provided by the Road Fund.
Background: On July 26, 2007 the Air Resources Board approved a regulation to reduce emissions from existing off-road diesel vehicles in California. On March 4, 2008, item # 14, your Board approved Agreement number 07-1601 with Smith Power Products, Inc. to retrofit and re-power specific Department of Transportation equipment in order to comply with the off-road ARB regulations. The work under the original Agreement in the amount of $631,100, $408,485 of which was funded by the ARB, has been completed.
Reason for Recommendation: The purpose of this Amendment is to add one unit of equipment to the schedule of equipment to be retrofitted, and to increase the compensation amount by $19,275.73 for the additional retrofit device and installation. There are no other changes to the Agreement.
This Amendment is necessary to allow the Contractor to install a retrofit device required by the Air Resources Board (ARB) on a backhoe recently purchased by the Department (2008 John Deere 310SJ; #56-07). It was necessary to replace the 1990 backhoe the Department has been operating i...
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