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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign First Amendment to Agreement for Services 450-S1611 with Sycamore Environmental Consultants, Inc., to update Exhibit C - Cost Proposal, without increasing the rates or total budget for the project, and update several administrative details, and to provide environmental compliance and permitting services for the Green Valley Road at Mound Springs Creek - Bridge Replacement Project, CIP 77136, and Green Valley Road at Indian Creek - Bridge Replacement Project, CIP 77127.
FUNDING: Each Project is funded by Highway Bridge Program (88.53%), and a combination of Regional Surface Transportation Program and Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees as the grant match (11.47%).
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign First Amendment (Amendment) to Agreement for Services 450-S1611 (Agreement) with Sycamore Environmental Consultants, Inc. (Sycamore), to update Exhibit C - Cost Proposal, update several administrative details, and to provide environmental compliance and permitting services for the Green Valley Road at Mound Springs Creek - Bridge Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 77136, and Green Valley Road at Indian Creek - Bridge Replacement Project (Projects), CIP 77127.
Transportation recommends the Board make findings in accordance with Section 3.13.030 of the El Dorado County Ordinance that it is more economical and feasible to engage an independent consultant for the environmental compliance and permitting services on the Projects because 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 work to be performed is not sufficient to warrant the addition of permanent staff. Th...
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