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Planning and Building Department, Airport Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Fourth Amendment to Agreement for Services 532-S1311 with C & S Engineers, Inc., to extend the term for airport consulting services, with no change in rates or compensation, for one additional year to July 31, 2021 and include revisions to federal and state provisions and minor administrative revisions, with no change in rates or compensation.
FUNDING: Federal Aviation Administration Grants, State of California, Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics Grants (Federal Funds - 90%), and Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund (10%).
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
Approval of the Fourth Amendment (Amendment 4) to Agreement for Services #532-S1311 (Agreement) will allow C & S Engineers, Inc. (C & S) to complete those airport Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects at the Placerville and Georgetown Airports which are already in process and were initiated within the first five years of the Agreement.
Airport planning and engineering projects are sporadic and dependent on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant funding, which fluctuates depending on the type of projects being handled at any one time. The County does not have any classifications for airport planners or engineers and airport engineering requires specialized skill sets and certifications that other County engineers do not possess.
On July 30, 2013 (Item 11), the Board awarded Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 13-918-029 for airport consulting services for the Placerville and Georgetown Airports (Airports) to C & S and approved the original Agreement for a term of three years, expiring July 29, 2016, or upon completion of all issued Task Orders, whichever is later, with a not-to-exceed compensation amount of $350,000. The Agreement authorized C & S to provide on-call services related to the airport portion of the County’s CIP for both Airports, and included airport p...
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