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Department of Transportation recommending the Chair be authorized to sign the First Amendment to Agreement for Services AGMT 08-1677 with David Evans and Associates, Inc., to amend Article I to add an amended Base Scope of Work which ratifies the Contract Administrator’s approval to use Dokken Engineering as a subconsultant; amend Article II, to extend the June 30, 2010 expiration date, to reflect expiration upon acceptance of the Project Study Report/Project Report by County and Caltrans; amend Article III, to add an amended Fee Schedule and Cost Proposal; and amend other Articles of the contract to conform to current contract standards for project planning and design engineering support services for the U.S. 50 / Ponderosa Road / South Shingle Road Interchange Improvements Project.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this First Amendment to Agreement for Services # AGMT 08-1677.
Reason for Recommendation:
On February 26, 2008, your Board approved for the U.S. 50 / Ponderosa Road / South Shingle Road Interchange Improvements Project (Project) an Agreement with David Evans and Associates, Inc. (Consultant), in the amount of $600,000, to provide project planning and design engineering services for the Department of Transportation (Department), with a scope of work that would result in acceptance by the County and Caltrans of a final Project Study Report/Project Report (PSR/PR) for this Project. This Agreement became effective on April 10, 2008, with all task work to be completed by the expiration date of June 30, 2010.
The primary purpose of this Amendment is to extend the expiration date of this Agreement to expire upon acceptance of the PSR/PR. Additional time is needed to allow for receipt of a biological opinion from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and to complete National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance requi...
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