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Environmental Management Department recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign the Second Amendment to Agreement No. 017-A-09/10-BOS with Geosyntec Consulting Inc. increasing the compensation amount by $302,911.41 to an amount not to exceed $652,840.41 and extending the term through December 31, 2011 for services related to the Meyers Landfill Cap Closure project.
FUNDING: Non General Fund Insurance.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $302,911.41
Funding
Budgeted $
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $302,911.41
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no change in Net County Cost. Through the pending Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) litigation, the County has contributed money for site investigation obtained from the County's insurance carriers and will contribute further funds for closure of the site through money from insurance carriers and Third Party Settlements. In addition, the County has received notice of award for grant funding with CalRecycle (formerly the California Integrated Waste Management Board). If adequate funding is not secured this contract may be cancelled.
Background:
The County of El Dorado is undertaking the closure of the 11 acre Meyers Landfill disposal site. The Meyers Landfill operated from approximately 1947 through 1971 under a series of Forest Service Special Use Permits that were issued to private parties and the County of El Dorado. Waste disposed at the site included municipal solid waste from residential and commercial sources within the southern Lake Tahoe Basin area. The site stopped receiving waste in 1971 and in 1973 the County closed the landfill and covered the waste with an interim soil cap.
Since the closing of the site in 1973 several site investigations have been conducted. As a result of these investigations, it was determined that in the best interest of public heal...
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