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File #: 23-350    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 8/23/2023 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 9/12/2023 Final action: 9/12/2023
Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Helix Environmental Planning Inc., to change the contract from On-Call Environmental Services, Countywide to a project-specific contract for Environmental Services - Task Order 19 Completion; and, to extend the termination date from September 14, 2023 to the new termination date of upon completion of Task Order No. 19, with no change to the payment limit of $550,000, in order to complete specific environmental services for the Grayson Creek Desilting Project, Pleasant Hill, Pacheco, and Vine Hill areas. (100% Zone 3B Funds)
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director
Report Title: Contracts for On-Call Biological Consulting Services, Countywide. Project No. Various


RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute six (6) individual contracts with the following six (6) contractors: AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Dudek, Montrose Environmental Solutions, Inc, Nomad Ecology, LLC, Sapere Environmental, LLC, and Sequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc., to provide On-Call Biological Consulting Services for various projects, in an amount not to exceed $350,000 each, for the term of September 15, 2023 through September 14, 2026, Countywide.

FISCAL IMPACT:
Local Road and Flood Control Funds. (100% Various Funds)


BACKGROUND:
The County Public Works Department maintains and improves County-owned infrastructure in unincorporated areas of the County which include roads, bridges, flood control channels and basins, buildings, parks, and two airports. Public agency projects must comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations including but not limited to the National Environmental Policy Act through federal agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration/California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when there is a nexus; the California Environmental Quality Act as well as regulatory agency permits, including but not limited to, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation/Natural Community Conservation Plan.
The Environmental Services Division of the County Public Works Department ensures Public Works projects comply with applicable environmental regulations and as such requires support from qualified specialists to assess potential project impacts, document the findings and provide measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate pote...

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