To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Contract Amendment for the 2023 On-Call Contract for Various Road, Flood Control, and Airport Maintenance Work, Countywide.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute individual contract amendments Kerex Engineering, Inc. ("Kerex"), and A. Teichert & Sons, Inc. ("Teichert") to increase their payment limits by $1,100,000 to new payment limits of $2,000,000 for each contract. There is no change to the contract terms.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Local Road, Flood Control District, and Airport Enterprise Funds.
BACKGROUND:
On January 9, 2024, the County awarded three (3) on-call contracts for various road, flood control, and airport maintenance work to supplement Public Works Maintenance crews during routine and emergency work, and to perform work that may be time-sensitive and may require specialized equipment and skills. A $900,000 contract was awarded to each of the following contractors: GradeTech, Kerex, and Teichert. The contracts have a term of one year, with the option of two one-year extensions.
On December 17, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment No. 1 for the contracts with GradeTech, Kerex, and Teichert, extending the completion date for each individual contract from January 9, 2025, through January 8, 2026.
To retain the services of, and to ensure timely payment to Kerex, and Teichert, the Public Works Director recommends that the Board approve Contract Amendment No. 2. This amendment will increase the payment limit of each individual contract to a new payment limit of $2,000,000 with no change to the contract term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve the contract amendment will prevent the Public Works Department from completing routine and emergency road, flood control, and airport maintenance wo...
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