To: The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: On-Call Contract with Wood Rodgers, INC., Countywide.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing body of the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (FC District), APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, or designee, to execute a contract with Wood Rodgers, INC. (Consultant), in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to provide on-call consulting services for professional engineering services relating to flood control facility design for the period of October 31, 2023 through October 30, 2026, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded by 100% Flood Control District Funds. Project No.: Various
BACKGROUND:
The FC District provides regional flood protection, technical information, hydrology data and education to cities and residents, and environmental stewardship for over 70 miles of streams and several detention basins as part of the County's flood protection system. The FC District prepares and reviews designs prepared by others that modify the existing flood protection system and require professional facility design consultation in these efforts. In many cases, the flood protection facility proposed for modification was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, which means following their standards, policies, and procedures. In executing modifications to the flood control system, the FC District, at times, requires additional temporary services from persons specially trained, experienced, expert, and competent to perform professional engineering services, including flood control facility design. For that reason, the FC District is entering into this contract with Consultant. Under this contract, Consu...
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