To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Contracts for On-Call Structural Engineering Consulting Services, Countywide
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute seven individual Consulting Services Agreements (contracts) with the following consultants: Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc., Dewberry Engineers Inc., Dokken Engineering, Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., MNS Engineers, Inc., Moffatt & Nichol and Wood Rodgers, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 each to provide on-call structural engineering consulting services for various projects for the period from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2028, Countywide. (Project No.: Various) (All Districts)
FISCAL IMPACT:
Work performed under these on-call contracts will be funded by local, state and federal funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is involved in various projects in the County that require structural engineering services for road, flood control, capital facilities and airport projects. After a solicitation process, eight firms were selected to provide structural engineering consulting services on an "on-call" basis. The consultants will be used to provide structural engineering services as in-house expertise is not available. These on-call contracts will be in effect for three years.
In accordance with Government Code section 4526, the Design/Construction Division solicited Statements of Qualifications from structural engineering consulting firms. These firms were determined to be qualified to provide on-call structural engineering consulting services for a three-year contract to assist in complying with federal, state, and local regulations.
Government Code Section 31000 and 4525 authorizes the County to contract for services including the type of structural engineering consulting services that Biggs Cardosa Associ...
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