To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Contract amendment with Let's Dig, Inc. for code enforcement abatement clean-up services
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Let's Dig, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $200,000, to a new payment limit of $400,000, with no change to the original term ending August 31, 2028, to provide code enforcement abatement clean-up services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact on the County General Fund. Costs are initially paid for with Land Development Funds, however costs of property abatements are eventually paid by the applicable property owners. Property owners either pay the amount invoiced or the amount is added to the tax roll as a special assessment on the properties abated and collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary County taxes are collected.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Conservation and Development's Code Enforcement Section enforces the building and zoning ordinances for the unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County. Code Enforcement responds to building and zoning complaints, performs on-site inspections and investigations of potential violations and abates hazardous and nuisance conditions and other code violations. When property owners fail to remove code violations within the required time frames, Code Enforcement may enlist the assistance of selected contractors to conduct abatements to address hazardous and nuisance conditions and other code violations. Let's Dig, Inc. is one of the selected contractors that provides abatement clean-up services. Code Enforcement has had greater than anticipated demand for Let's Dig's clean up services and DCD is recommending the contract limit be augmented to meet the increased need.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the re...
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