To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Contracts for On-Call Civil 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 six individual Consulting Services Agreements (contracts) with the following consultants: AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Dewberry Engineers Inc., Dokken Engineering, Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD dba NCE and Wood Rodgers, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 each to provide on-call civil 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 civil engineering services for road, flood control, capital facilities and airport projects. After a solicitation process, eight firms were selected to provide civil engineering consulting services on an "on-call" basis. The consultants will augment Public Works staff on an as-needed basis. They will be used as an extension to Public Works staff during busy times when extra help is needed or when 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 civil engineering consulting firms. These firms were determined to be qualified to provide on-call civil 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...
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