To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Contract Amendment with The Watershed Project, Countywide. Project No. 7517-6W7083
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee to execute a contract amendment with The Watershed Project, effective August 6, 2024, to increase the payment limit by $230,000 to a new payment limit of $752,500 and extend the term through October 31, 2025, for on-call technical assistance and support under the current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project is funded by 100% Stormwater Utility Area Assessment Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The County Watershed Project Program (CWP) is responsible for implementing measures to reduce trash/litter and other pollutants of concern found on local waterways in unincorporated Contra Costa County. As such, CWP requires routine and on-call assistance with coordination and support for implementing the Contra Costa County Green Infrastructure Plan, trash control measures, and public outreach for activities related to provisions C.3, New Development; C.7, Public Outreach; C.10, Trash Control Measures; and C.12, Polychlorinated Biphenyls controls, in order to comply with the Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit (MRP) from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (Water Board).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of this contract by the Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County will be out of compliance with the MRP from the Water Board.