HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07272010 - C.02RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Gray-Bowen & Company, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $75,001
to a new payment limit of $150,000 with no change to the original contract date of October
20, 2008, to provide on-call consulting services for the State Route 239 Federal Earmark
and East County Corridors Vasco Road projects, East County area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund. There is no fiscal impact to the General
Fund. The funds for the project will be from Federal/State Grants; Federal Earmarks, and
the County Road Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Public Works entered into a contract in 2008 with Gray-Bowen and Company, Inc.
(consultant) to provide on-call technical assistance for transportation corridor projects.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/27/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Mike Carlson,
925-313-2321
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 27, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc:
C. 2
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:July 27, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract Amendment with Gray-Bowen & Company Inc., East County area.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Under this on-call contract, the consultant has assisted the County on primarily two
projects – the Vasco Road Safety Corridor and Safety projects and the State Route 239
Corridor.
The consultant represents the Public Works Department and the Department of
Conservation and Development in meetings and project discussions on issues related to
the Vasco Road Safety project. The consultant will be assisting the County on developing
additional funding sources for the project and assisting in applying for both federal and
state grants and programs. Consultant will develop a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) for the consideration by the cities of Brentwood and Livermore and Alameda
County. The proposed MOU would be oriented toward the identification and
implementation of both short and long term strategies to improve the safety and capacity
of Vasco Road between Brentwood and Livermore.
In addition to their work on the Vasco Road Safety project, the consultant has been
providing assistance to the County for the State Route 239 Federal Earmark project. The
consultant and County are currently indentifying stakeholders, outreach, establishing
multi-jurisdictional partnerships to oversee the process, and technical analysis and
consensus building on a range of alternatives and ultimately consensus on a preferred
alignment for State Route 239. The next steps for the consultant are to assist the County
on the development of an inter-agency institutional structure to serve as a steering group
for the project. The consultant will be assisting on developing an advisory committee
structure, and will soon work with Caltrans District III and District V offices on setting
up the advisory structure and provide options or recommendations. Another task the
consultant will be completing on this project will be to assist in the development of a
Public Participation Program, which will identify how and when input will be received
from community groups and individuals who are not part of the interagency steering
group or the Technical Advisory Committee. The Public Participation Program will be
subject to approval by the interagency steering group. The Public Participation Program
must offer adequate opportunity for all interested parties to participate, including
individuals who are not members of any organized interested group or public agency.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval of the amendment, the consultant would no longer be able to provide
assistance to the County on the above projects. This could ultimately impact the ability
for the County to access the federal earmark for the State Route 239 project or to obtain
either State or Federal monies for the Vasco Road Safety project.
ATTACHMENTS
Gray-Bowen Contract Amendment