HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06242011 - C.07RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District (FC District), or designee, to execute an on-call Consulting
Services Agreement (CSA) with WEST Consultants, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$150,000 to provide on-call hydrology and hydraulic engineering services, effective June
15, 2011 through June 14, 2014, Countywide. (100% Flood Control District Funds)
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the County General Fund. All costs associated with this on-call
CSA will not exceed $150,000 and will be funded by the FC District (Org 7505/Fund
250500) under various project specific activities.
BACKGROUND:
This is an on-call CSA with WEST Consultants, Inc. (Consultant) for Civil Engineering
Services in the areas of hydrology and hydraulic studies, modeling, and design. The FC
District has recently developed and updated hydrology standards, guidelines, and
procedures and desires to have these reviewed by peers who are experts in these fields. The
FC District also develops
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/21/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Mark Boucher (925)
313-2274
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: June 21, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: D. Twa, County Administrator, T. Geiger, County Counsel’s Office, S. Ybarra, Auditor–Controller’s Office, M. Carlson, Flood Control, M. Boucher,
Flood Control, A. Clark, Finance, C. Windham, Flood Control
C. 7
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 21, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:On-Call Consulting Services Agreement with WEST Consultants, Inc., Countywide. Project No.: Various
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
complex hydrology and hydraulic models. These products should be reviewed to ensure
their technical soundness. The external review of these standards, guidelines, procedures,
and models will validate and substantiate them and may expose weaknesses that need to
be addressed. The FC District may also have a need for additional expertise in the design
of flood control and drainage works or review of models or design submittals by others to
the FC District. This on-call CSA will allow the FC District to quickly task the
Consultant with review of the FC District’s work and other projects presented to the FC
District.
The Scope of Work in this on-call CSA covers a variety of hydrology, hydraulic, and
civil engineering work, as well as engineering tasks that are currently done internally.
This on-call CSA is intended to draw on outside expertise to critically review our work
and make recommendations for revisions and improvements.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the FC District will be unable to obtain
independent peer review of its new or revised standards, guidelines, procedures, and
models to validate and substantiate them. Also, the FC District will not be able to
augment staff with outside experts in development and review of projects.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
West Consultants CSA