HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04242012 - C.79RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Department of Conservation and Development
Director, to execute a purchase change order with the following companies:
1) Ambient Air Heating & Air Conditioning Systems (Purchase Order #34536) increasing the total contract amount
by $150,000, to a new payment limit of $790,000 and extending the term of the purchase order to December 31,
2012, for the purchase of heaters and air conditioners.
2) Home Depot (Purchase Order #28354) increasing the total contract amount by $100,000, to a new payment limit
of $380,000 for the purchase of miscellaneous weatherization materials (i.e. furnace filters, compact florescent bulbs,
door strips); all other terms to remain the same.
3) McHale Insulation (Purchase Order #33694) increasing the total contract amount by $100,000, to a new payment
limit of $440,000 for the purchase of insulation; all other terms to remain the same.
4) Service Partners Inc. (Purchase Order #34088)increasing the total contract amount by $30,000 to a new payment
limit of $105,000 for the purchase miscellaneous weatherization
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/24/2012 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: Greg Wixom 925 335-2108
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: April 24, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C. 79
To:Board of Supervisors
From:
Date:April 24, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Weatherization Purchase Orders
RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
materials (i.e. furnace filters, compact florescent bulbs, door strips); all other terms to remain the same.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% of the additional purchase amount ($380,000) is fully reimbursable through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grand funds. No impact to county general fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Conservation and Development's Weatherization Program requires heating and air conditioning
systems, insulation and miscellaneous materials in order to provide home weatherization services to low income
residents throughout all of Contra Costa County. The vendors were selected through a competitive bidding process,
working closely with the General Services Purchasing Division and following the County's established procurement
procedures.
The Department has partnered with the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) for the past twenty
years to provide energy saving home improvements to low-income families throughout unincorporated Contra Costa
County, as well as the County’s nineteen cities.
This funding is provided by State and Federal grant programs including but not limited to the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP), the Department of Energy
(DOE), and the Department of Energy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (DOE ARRA).
The weatherization energy savings measures may provide homes with hot water heaters, furnaces, refrigerators,
microwaves, doors, windows, sliding glass doors, fluorescent light bulbs, weather stripping, ceiling fans, and attic
insulation.
Homes receive a blower door test (a diagnostic tool to locate and correct air infiltration), and homes with gas
appliances receive a combustion appliance safety test that checks for carbon monoxide gas leakage. Homes with gas
appliances are provided with a carbon monoxide alarm.
The Weatherization Program has recently received additional funding from the State which increased the contract
amount from $4,554,300 to $5,054,300. Consequently the State has requested the Weatherization Program to service
additional 150-200 residential units. Therefore the purchase amounts on certain Purchase Orders with the vendors
need to be increased in order to help us to achieve the required unit production by the end of the contract term, which
is July 31, 2012. Failure to maintain the monthly unit production goal may subject to the State to reallocate the
additional funding to other Counties.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
A denial would prevent the purchase of materials needed to provide home weatherization services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Approval of this item will enable the Weatherization Program to purchase materials necessary to provide home
energy efficiency improvements to low-income households, which reduces living expenses and improves comfort
and quality of life for children residing in the households served. This supports outcomes Nos. 3 and 5 established in
the Children's Report Card: (3) Families are economically self-sufficient; and (5) Families are safe, stable and
nurturing.