HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06172014 - C.06RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District (FC District), or designee, to execute an amendment to a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with West
Yost & Associates, Inc., to extend the termination date from June 14, 2014 to December 31, 2014, for on-call
hydrology and hydraulic engineering services, with no change in the payment limit of $150,000, Countywide. (No
fiscal impact)
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact. This amendment is to extend the term of the contract only.
BACKGROUND:
This is an on-call CSA with West Yost & Associates, 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 complex hydrology and hydraulic models. These products should be reviewed to
ensure their
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/17/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Dan Jordan (925)
313-2023
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 17, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: M. Carlson, Flood Control, M. Boucher, Flood Control, C. Sellgren, Flood Control, D. Oyler, Finance, C. Windham, Flood Control
C. 6
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 17, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:On-Call Consulting Services Agreement with West Yost & Associates, Inc., Countywide.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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.