HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12092014 - C.47RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a Consulting Services Agreement
with Harris & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $200,000, to provide on-call assessment engineering
services, for the period March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2018, Countywide. Project No.: Various
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Special Revenue Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is involved in the formation, annexation and administration of assessment districts
throughout the County. As part of this regular work, consultant services are required to augment staff and provide
special technical assistance on an on-call basis. After a solicitation process, Harris & Associates, Inc., was one of two
firms selected to provide assessment engineering services. These services include the preparation of the annual
Engineer’s Report for the Countywide Lighting and Landscaping District (LL-2), the preparation of annual reports
for County Service Areas, sanitation districts and water districts, the preparation of preliminary and final tax rolls,
conducting feasibility, rate and nexus studies, the preparation of documents for assessment district formation,
proceedings and annexations, and other assessment engineering services, as needed.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/09/2014 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: Susan Cohen,
925-313-2160
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: December 9, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Engineering Services, W. Lai, Special Districts Manager, S. Cohen, Public Works, Finance Division, D. Klingelhofer
C. 47
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:December 9, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE a contract with Harris & Associates, Inc., for On-Call Assessment Engineering Services, Countywide.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, this Consulting Services Agreement would not be executed.
This would delay assessment engineering processes for various special districts in the County, interrupting
funding and delivery of public services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS
Agreement