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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS m�Y �;
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FROM: CATHERINE KUTSURIS, DIRECTOR
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
DATE: October 7, 2008
SUBJECT: CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH INSIGNIA ENVIRONMENTAL (FORMERLY OPUS
ENVIRONMENTAL) FOR AVIAN AND BAT MORTALITY MONITORING SERVICES AT
THE BUENA VISTA WIND FARM LOCATED IN THE BYRON AREA (Contract
#C49568) (District III)(Amendment #1)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director, Department of Conservation and Development, or her
designee, to execute a contract amendment with OPUS Environmental (contractor) to amend the
name of the contractor to read INSIGNIA Environmental, to amend the name Community
Development Department to the Department of Conservation and Development, to increase.the
contract payment limit by$271,985 to a new payment limit not to exceed $594,935, and to extend
the term to February 28, 2011, to allow for additional avian mortality monitoring at the Buena Vista
Wind Farm.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the General Fund. The additional contract cost will be covered by land development fee
revenues received from the Buena Vista Wind Farm applicant.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Department of Conservation and Development has contracted with OPUS Environmental
effective October 3,2007 to October 2, 2010 with a payment limit of$322,950 to provide services for
the implementation of avian and bat mortality monitoring at the Buena Vista Wind Energy project in
the Byron area of Contra Costa County: The amendment will allow the contractor to continue to
provide the services but the name of the contractor will be changed from Opus Environmental to
Insignia Environmental. The amendment will also extend the term to February 28, 2011 in order to
provide three full years of monitoring, and allow an increase of the payment limit to $594,935 from
$322,950in order to provide for increased frequency of avian mortality surveys at the site from once
a month to twice a month for the remainder of the term. The additional.monitoring will provide for
more accurate and reliable information on the impacts of the re-powering of the Buena Vista Wind
Farm to bat and avian populations.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME ATI N OF BOARD C MITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S): 4r,7-0
ACTION OF BOARD ON 1ul-t I oT APPROVED ASR OMMENDEW- OTHER—
VOTE
THER_VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT `�L ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
SHOWN.
Contact: Raymond Wong (925-313-4382) ATTESTED �-
Cc: Department of Conservation and Develop ment(DCD)
County Administrator DAVID TWA, CLERK OF
Joanne Bohren, Auditor-Controller THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Ruben Hernandez 335-1339 (DCD) AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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