DATE: May 12, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Agreements with Consultants for On-Call Environmental Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning to execute eleven on-call agreements for environmental consulting services, subject to the review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector as to accounting form, each effective upon execution by the County through the fifth anniversary of the execution date, and an aggregate total not to exceed $5,000,000 for all agreements (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the Director of Public Works and Planning (Director) to execute on-call agreements with eleven firms to provide various environmental consulting services. The term of each Agreement is five years. The maximum dollar amount of all agreements is an aggregate total of $5,000,000. The impacts of this item are countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Department will have to prepare individualized separate agreements for each project, causing significant delays in the design process and delivery of planned public works projects. If delivery deadlines are not met, the County will be at risk of losing Federal funding for infrastructure projects.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County cost associated with the recommended action. The total combined maximum amount of the Agreements is $5,000,000 over the five-year term. The consultants will be compensated at agreed hourly rates for services performed as set forth in each agreement. As these services are provided, costs will be reimbursed from appropriate sources for the various approved public works projects. Allocations for budgeted projects are included in the Public Works and Planning - Roads Org 4510 as well as various Capital Projects Orgs FY...
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