DATE: April 17, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Agreement with Luhdorff and Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers for development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to suspend the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances as Luhdorff and Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers has the specific expertise to provide consultant services to prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Fresno County Management Areas A and B Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, within the Delta-Mendota Groundwater Subbasin; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Luhdorff and Scalmanini, Consulting Engineers in the amount of $701,186, which includes $581,186 for services and out-of-pocket costs, plus authorization to the Director of Public Works and Planning to increase any or all of the components by a cumulative total of no more than $120,000, for preparation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Fresno County Management Areas A and B Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, within the Delta-Mendota Groundwater Subbasin; and
3. Direct Department of Public Works and Planning staff to submit to the Department of Water Resources a notice, pursuant to Water Code Section 10727.8 of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, indicating that the County of Fresno intends to undertake the development and implementation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Fresno County Management Areas A and B Groundwater Sustainability Agencies.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will authorize an agreement for consultant services by Luhdorff and Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (LSCE) to prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for Fresno County Management Areas A and B (See Exhibit A Groundwater Sustainabilit...
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