DATE: September 13, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Agreement with Consultant for Miscellaneous On-Call Professional Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Consultant Professional Services Agreement with Hazard Management Services, Inc., to assist the Department of Public Works and Planning in developing various Capital and Road Improvement Projects, effective for a period of three years, with two one-year extensions (maximum of $500,000).
REPORT
The recommended action approves and authorizes the Chairman to execute a professional services agreement with Hazard Management Services, Inc. (Consultant) for various Capital and Roads improvement projects for a period of three years, with two one-year extensions possible based upon the satisfactory performance of the consultant. The services are considered as "on-call" and there is no guaranteed minimum amount the County is required to pay to the Consultant.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, smaller scope projects may be delayed because each project will require an independent selection process to select professional consultant services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The professional consultant services agreement provides for fees with a maximum of $500,000 for a period of three years plus two one-year extensions if the consultant is performing satisfactorily. The Consultant will be compensated at agreed hourly rates for services performed. As the services are provided, costs will be paid for or reimbursed from the appropriate County fund and budget units for budgeted Capital and Roads improvement projects undertaken. Each department is responsible for budgeting their anticipated need for professional services each year.
DISCUSSION:
The objective of the recommended action ...
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