60. Pass and authorize Chairman to execute a Resolution of Intention to grant up to a 25-year
franchise on a non-exclusive basis (the “non-exclusive franchise”), by Ordinance, to RT
Diversified, Inc., DBA Bakman Water Company, (also referred to as “RTD”), on behalf of Clovis
Unified School District (“CUSD”), upon annual payment of a franchise fee to County, to
construct, maintain and use pipes and appurtenances for transmitting water and wastewater for
CUSD’s Terry Bradley Education Center Project (“Bradley Center” project) for any and all
purposes, as allowed by a County-approved conditional use permit and/or road permit
condition, in, along, across, upon, and under approximately 4.8 miles of following public streets
and highways within unincorporated area of Fresno County: from existing City of Fresno water
main at McKinley Avenue, east of Temperance Avenue, eastward on E. McKinley Avenue, and
then Northward on N. Leonard Avenue, to Shields Avenue, westward on Shields Avenue to a
Shields and Locan terminus where City is in process of installing water and sewer mains, and
along streets surrounding Bradley Center of Leonard, Weldon, Highland, and Princeton
Avenues; set July 8, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard for public
protest hearing, as required by Public Utilities Code Section 6232, for Board to hear and pass
upon on any protest, including any objections, made against granting of non-exclusive
franchise, and for Board’s first reading of proposed Ordinance that would grant non-exclusive
franchise, with Board’s second reading of proposed Ordinance expected to follow on August 5,
2025, at 9:30 am or as soon thereafter as may be heard; and further reading of proposed
Ordinance expected to be waived at time of its introduction and passage; and direct Clerk of
the Board to publish notice of public protest hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within
County, at least once within fifteen (15) days after passage of Resolution
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61. Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 24-02-C Jensen Avenue Improvements, from West
Avenue to Fig Avenue, Federal project numbers STPL-5942(296) and STPL-5942(289), and
award to lowest bidder Avison Construction, Inc., 40434 Brickyard Drive, Madera, CA 93636, in
amount of $6,084,522.50; and authorize Director to execute contract change orders for
Contract 24-02-C, not to exceed $210,000 for any one change order pursuant to Public
Contract Code 20142, and not to exceed a total change order limit of $486,761 or
approximately 8% of total compensation payable under Contract 24-02-C
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62. Approve and authorize Chairman to execute Amendment IV to Master Agreement No. 23-644
for non-hazardous roadside waste removal services, effective upon execution with no change
to term of November 28, 2023, through June 30, 2028, and increasing maximum compensation
by $525,000 for fiscal year 2024-25, and by $1,512,000 for fiscal year 2025-26, to a total not to
exceed $10,272,000 for potential approximate five-year term
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