Legislation Details

File #: 26-0686    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Calendar Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/12/2026 In control: Board of Directors
On agenda: 8/25/2026 Final action:
Title: Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4909G with EMC Research, Inc., for On-Call Polling, Survey, and Public Opinion Research Services, PlanetBids File No. VW0259, Increasing the Not-to-Exceed Fee by $190,000 for a Revised Total Not-to-Exceed Fee of $415,000, and Extending the Term Through June 30, 2027.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A: Gov. Code 84308, 2. Attachment 1: Amendment No. 1, 3. Attachment 2: Agreement
BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)

SUBJECT: Title
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4909G with EMC Research, Inc., for On-Call Polling, Survey, and Public Opinion Research Services, PlanetBids File No. VW0259, Increasing the Not-to-Exceed Fee by $190,000 for a Revised Total Not-to-Exceed Fee of $415,000, and Extending the Term Through June 30, 2027.


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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4909G with EMC Research, Inc. for on-call polling, survey, and public opinion research services, increasing the not-to-exceed fee by $190,000 for a revised total not-to-exceed fee of $415,000 and extending the term through June 30, 2027.


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SUMMARY:
Agreement History
On October 23, 2023, the CEO approved agreements with EMC Research, Inc. and Probolsky Research for a total not-to-exceed amount of $225,000 each. Additionally, on November 14, 2023, Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates, Inc., operating as FM3 Research, was awarded an agreement for a total not-to-exceed amount of $225,000. These three On-Call agreements were awarded through competitive solicitation (RFP No. VW0259), with a combined not-to-exceed amount of $675,000. Because the three agreements were awarded under the same competitive solicitation, the cumulative not-to-exceed value of the agreements is relevant when determining the appropriate approval authority for subsequent contract actions.
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4909G

Board approval is requested for Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4909G in consideration of the cumulative not-to-exceed value of the agreements awarded under RFP No. VW0259. The proposed additional services remain within the scope of services established under the original competitive solicitation. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A4909G with EMC Research, Inc. would increase the not-to-exceed amount by $190,000, from $225,000, ...

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