BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Amendment No. 1 to Consultant Agreement No. A4120A with Brown & Caldwell, Inc. for additional services and benefits to the Countywide Water Reuse Master Plan in the Recycled and Purified Water Program, Project No. 91101004.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to Consultant Agreement No. A4120A, with Brown & Caldwell, Inc. to provide up to $1,069,700 for additional resources and engineering support on the Countywide Water Reuse Master Plan for the Recycled and Purified Water Program, which will result in a revised total Agreement not-to-exceed amount of $3,050,700 and an extension of the Agreement term by one year.
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SUMMARY:
This agenda memorandum presents the Recycled Water Committee's May 20, 2019 recommendation to the Board to amend Consultant Agreement No. A4120A (Agreement), with Brown & Caldwell, Inc. for the Countywide Water Reuse Master Plan (Reuse Master Plan).
Background:
On February 26, 2019, staff provided a Reuse Master Plan update to the Board summarizing work completed to date and the additional complexity encountered while discussing treated wastewater availability and identifying potential water reuse projects with our Partner Agencies. Staff informed the Board that addressing feedback from Partner Agencies and the iterative planning process on a countywide level have been more complex than originally planned. Furthermore, additional follow-up meetings with Partner Agencies and interested stakeholders have been required to address the complex technical issues surrounding this multi-agency planning effort.
Since February 2019, staff has worked collaboratively and diligently with the Consultant to minimize the associated impact on project cost and schedule. With feedback from the Recycled Water Committee, Partner Agencies and other public stakeholders; the Reuse Master Plan has identified three portfolios of po...
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