BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. A4055F with Kadesh and Associates, LLC., for Federal Lobbying Services, Project No. 60231003, CAS File 4766, Increasing the Not-to-exceed Fee by $37,600, for a Total Revised Fee of $376,000, and Extend the Agreement Term to June 30, 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. A4055F with Kadesh and Associates, LLC., for Federal Lobbying Services, to increase the not-to-exceed fee from $338,400 by $37,600, resulting in a total not-to-exceed fee of $376,000, and extend the Agreement term to June 30, 2020.
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SUMMARY:
Staff desires to extend the duration of the Agreement to June 30, 2020, and increase the total not-to-exceed fee to $376,000. Extending the term to June 30, 2020 would allow the new Agreement to run on a fiscal year basis, consistent with other contracts.
The Agreement was originally signed on March 9, 2017, for a one-year period ending February 28, 2018, with an option for Valley Water to extend the Agreement for two additional one-year periods. Amendment No. 1, which the Board approved on May 22, 2018, retroactively extended the Agreement from its expiration date of February 28, 2018, to February 28, 2019. The payment of services for this two-year period (03/09/17-02/28/19) was $225,600 ($112,800 per year). Amendment No. 2, which the Board approved on January 22, 2019 renewed the Agreement for the final year and increased the Agreement's not-to-exceed amount from $225,600 to $338,400.
Approval of the recommended action will allow this agreement to run on a fiscal year basis, consistent with other contracts. It also will allow the Consultant to continue to provide critical legislative advocacy and lobbying services with a focus on elected officials and congressional committees on Valley Water's behalf in Washington, D.C. These services will enable Valley Water and its Board of Directors to achieve a high level of infl...
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