BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A4155R, with P.S. Creations, LLC for the PlateScrape Project, a Safe, Clean Water FY 2018 Priority A Water Conservation Grant Agreement for a No-cost Extension of the Agreement to June 30, 2023.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A4155R with P.S. Creations, LLC, to extend the Agreement expiration date from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2023, as a 24-month, no-cost extension.
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SUMMARY:
On May 8, 2018, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Board of Directors (Board) approved a grant award to the P.S. Creations, LLC (Grantee), in the amount not-to-exceed $30,192 to support the PlateScrape Project (Project). The PlateScrape is a pilot device built to pre-sanitize plates in restaurant and commercial food settings more efficiently than common spray-off methods. This grant funds the analysis of water and energy savings associated with PlateScrape technology. To date, $7,146 of the grant amount has been disbursed to the Grantee for planning, manufacturing, project administration, testing fees, and participant training.
The Project was originally scheduled to be completed June 30, 2020. Due to the State Emergency Services Act, the Governor's Emergency Declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20, and Order of the County of Santa Clara Public Health Officer dated March 16, 2020, the Project activities consisting of testing and analyzing water and energy savings were suspended because the participating restaurants were closed pursuant to shelter-in-place orders. As a result, the CEO approved Amendment No. 1 (Attachment 3), a no-cost time extension of the Agreement through June 30, 2021, with the understanding that uncertainties surrounding the pandemic's impact on restaurants remaining open or closed may further delay the Project.
In March 2021, the Grantee requested a second extension du...
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