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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or designee to sign Professional Services Agreement (PSA) Amendment No.1 with GeoRestoration, Inc., for mitigation, monitoring and reporting for the fuel spill cleanup at Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio through June 30, 2017. The maximum cost for the amendment is $1,690,632, with a maximum cost of the agreement totaling $2,252,302.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or designee to sign Professional Services Agreement (PSA) Amendment No.1 with GeoRestoration, Inc., for mitigation, monitoring and reporting for the fuel spill cleanup at Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio through June 30, 2017. The maximum cost for the amendment is $1,690,632, with a maximum cost of the agreement totaling $2,252,302.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resource Agency (MCWRA) sought and received approval from the County Board of Supervisors on August 28, 2012 for the Fuel Spill Clean-Up Management Services Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") requesting reimbursement from the County for $335,557 for fuel spill clean-up expenses (net of reimbursements) paid with MCWRA funds prior to June 30, 2012. As noted in the Agreement, the County assumed liability for all costs related to the fuel spill clean-up at Nacimiento and San Antonio Reservoirs.
The agreement also directed the County to pay, beginning in FY 2012-13; ongoing costs to GeoRestoration, a geological firm for fuel spill clean-up, monitoring, fuel extraction, and regulatory reporting activities and to pay ongoing project management services costs to MCWRA.
The CAO-Budget and Analysis Division requested Risk Management to assume responsibility for the payment, and tracking of the fuel spill costs on behalf of the County. Risk Management requested and received support from the Board of Supervisors' Budget Committee on May 13, 2013 to authorize t...
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