Title
Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with McMillen Jacobs Associates for a term extension from March 16, 2021 to March 16, 2022; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
a. Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with McMillen Jacobs Associates for a term extension from March 16, 2021 to March 16, 2022; and
b. Authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On December 6, 2016 the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors approved and recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approve the Professional Services Agreement with McMillen Jacobs Associates (“MJA”) in an amount not to exceed $4,600,789.00 for a term of two (2) years with the option to extend the Agreement for three (3) additional one (1) year periods for a maximum agreement of five (5) years for the design of the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Project.
On March 7, 2017 the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approved the Professional Services Agreement with “MJA” in an amount not to exceed $4,600,789.00 for a term of two (2) years and authorized the General Manager to Amend the agreement up to three (3) times, provided the amendments did not increase the contract amount or significantly change the scope of the Project.
On August 30, 2018 the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“Agency”) processed Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services agreement to modify and adjust the scope of work to provide a Subsurface Investigation of the San Antonio Dam and additional Geotechnical Borings for the Interlake Tunnel and to fund this modification by deleting/adjusting other budgeted scope of services in the agreement.
On June 26, 2019 Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services agreement was processed to extend the term of the Agreement from March 16, 2017 to March 16, 2020 and to revise Exhibit B-1 to include Exhibit B-1A (McMillen Jacobs Associates Billing Rate Sheet).
On May 20, 2020 Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services agreement was processed to extend the term of the Agreement from March 16, 2020 to March 16, 2021.
Amendment No. 4 will extend the term of the agreement from March 16, 2021 to March 16, 2022 and funding source(s) to be used will be determined by the Monterey County Water Resources Board of Directors. The agreement is currently set to use Grant funds, however, the ILT Program Manager is requesting an alternative funding be identified as the grant monies are projected to be needed for other phases of the ILT Project.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
FINANCING:
The Agreement with MJA was funded by the WRA FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget for the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Fund 426-9300-8267-WRA036 which had sufficient appropriations in the amount of $4,027,869 to compensate the MJA Agreement.
This item was heard by the Finance Committee on February 5, 2021. The Committee supported the approval of Amendment No. 4 and directed staff to use the existing grant as the funding source.
Prepared and
Approved by: Brent Buche, General Manager, (831) 755 4860
Attachments:
1. Amendment No. 4
2. Amendments 1, 2, and 3
3. Agreement for Professional Services