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PUBLIC WORKS - Interim Director Tom Provine
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Requested Action(s)
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a) Adopt a finding that use of a non-competitive negotiated Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tehama and the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County for the performance of mitigation and monitoring responsibilities relating the Evergreen Road at South Fork Cottonwood Creek Project is in the public’s interest to ensure the reliable and long-term performance of mitigation and monitoring activities by a qualified public agency
b) Adopt a finding that competitive bidding for the work described in the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tehama and the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County for the performance of mitigation and monitoring responsibilities relating to the Evergreen Road at South Fork Cottonwood Creek Project would be unavailing and impractical and would not be an advantage to the public
c) AGREEMENT - Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tehama and the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County for the performance of mitigation and monitoring responsibilities relating to the Evergreen Road at South Fork Cottonwood Creek Project in an amount not to exceed $779,000
d) Request blanket authorization for the Director of Public Works to execute changes to the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Tehama and the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County for the performance of mitigation and monitoring responsibilities relating to the Evergreen Road at South Fork Cottonwood Creek Project in an amount not to exceed 5% of contract amount
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Financial Impact:
The financial impact including possible contingencies is $817,950.00 in total.
The Construction (CON) phase of this project is funded by Federal Highway Bridge Program funds. A 5% contingency, in the amount of $38,950 was budgeted to the project to address changes and is reimbursable through the project funding This project is budgeted in Road Fund - Professional and Special Services #3015-53230.
There is no impact to the General Fund.
Background Information:
This project is necessary to mitigate environmental impacts resulting from the construction of the Evergreen Road Bridge at South Fork Cottonwood Creek.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Stream and Lakebed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. 24535-R1, issued for the project on May 28, 2019 (Permit), requires onsite planting, maintenance, and monitoring of riparian vegetation.
To fulfill the Permit requirements, five (5) years of plant establishment, maintenance, monitoring and reporting are required. The initial planting phase and first year of monitoring and maintenance were implemented by Public Works.
This Memorandum of Understanding will allow the Resource Conservation District of Tehama County to perform the remaining four (4) years of maintenance, and monitoring of the riparian vegetation mitigation.