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Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Consor North America, Inc. - Deputy Director Riske-Gomez
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Requested Action(s)
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Consor North America, Inc., increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $111,750.00, and authorizing the Executive Director to execute the amendment.
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Financial Impact:
Original Agreement: $40,000.00
Amendment No. 1: $9,999.99
Amendment No. 2: $61,750.01
Total Not-to-Exceed Amount: $111,750.00
Funding is available within the Commission’s existing budget allocations for professional services.
Background Information:
On January 29, 2026, the Tehama County Transportation Commission entered into an agreement with Consor North America, Inc. for grant writing and application development services in support of the FY 2026 USDOT BUILD Grant application for the Lake California Drive Reconstruction Project, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00. Amendment No. 1, dated April 20, 2026, increased the contract amount by $9,999.99, bringing the total not-to-exceed amount to $49,999.99 and supporting continued grant development services.
Under the original agreement, Consor North America, Inc. was retained to provide professional grant writing and application development services for the FY 2026 USDOT BUILD Grant application for the Lake California Drive Reconstruction Project. The original scope included project management and coordination, preparation of the BUILD grant application package, development of the narrative and required forms, preparation of the Benefit-Cost Analysis, development of project budget tables and funding documentation, and final review and submittal support.
These services supported preparation of a competitive federal application for a major corridor project intended to reconstruct approximately 3.5 miles of Lake California Drive, improve roadway safety, address pavement and drainage deficiencies, and provide a separated multi-use path with emergency access functionality for a community of approximately 4,000 residents that relies on Lake California Drive as its sole public access route.
The BUILD application effort included substantial technical and financial work beyond narrative writing alone, including preparation of a federal Benefit-Cost Analysis, project readiness documentation, funding strategy, and supporting materials for a project with a total estimated cost of approximately $39.55 million.
Services Provided Under the New Amendment
The proposed amendment supports additional grant development services beyond the original BUILD scope. Specifically, the amendment covers continued and expanded consultant support for development of Active Transportation Program (ATP) applications for priority Tehama County projects. Based on the project correspondence and scope development, this includes work related to:
1. an ATP application for the Lake California Drive active transportation component, focused on the multi-use path and related pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and
2. an ATP application for the Evergreen Middle/Elementary School Safe Routes to School Project in the Cottonwood area.
For the Lake California Drive ATP effort, the consultant’s work includes restructuring prior BUILD application material to align with ATP requirements, refining scope and budget assumptions, researching active transportation benefits and project connections, developing multi-use path details, and updating supporting materials such as letters of support.
For the Evergreen Safe Routes to School project, the consultant is providing grant development support for a project intended to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety near the school area, address constrained roadway conditions, and connect to previously completed Safe Routes to School improvements so that the facilities function as a continuous system. The consultant was asked to proceed based on development of a Medium Infrastructure ATP application, including scope development, planning-level budget work, and application preparation.
In summary, the new amendment is funding additional professional services to pursue multiple competitive grant opportunities for Commission priority projects. These services include grant strategy, technical narrative development, budget refinement, application packaging, and coordination necessary to position the Commission for additional outside funding beyond the original BUILD application effort.