TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steve Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Roberto De La Torre Real - Junior Engineer
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement No. 220316B with COAR Design Group Inc.
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 220316B with COAR Design Group Inc., increasing the amount of $200,000 for a new maximum of $500,000 per fiscal year, to provide technical and construction support services on various Napa County construction projects. (Fiscal Impact $300,000 Expense; Budgeted; Various Capital Improvement Project Budgets; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works is responsible for delivering a variety of Capital Improvement projects, including facility maintenance, renovations and new construction for County-owned buildings. Many of these projects require architectural, mechanical, electrical and structural engineering services to ensure compliance with current building codes and safety standards. The Department of Public works does not have any licensed architects, structural or electrical engineers, nor the equipment or technicians to design and work on these specialized areas in-house. As such the department must hire outside organizations to provide professional design services necessary to support County capital projects.
On February 08, 2022, staff released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for On-Call Architectural/Engineering and other related services for various County Facilities. After ranking and interviewing, the County selected Nacht and Lewis and COAR Design Group, Inc. as the most qualified firms to provide these services.
On May 03, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement 220316B with COAR Design Group, Inc., authorizing up to $200,000 per fiscal year for on-call architectural, electrical, mechanical and structural engineering design services. Due to an increase in volume of services required the contract is set to use...
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