TO: Members of the Governing Board
FROM: Christopher Silke - District Engineer
REPORT BY: Annamaria Martinez - Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Amendment No 1 to Agreement No 230381B with Telstar Instruments for the Water and Wastewater Facility SCADA Upgrades Project, LB 22-05
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 230381B (LBRID) with Telstar Instruments to increase the total contract amount by $17,726 for a new maximum of $302,175 for the Water and Wastewater Facility SCADA Upgrades Project, LB 22-05; and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $10,000 Expense; Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The President authorized the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March 2021 to allocate $1.9 trillion in stimulus monies across a variety of programs. Of the total, $350 billion is allocated to state, local, territorial and Tribal governments to enable them to continue to support the public health response and to lay the foundation for a strong and equitable economic recovery. The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Final Interim Rule regulations on May 10, 2021 defining eligible use of ARPA monies that includes investments into water and sewer utility infrastructure. Local Fiscal Recovery (LFR) funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024 with projects completed no later than December 31, 2026. The County of Napa received $26,755,157 for ARPA appropriations.
Based on the Final Rule guidelines, water and sewer utility projects that would qualify for funding under the Safe Drinking Water and Clean Water Act Programs are deemed as eligible under ARPA. The District has four (4) high priority projects that satisfy ARPA and the Drinking and Clean Water Act funding criteria - one of the projects being the subject of this agenda report - Water and Wastewater Facility SCADA System Upgrades Project.
A Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) syste...
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