LA County Board

21. As-Needed Environmental Consulting Services Master Agreements\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Beaches and Harbors\nto award and execute as-needed Environmental Consulting Services Master\nAgreements (MAs) with 11 contractors to provide as-needed environmental\nconsulting services to the Department of Beaches and Harbors (3 and 4), for an\ninitial term of three years, with four one-year extension options, effective upon\nexecution, at an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 or a\nmaximum amount of $7,700,000 for all executed MAs over the potential total\nterm of seven years, which is inclusive of any potential increase of 10%\nannually for any unforeseen increase in services; find that the proposed actions\nare not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the\nDirector to take the following actions: (Department of Beaches and Harbors)\nAPPROVE\nAuthorize and execute the four one-year extension options of the MAs if,\nin the opinion of the Director, the contractors have effectively performed\nthe services during the previous contract period and the services are still\nneeded and required;\nIncrease the maximum amount payable under all work orders issued on\nthe MAs up to 10% in any year of the MAs, including any extension\noption, for any additional, unforeseen, or increased services within the\nscope of the MAs, subject to the availability of funds in the Department of\nBeaches and Harbors’ (Department’s) budget, and increase the annual\naggregate amount (Contract Sum) to the extent that funding is available\nfrom or held by approved funding sources;\nExtend the MA term, or any optional MA year, to grant up to 12\none-month extensions for the completion of any work order approved\nbefore the expiration of the MA term or optional MA year, subject to the\nMAs terms and conditions, and subject to the availability of funds in the\nDepartment’s budget; and\nAward and execute MAs to add additional contractors as they become\nqualified throughout the term of the MAs, execute and amend individual\nwork orders to incorporate changes as necessary, execute amendments\nshould a contracting entity merge, be acquired or change its entity, add\nor delete services and categories to the MA as they become necessary,\nand suspend or terminate agreements if, in the opinion of the Director, it\nis in the best interest of the County to do so. (25-1202)