LA County Board

43. Montellano Slope Landscape and Slope Maintenance Services Contract Recommendation: Find that services can be performed more economically by an independent contractor than by County employees. Award and authorize the Chair to execute a contract with United Pacific Services, Inc., a certified Local Small Business Enterprise, for landscape and slope maintenance services for the Montellano Slope, for a term of one year with six one-year renewal options and a month-to-month extension of up to six months for a maximum potential contract term of 90 months and a maximum potential contract sum of $836,450. There will be no impact to the County General Fund. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute each renewal and/or extension option, to execute amendments to incorporate necessary changes within the scope of work, to suspend and/or terminate the contract, and to increase the annual contract amounts up to an additional 10%, which is in the maximum potential contract amount for unforeseen, additional work within the scope of the contract, if required. Find that the contract work is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisorial District 1) (Department of Public Works) APPROVE (26-5227)