LA County Board

48. On-Call Geotechnical and Special Inspection Services for Various County Healthcare Projects Agreements Recommendation: Award and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute six On-Call Geotechnical and Special Inspection Services agreements for various County healthcare projects with each of the following: one small-sized firm (Geotechnical Professionals, Inc.); one medium-sized firm (Koury Engineering and Testing, Inc.); and four large-sized firms (Kleinfelder, AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Twining, Inc., and Smith Emery Laboratories). Each contract will be for an initial amount of $5,000,000 and a three-year term plus four one-year extension options, subject to the additional extension provisions. Find that the proposed action is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public Works) APPROVE Authorize additional services and extend the contract expiration date as necessary to complete those additional services when those additional services are: previously unforeseen, related to a previously assigned scope of work on a given project, and are necessary for the completion of that given project. Supplement the initial $5,000,000 contract amount by up to $330,000 per amendment based on workload requirements. The aggregate amount of such amendments shall not exceed 25% of the initial contract amount or $1,250,000, for a maximum not to-exceed contract amount of $6,250,000. Administer the agreements and at the discretion of the Director, exercise the options to extend the agreements for four one-year extension options based upon project demands and the level of satisfaction with the services provided with no change to the contract amounts, and to suspend/terminate the agreements for convenience if it is in the best interest of the County to do so. (26-5894)