BOARD MEETING DATE: January 9, 1998 AGENDA NO. 22
PROPOSAL:
Amend Existing Contracts for Temporary Engineering Services
SYNOPSIS:
Two task order contracts to AeroVironment Environmental Services, Inc. and Air Quality Specialists for temporary engineering services at $100,000 each, were approved by the Board on January 10, 1997 for a two-year period. These contracts assist the AQMD in processing non-Title V permit applications. The funds budgeted for FY 1996-97 are nearly expended and additional funds for FY 1997-98 in the amount of $170,000 need to be added to the contracts. This action is to increase the base amount to a total of $370,000, and the fund will be dispersed pending final bids submitted on new task orders. Funds for these services have been previously approved in the FY 1997-98 Budget.
COMMITTEE:
Administrative, December 19, 1997, Recommended for Approval
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Authorize the Chairman of the Board to amend the contracts for engineering services with AeroVironment Environmental Services, Inc. and Air Quality Specialists to add additional funding for a total amount not to exceed $170,000 to assist in processing permits and provide services, as needed. The actual amount of each contract will be determined by individual task orders to be determined in the future.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Acting Executive Officer
Background
Contracts for engineering services with two contractors had been approved by the Board at the January 10, 1997 meeting for a total of $200,000. These contracts are Basic Ordering Agreements, with individual task orders issued on a competitive basis. The contracts were approved for two years. Funding is occurring in two budget cycles; $200,000 from the FY 1996/97 Budget and $170,000 from the FY 1997-98 Budget. The contracts were issued to address the increase in permitting workload generated by programs such as Regulation XXX - Title V Permits. To target the 7-, 30-, and 180-day permit processing time frames for non-Title V applications, it was necessary to augment existing staff resources with outside engineering services.
Task orders have been issued for $152,860 to process non-Title V permits. Approximately 670 permits (e.g. 500 gas station permits) are being processed through these contracts. Additional task orders are ready to be issued to the contractors. The Board allocated $170,000 in the FY 1997-98 Budget for this purpose. Board approval is needed to add these additional funds to AeroVironment Environmental Services, Inc. and Air Quality Specialists contracts.
Resource Impacts
Sufficient funds for these services ($170,000) are included in the approved FY 1997-98 Budget.
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