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Consider recommendation regarding an Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and United Rotorcraft for the Installation of the Fixed Belly Tank - Sikorsky HH60-L 964, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for the services of an Independent Contractor, United Rotorcraft, for the installation of a fixed belly tank on the Sikorsky HH-60L Firehawk, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,495,000.00, as sole source procurement without being required to conduct a formal bid process;
b) Approve and authorize the Fire Chief or designee to approve up to a 10% contingency with United Rotorcraft, in the amount not to exceed $249,500.00, for any additional items within the scope of work that may be required to complete the modification and/or inspections; and
c) Find that the proposed Agreement is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guideline section 15378(b)(2) in that the Agreement involves a continuing administrative or maintenance activity, and CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), in that the Agreement involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.