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Consider recommendations regarding agreements for Services of Independent Contractors with Pacific Materials Laboratory, Fugro USA Land Inc., Earth Systems, NV5, Pavement Engineering, Twining Inc., and MNS Engineers Inc., for Materials Testing Services, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreements for Services of Independent Contractors for engineering consulting services, each Agreement with a term of June 18, 2019 through June 30, 2021, and each Agreement for an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, with each of the following consultants:
i) Pacific Materials Laboratory (a local vendor), 35-A South La Patera Lane Goleta CA 93116;
ii) Fugro USA Land Inc. (a Tri-County vendor), 4820 McGrath Street, South 100, Ventura CA 93003;
iii) Earth Systems Pacific (a local vendor), 2049 Preisker Lane, Suite E Santa Maria CA 93454;
iv) NV5 (a Tri-County vendor), 1868 Palma Drive, Suite A Ventura CA 93003;
v) Pavement Engineering (a Tri-County vendor), 485 Sacrament Drive, Suite A, San Luis Obispo CA 93401;
vi) Twining Inc. (a Tri-County vendor), 1879 Portola Road, Suite G, Ventura CA 93003; and
vii) MNS Engineers Inc. (a local vendor), 201 N. Calle Cesar Chavez, Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA 93103;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to issue Notices to Proceed as described in each Agreement and to make immaterial changes in accordance with Section 36 in each Agreement; and
c) Find that none of the proposed Agreements constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378 (b)(5) as they are administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.