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Consider recommendations regarding a Second Amendment to the East Mountain Drive Low Water Crossing Replacement Project, County Project No. 862357, Federal-Aid Project No. BRLO-NBIL(526), First District, as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Second Amendment to the Professional Services Contract (BC17246) with Drake Haglan and Associates (not a local vendor), to extend the terms of the contract for an additional two-year period making the term of the contract February 20, 2017 through February 14, 2022 and to include additional services increasing the Agreement by $97,052.00 for a revised total amount not to exceed $521,039.00 to provide professional engineering services for the East Mountain Drive Low Water Crossing Replacement Project;
b) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute amendments within the scope of the Statement of Work by an increased amount of $9,705.00 for a revised contingency amount not to exceed $52,104.00 for professional services for design of the East Mountain Drive Low Water Crossing Replacement Project with a total agreement amount inclusive of contingency not to exceed $573,143.00; and
c) Determine the above actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) because it consists of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.