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Consider recommendations regarding a First Amendment to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (Agreement) with E.F. Johnson Company for the Public Safety Radio Network Replacement Project, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor (BC21094) with E.F. Johnson Company to provide additional Fire Enhanced Radio Coverage for the Public Safety Radio Network upgrade project by amending the Scope of Services thereunder and increasing the maximum Agreement amount from $30,239,809.00 to $34,493,692.00, a total increase of $4,253,883.00;
b) Authorize the Chief Information Officer or their designee to order additional services in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of $386,716.00 provided that no change shall exceed $210,000.00;
c) Approve Budget Revision Request No. 0009004;
d) Direct staff to return to the Board by July 2024 for an update about the Project phases and to consider further funding for the Project;
e) Authorize the Chief Information Officer, or designee, to assume responsibility from the General Services Director for administering the Agreement on behalf of the County until otherwise ordered by the Board; and
f) Determine that the recommended actions are exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following CEQA Guidelines Sections: 15301 as the actions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, licensing or minor alteration of existing public structures, facilities, mechanical equipment or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use; 15302 as the actions consist or replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities located on the same site and with the same purpose and capacity; 15303 as the actions consist of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures and insta...
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