REPORT TO SHASTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BOARD MEETING DATE:  September  12, 2017
CATEGORY:  Consent - Public Works-24.

SUBJECT:

PACE Engineering Services Agreement

Supervisorial District No. :  All

DEPARTMENT CONTACT:  Pat Minturn, Public Works Director, (530) 225-5661

STAFF REPORT APPROVED BY:  Pat Minturn, Public Works Director

RECOMMENDATION

Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign an amendment to the agreement with PACE Engineering, Inc. to increase compensation by $50,000, for a new total not to exceed $100,000, and retain the term February 19, 2016 through February 19, 2017, with two automatic one-year renewals to provide telemetric systems technical support.

SUMMARY

An amendment is proposed to an agreement with PACE Engineering, Inc. for telemetric system technical support.

DISCUSSION

On February 19, 2016, the County entered into a Personal Services Agreement with PACE Engineering, Inc. (PACE).  PACE shall provide on-call technical support for telemetric systems in an amount not to exceed $50,000.  Telemetric systems are used to monitor and control water and wastewater facilities in the County Service Areas (CSAs).  PACE designed a new PC-based master control system for the Cottonwood Wastewater Treatment Plant.  PACE has also provided technical support for water treatment facilities in Sugarloaf, French Gulch, Keswick and Jones Valley.  Additional contract authority is proposed for the duration of the existing contract.

ALTERNATIVES

The Board may decline to approve the proposed amendment.  Telemetric systems are essential to CSA operations.

OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT

County Counsel has approved the amendment as to form.  Risk Management has reviewed and approved the amendment.  The County Administrative Office has reviewed this recommendation.

FINANCING

Adequate funds to operate and maintain the CSAs are included in the Adopted 2017/18 budgets for the various CSAs. There is no General Fund impact.