DATE: November 8, 2016
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ICF JONES & STOKES, INC. FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE TENTH AVENUE MARINE TERMINAL MARITIME BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE PROJECT TO INCREASE THE AGREEMENT AMOUNT BY $30,000 FOR AN AGGREGATE TOTAL OF $614,980
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In February 2014, District staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for environmental review consulting services in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT) Maritime Business Plan Update Project (Project).1 Attachment A shows the Project location. At the conclusion of the RFP process ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc. (ICF) was selected by the Board at their March 4, 2014 meeting. The District entered into an agreement with ICF to prepare the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Project, as well as an environmental assessment (EA) to satisfy the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) requirements. The authorized expenditure under the agreement was for a total of $450,000 with a termination date of March 31, 2016.2 Amendment No. 1 to the agreement was executed on March 4, 2016, which increased the agreement amount by $44,980 for an aggregate total of $494,980 and extended the agreement term to June 30, 2017.3 Pursuant to Board of Port Commissioners (BPC) Policy No. 110, BPC action was not required as the first amendment value did not exceed a 10 percent increase over the original agreement value. Additional work items not anticipated in the original Scope of Work resulted in the need for a second amendment to the agreement. The second amendment exceeded the administrative approval level allowed pursuant to BPC Policy No. 110. The Board approved the second amendment on September 8, 2016, which increased the agreement by $90,000 for an aggregate total of $584,980.4
The Final EIR is anticipated to be presented to the Board for certification on Decemb...
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