Approve first amendment to Agreement No. 16-34 with Quincy Engineering, Inc., to extend the term of the agreement through February 22, 2024 for the County Road 29 Bridge Replacement over Dry Slough. (No general fund impact) (Echiburú/Razo)
 

Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign first amendment to Agreement No. 16-34 with Quincy Engineering, Inc., to extend the term of the agreement through February 22, 2024 for the County Road (CR) 29 Bridge Replacement over Dry Slough.

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The amendment will allow Quincy Engineering to complete final plans and specifications for the County Road (CR) 29 Bridge Replacement over Dry Slough.
 
BACKGROUND
 
On February 23, 2016 the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Quincy Engineering, Inc. for bridge design and environmental services for two County bridge projects, CR 29 Bridge Replacement over Dry Slough and CR 95 Bridge Replacement over Dry Slough.
 
The consultant’s work for the CR 95 Bridge Replacement over Dry Slough concluded after the bridge construction was completed in November 2020.
 
The CR 29 Bridge over Dry Slough (22C-117) is located approximately 0.75 mile west of the intersection with CR 98.  The existing 20-foot-wide bridge will be replaced with a 32-foot-wide bridge comprised of two twelve-foot lanes and four-foot shoulders.
 
The right of way acquisition for the CR 29 bridge project has been more complicated than other projects due to the Farmland Conservation Easement recorded on the property along the south side of the bridge.  Since the easement was purchased with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funds, NRCS holds an interest in the easement which restricts the methods in which compensation for adjustments to the Farmland Conservation Easement can occur.
 
The County has been working with the easement owners (the Yolo Land Trust, and the City of Davis) for the past year to determine a compensation method acceptable to the NRCS.  County staff has presented several compensation methods for their consideration, but none were accepted.  As a result, the County is now working on acquiring a replacement Farmland Conservation Easement to compensate for the project impacts (0.164 acre replacement) to the existing agricultural conservation easement.
 
The unexpected time that has been needed to address impacts to the Farmland Conservation Easement have delayed completion of project design.  The amendment would extend the agreement term end date to February 22, 2024.  This extension should provide enough time for the Quincy Engineering to complete final plans and specifications (following conclusion of the above-described easement mitigation efforts), and to assist the county as necessary during the construction phase. This amendment does not include a cost increase. County staff is satisfied with the contractor’s performance to-date and has no concerns with the Contractor’s continued work per the recommended amendment.

County Counsel approved the agreement amendment as to form.