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Spotsylvania County
Board of Supervisors Agenda
Executive Summary




Meeting Date:
January 8, 2019
Title:
Approval of Contract Modification for Renewal to Draper Aden Associates to Provide Professional Engineering Services for Solid Waste Services

Type:
Action
Agenda Title:
Approval of Contract Modification for Renewal to Draper Aden Associates to Provide Professional Engineering Services for Solid Waste Services
Recommendation:

Approve the award of a contract modification for renewal with Draper Aden Associates to provide professional engineering services for Solid Waste Services.  The contract modification has been reviewed and approved as to form by the County Attorney’s Office.

Summary:

The initial contract with Draper Aden Associates were approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 9, 2018.  This is first renewal year of four-year renewal contract at the option of the County.

Financial Impact:

Adequate funding is budgeted within the FY19 and FY20 Utilities Capital Projects.

Staff Contacts:

Ben Loveday, Director of Utilities/Public Works

Brad Quann, Procurement Manager                         

 

Legal Counsel:
Shelia Weimer, Senior Assistant County Attorney
Additional Background/Other Considerations:

County departments utilize task order based agreements for professional engineering services routinely throughout the year. Task order based agreements allow for increased efficiencies in terms of time and value to the tax payer. Procurement policy is followed in all task order based agreements and task orders valued at $100,000 and greater are presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval. 

 

On March 27, 2017 staff provided a BOS communication outlining the procurement process for professional engineering services.  While engineering services cannot be procured on a simple cost basis, our current competitive process for procuring professional engineering services ensures the receipt of quality services from experienced contractors, while providing multiple opportunities for County staff to negotiate costs.

Consequence of Denial/Inaction:

Projects are significantly delayed without task order based agreements. Without task order based agreements each task currently done under a task order based agreement would be required to be treated as a separate agreement requiring an independent RFP/IFB review process by the department issuing the RFP/IFB, the County Attorney’s office and the Procurement Department. Failure to approve this contract would leave the County open to noncompliance with federal and state environmental regulations. Noncompliance with these regulations will result in significant civil penalties and costs to the County.

ATTACHMENTS:
File NameDescriptionType
Draper_Aden_Associates_Contract_Modification_-_Renewal_#1.pdfDraper Aden Associates Contract Modification - Renewal for Solid Waste Engineering ServicesAgreement