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Approve a first contract amendment for $112,632 with Neighborly Pest Management, Inc. for a total contract amount of $543,664 for the period of June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2026 for ongoing invasive pest eradication services; Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and amendments within budgeted appropriations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Agriculture Department recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a first contract amendment for $112,632 with Neighborly Pest Management, Inc. for a total contract amount of $543,664 for the period of June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2026 for ongoing invasive pest eradication services; and
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and amendments within budgeted appropriations.
SUMMARY/ DISCUSSION:
In November 2023, the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) extended a proclamation of emergency project through November 2025 for eradication of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in Vacaville. The Agriculture Department anticipates the proclamation will be renewed through 2026 to ensure complete eradication of GWSS. On May 8, 2024, Neighborly Pest Management, Inc. was determined the best-evaluated bidder for GWSS emergency eradication pest control services as a result of a request for proposal process. On June 25, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved a $431,032 contract with Neighborly Pest Management for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. A first contract amendment of $112,632 is required to continue ongoing pest control services with Neighborly Pest Management Inc. through June 30, 2026, bringing the total contract amount to $543,664.
GWSS pest control eradication service costs will be offset by funding provided by CDFA through a FY2025/26 cooperative agreement with the County. The FY2025/26 cooperative agre...
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