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Approve a second contract amendment for $115,911 with Neighborly Pest Management, Inc. for a total contract amount of $659,575 for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, 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 $115,911 with Neighborly Pest Management, Inc. for a total contract amount of $659,575 for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, 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 2025, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) extended a proclamation of emergency project through November 2028 for eradication of the glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in Vacaville. 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. On June 24, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved a first contract amendment of $112,632 to continue ongoing pest control services with Neighborly Pest Management Inc. through June 30, 2026. A second contract amendment of $115,911 is required to continue ongoing pest control services with Neighborly Pest Management Inc. through June 30, 2027, bringing the total contract amount to $659,575.
GWSS pest control eradication service costs will be offset by funding provided by CDFA through...
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