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Approve a fourth contract amendment with Shaw/Yoder/Antwih/Schmelzer & Lange Inc., to add supplemental services to support existing State Legislative Advocacy Services for the period of November 5, 2019 through December 31, 2020, for a total amount of $39,000; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to sign the contract
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve a fourth contract amendment with Shaw/Yoder/Antwih/Schmelzer & Lange Inc., to add supplemental services to support existing State Legislative Advocacy Services for the period of November 5, 2019 through December 31, 2020, for a total amount of $39,000, and;
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to sign the contract.
SUMMARY:
The existing contract with Shaw/Yoder/Antwih/Schmelzer & Lange, Inc. for general state legislative advocacy services and advocacy related to Delta and other water issues expires on December 31, 2020. Staff is recommending amending the existing contract to add supplemental services to support State Legislative Advocacy for a period from November 5, 2019 through December 31, 2020 for a total amount of $39,000. The proposed contract amendment is set forth in Attachment A.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The existing contract with Shaw/Yoder/Antwih/Schmelzer & Lange, Inc. provides $7,074 per month or $84,888 annually for general state legislative advocacy and up to $3,135 per month or $37,620 annually for Delta and water related advocacy for a total annual amount of $122,508 over the one-year contract term.
The proposed contract amendment recommends maintaining the existing state legislative advocacy services contract and adding supplemental services at a cost of $39,000. The total contract amount including this one-year supplemental services extension is not to exceed $896,556.
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