REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 25, 2025
FROM
MARK WARDLAW, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Contract with Ghazal Engineering for On-Call Civil Engineering Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 25-43, effective March 25, 2025, with Ghazal Engineering for the provision of on-call civil engineering services, assigning the contract to Ghazal Engineering, Inc., with no change to the contract aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $3,600,000, or to the contract period of January 14, 2025, to January 13, 2028.
(Presenter: Mark Wardlaw, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as it only approves and consents to the assignment of Contract No. 25-43 from Ghazal Engineering to Ghazal Engineering, Inc. Sufficient appropriation and revenue to fund on-call civil engineering services, with aggregate non-to-exceed total of $3,600,000 for all contracts, is included in the Land Use Services Department (LUS) Land Development Division (LND) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of the Assignment, Consent of Assignment and Amendment No. 1 will allow the County to continue to utilize on-call services provided by a vendor that has changed corporate structure. On January 14, 2025, (Item No. 35), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved several contracts for the provision of on-call civil engineering services, with a contract aggregate not-to-exceed a total of $3,600,000, for the period of January 14, 2025, through January 13, 2028. The approved contracts included Ghazal Engineering, Contract No. 25-43, operating as a sole proprietor. Following approval of Contract No. 25-43, on February 3, 2025, LUS was notified that Ghazal Engineering has incorporated and will begin operating as Ghazal Engineering, Inc.
Paragraph C.3 of Contract No. 25-43 with Ghazal Engineering provides that the contract is not assignable, in whole or in part, without the County’s prior written consent. Contract No. 25-43 is Board approved; therefore, this consent requires Board approval. The contract representative, and the notice and contact information remain the same. However, the contract amendment is proposed to update contract references.
PROCUREMENT
N/A
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Jason Searles, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on February 11, 2025; Finance (Iliana Rodriguez, Finance Analyst, 387-4205) on February 12, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Robert Saldana, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on February 12, 2025.