REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 17, 2026
FROM
RAUL GARCIA, Director, Project and Facilities Management Department
JOSHUA DUGAS, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Construction Contract with Snyder Langston, LLC for the Department of Behavioral Health Comprehensive Treatment Campus Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 25-255 with Snyder Langston, LLC, for the Department of Behavioral Health Comprehensive Treatment Campus located in the City of Victorville, increasing the contract amount by $476,365, from $63,845,489 to a total amount of $64,321,854, to include additional design and construction costs associated with City of Victorville-directed campus site plan revisions, with no change to the existing project substantial completion date of March 20, 2027 (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Raul Garcia, Director, 387-5000)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote and Fulfill the Countywide Vision.
Foster Sustainable Development Through Strategic Partnerships.
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 Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The $476,365 contract increase with Snyder Langston, LLC (Contractor) will be funded by Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 5 and Community Care Expansion (CCE) grant funds. Based on the grant administrator-approved allocation methodology, $409,674 will be funded through the Comprehensive Treatment Campus Phase II project (WBSE 10.10.1685), and $66,691 will be funded through the Community Care Treatment Center project (WBSE 10.10.1964).
The Comprehensive Treatment Campus Phase II project has a total budget of $63,935,182, funded with $51,410,844 in BHCIP Round 5 grant funds, $4,832,098 in 2011 Realignment funds, and $7,692,240 in 1991 Realignment funds.
The Community Care Treatment Center project has a total budget of $15,803,266, funded with $10,515,038 in CCE Capital Expansion Grant funds and $5,288,228 in 2011 Realignment and other departmental funding sources, including required matching funds and supplemental contributions.
Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Behavioral Health’s (DBH) 2025-26 and 2026-27 budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On July 9, 2024 (Item No. 13), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved the DBH Comprehensive Treatment Campus (Project), which will expand behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services. The Project will include 18 adult withdrawal management beds, 36 adult substance use disorder (SUD) residential treatment beds, an adult outpatient treatment facility, a 14 bed adolescent psychiatric residential treatment facility, a 16 bed adolescent SUD residential treatment facility, a youth and adolescent outpatient treatment facility, and a wellness center.
On September 10, 2024 (Item No. 45), the Board authorized Project and Facilities Management Department (PFMD) to utilize the design-build project delivery method, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22160 et seq., for the Project.
On April 29, 2025 (Item No. 50), the Board approved Contract No. 25-255 (Contract) with Contractor, in the not-to-exceed amount of $51,029,906, for the design and construction of the Project and delegated authority to the Director of PFMD to approve change orders up to $210,000.
On August 18, 2025, the Director of PFMD utilized his delegated authority and executed Change Order No. 1 to the Contract, increasing the total contract by $117,000, from $51,029,906 to $51,146,906. Change Order No. 1 authorized the Contractor to perform Design/Engineering Survey and Utility Assessment, including American Land Title Association and a National Society of Professional Surveyors survey, as required by San Bernardino County.
On September 9, 2025 (Item No. 26), the Board approved the CCE Grant Program Funding Agreement No. 25-686 with Horne LLP, acting on behalf of the California Department of Social Services, in the amount of $10,515,038. This provided additional funding for the Project, supporting the development of recovery residence infrastructure on the Victorville campus.
On November 4, 2025 (Item No. 28), the Board approved Amendment No. 1 to the Contract with the Contractor, increasing the contract by $12,638,566, from $51,146,906 to $63,785,472. The increase in the construction amount reflected additional scope that was originally intended to be included as part of the Project; however, it could not be incorporated until the County received the CCE Grant funding. Additionally, Amendment No. 1 revised certain terms and conditions of the Contract to ensure compliance with the CCE Grant requirements.
On March 24, 2026 (Item No. 32), the Board approved Amendment No. 2 to the Contract to change all references to Horne LLP to BDO Government Services, LLC. It also incorporated a revised CCE Program Funding Agreement that was submitted to DBH.
On June 23, 2026 (Item No. 97), the Board approved Amendment No. 3 that increased the total Contract amount by $60,017, from $63,785,472 to a total of $63,845,489. It included costs for abandoning an existing waterline due to unforeseen field conditions, which impacted grading operations and required slurry backfill. Additionally, this amendment included County-directed expedited design services consisting of enhanced site plans, renderings, and an aerial exhibit necessary to support timely coordination and submittal to the City of Victorville.
Amendment No. 4 increases the Contract by $476,365, increasing the amount from $63,845,489 to a total of $64,321,854. This amendment includes additional design and design management costs for revisions directed by the City of Victorville including revised campus access, frontage, perimeter walls, Building C orientation, utilities, landscape, and offsite right-of-way improvement requirements. It also includes construction costs to implement the revised Building C location and orientation, offset the existing domestic water line between Buildings A and C as required by the design revisions, and compliance with the public utility mandated undergrounding of existing electrical infrastructure, including the installation of an 800-amp power connection from the new Project switchgear to the existing St. John of God property with no change to the Project completion date.
PFMD will return to the Board with a future recommendation once the construction costs associated with the City-related project changes have been identified.
Public Contract Code section 20136 requires amendments to construction contracts to have a four-fifths vote approval by the Board.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Daniel Pasek, Deputy County Counsel, 387- 5455) on October 13, 2026; Behavioral Health (Joshua Dugas, Director, 252-5142) on October 19, 2026; Project and Facilities Management (Sarah Riley, Chief of Project Management, 387-5115) on October 21, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Yael Verduzco, Principal Administrative Analyst, 387-5285) on October 30, 2026.