REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 5, 2023
FROM
MARK WARDLAW, Director, Land Use Services Department
SUBJECT
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Contracts for On-Call Site Clearance Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following vendors to provide on-call site clearance services with an aggregate amount not to exceed $9,000,000 for the period of December 11, 2023, through December 10, 2026, with the option to extend two, additional one-year periods.
1. MEC, Inc., dba MEC Environmental, Inc.
2. Precision Works, Inc., dba as Precision Environmental
(Presenter: Mark Wardlaw, Director, 387-4431)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health, and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of these contracts will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The aggregate cost for these services shall not exceed $9,000,000 for the period of December 11, 2023, through December 10, 2026. Sufficient appropriation has been included in the Land Use Services Department (LUS) Code Enforcement 2023-24 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
LUS administers Code Enforcement (CEN) activities to protect the public's safety, welfare, and property values in accordance with state and local laws. Throughout the county unincorporated areas, there are hundreds of properties with existing nuisance conditions such as junk, trash, and debris, or that have structures that are abandoned, or in derelict condition. Many of these properties have been identified as maintaining illegal cannabis cultivation sites with additional nuisance conditions existing on them. The County has ordered property owners to repair or secure structures, clean up the...
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