HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2021 0217 CCSA REG ITEM 10ECITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of February 17, 2021
ACTION Approved Staff Recommendation.
BY B.Garza.
E. Consider Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Bernard D. Clarke, DBA Backflow
Prevention Device Tester for Backflow Device Repairs. Staff Recommendation:
Approve Amendment No. 2 with Bernard D. Clarke, DBA Backflow Prevention
Device Tester; and authorize City Manager to execute the Amendment, subject to
final language approval of the City Manager. (Staff: Jeremy Laurentowski)
Item: 10.E.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director
DATE: 02/17/2021 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider Amendment No. 2 to Agreement with Bernard D. Clarke,
DBA Backflow Prevention Device Tester for Backflow Device Repairs
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
A backflow prevention device is attached to water lines to protect potable water supplies
from contamination due to water flowing back into the lines when the water pressure is
disrupted by a failure in the system. The City of Moorpark is required to test and certify
that all backflow devices in the City’s landscape maintenance districts, parks, and
facilities are functioning properly. During the annual testing process, over 20 of the
backflow devices in the City were unable to meet the certification requirements. Various
repairs are needed to the devices in order for them to meet the minimum requirements.
Many of the failed devices are over 30 years old and staff is evaluating the need to
replace several of these devices in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22.
Staff has an agreement with Bernard D. Clarke, DBA Backflow Prevention Device
Tester (Clarke), to test, and if necessary, make repairs to the failed backflow devices.
Due to the sheer quantity of failed devices, the current agreement does not have
enough balance remaining for Clarke to complete the repairs. The agreement provides
$15,000 for contractual services in FY 2020/21. Staff has prepared an amendment to
the agreement to increase the contract balance by $8,000 to cover repairs. This will
increase the total contract balance to $73,000 for the total three-year term ending June
30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost to complete the required repairs is $6,850. Staff has included
additional funding of $1,150 to the amendment should any unanticipated repairs be
identified. The funds for the repairs can be absorbed within the Landscape
Maintenance District, Parks and Facilities maintenance budgets for Fiscal Year
2020/21. No additional appropriation is being requested.
Item: 10.E.
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Honorable City Council
02/17/2021 Regular Meeting
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COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action does not support a current strategic directive.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve Amendment No. 2 with Bernard D. Clarke, DBA Backflow Prevention Device
Tester; and authorize City Manager to execute the Amendment, subject to final
language approval of the City Manager.
Attachment: Agreement Amendment No. 2
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOORPARK AND
BERNARD D CLARKE DBA BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE TESTER FOR
BACKFLOW TESTING, REPAIR, AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES AT VARIOUS
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS AND CITY PROPERTIES
This Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between the City of Moorpark, a
municipal corporation (“City”), and Bernard D Clarke, an individual, DBA Backflow
Prevention Device Tester (“Contractor”), for backflow testing, repair, and certification
services (“Agreement”), is made and entered into on this ___ day of
____________________, 2021.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2018 the City and Contractor entered into an Agreement
to have the Contractor provide backflow testing, repair, and certification services at
various landscape maintenance districts and City properties; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2019 the City and Contractor amended the Agreement
to increase the compensation for services to be performed by Contractor from forty-five
thousand dollars ($45,000), to a total contract value of sixty-five thousand dollars
($65,000); and
WHEREAS, the City and Contractor now desire to amend the Agreement to
increase the compensation for services to be performed by Contractor from sixty-five
thousand dollars ($65,000), by a value of eight thousand dollars ($8,000), for a total
contract value of seventy-three thousand dollars ($73,000), and document said
agreement to amend by jointly approving Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties to the
Agreement as follows:
I. Section 2, SCOPE OF SERVICES, is amended by replacing paragraph two in its
entirety as follows:
“Contractor shall perform the tasks described and set forth in
Exhibit C. Compensation for the services to be performed by Contractor
shall be in accordance with Exhibit C and Exhibit D. Compensation shall
not exceed the rates or value of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for
the initial period ending June 30, 2019, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)
for the median period ending June 30, 2020, and twenty-three thousand
dollars ($23,000) for the final period ending June 30, 2021, for a total
contract value of seventy-three thousand dollars ($73,000) for the total
term of the Agreement, without a written amendment to the Agreement
executed by both parties. Payment by City to Contractor shall be in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.”
ATTACHMENT
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Amendment No. 2 to Agreement between City of Moorpark and Page 2
Bernard D Clarke DBA Backflow Prevention Device Tester
II. Section 5, PAYMENT, is amended by replacing paragraph two in its entirety as
follows:
“The City agrees to pay Contractor monthly, in accordance with the
payment rates and terms and the schedule of payment as set forth in
Exhibit C and Exhibit D, based upon actual time spent on the above tasks.
This amount shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) for the
initial period ending June 30, 2019, fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for
the median period ending June 30, 2020, and twenty-three thousand
dollars ($23,000) for the final period ending June 30, 2021, for a total
contract value of seventy-three thousand dollars ($73,000) for the total
term of the Agreement, unless additional payment is approved as provided
in this Agreement.”
III. Remaining Provisions:
Except as revised by this Amendment No. 2, all of the provisions of the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
In W itness W hereof, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
executed the day and year first above written.
CITY OF MOORPARK BERNARD D CLARKE, DBA BACKFLOW
PREVENTION DEVICE TESTER
_______________________________ _______________________________
Troy Brown
City Manager
Bernard D Clarke
Owner
Attest:
_______________________________
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
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