9. CONSIDER CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RAMLIT
ASSOCIATES FOR COMPUTER MODELING ASSISTANCE (CVSIM)
Meeting
Date: July 21, 2003 Budgeted: $21,000 for
combined tasks
Program No.: 1-1-1 and 2; 1-3-2-B-1
Staff
Contact: Henrietta
Stern Cost Estimate:
not to exceed $21,000
General
Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee
Recommendation: Administrative Committee reviewed this item on July 15, 2003
and unanimously recommended approval of this item.
CEQA
Compliance: N/A
SUMMARY:
The District annually retains RAMLIT Associates for assistance with
CVSIM computer model maintenance, quality control and specific modeling
requests associated with water supply projects and planning, as shown in Exhibit 9-A.
RAMLIT is paid only for tasks authorized by the General Manager on an
as-needed basis. The Board will consider
renewing RAMLIT’s existing contract to provide for services in fiscal year (FY)
2003-2004 for a not-to-exceed amount of $21,000. The contract with RAMLIT will specify that
the $21,000 is to be allocated in the following manner, in accordance with the
FY 2003-2004 budget adopted by the Board at its June 16, 2003 meeting:
|
Program No. |
Task |
Not-to-Exceed Amount ($) |
Account No. |
|
1-1-1 |
CVSIM Update/Assistance |
$
3,000 |
5-7829 |
|
1-1-2 |
CVSIM Quality Control |
$
3,000 |
5-7829 |
|
1-3-2-B-1 |
CVSIM model runs for water supply
alternatives in EIR |
$ 15,000 |
5-7860.10 |
|
TOTAL |
|
$ 21,000 |
|
The
$21,000 maximum amount is $4,000 lower than in previous years. No expenditures are considered to be
reimbursable by California-American Water Company (Cal-Am).
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board approve
this item along with the consent calendar.
The Administrative Committee reviewed this item at its July 15, 2003
meeting and voted 3 to 0 to recommend
approval. If approved by the Board,
this item will be adopted along with the Consent Calendar.
U:\staff\word\boardpacket\2003\2003boardpacket\20030721\ConsentCalendar\9\item9.doc