ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
5.	CONSIDER CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH RAMLIT ASSOCIATES FOR COMPUTER MODELING ASSISTANCE (CVSIM)
Meeting Date:		July 7, 2005	Budgeted:	$6,000 for combined tasks
From:		David A. Berger, General Manager	Program/ Line Item No.:	1-1-1 and 1-1-2; Account 5-7829
Prepared By:		Henrietta Stern	Cost Estimate:	not to exceed $6,000
General Counsel Approval: N/A
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 5-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) 2005-2006 for a not-to-exceed amount of $6,000. The contract with RAMLIT will specify that the $6,000 is to be allocated in the following manner, in accordance with the FY 2005-2006 budget adopted by the Board at its June 20, 2004 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
	TOTAL	$ 6,000

The $6,000 maximum amount is the same as the total amount approved for last year. Staff believes this amount will enable adequate oversight of the CVSIM model as it is re-coded to address aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) and other issues.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board approve this item along with the consent calendar. The Administrative Committee reviewed this item at its July 7, 2005 meeting and voted __ to __ to recommend ______. If this item is adopted along with the Consent Calendar, staff will execute a contract amendment for a not-to-exceed amount of $6,000 for this work in FY 2005-2006.

EXHIBITS

5-A RAMLIT Associates Scope of Work and Fee Schedule for FY 2005-2006

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