Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Iliana Rodriguez, Assistant County Executive
Subject: Amendment to Agreement with BKF Engineers
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The President of the Board of Supervisors to execute an amendment to the agreement with BKF Engineers for civil engineering and other related technical services for the Half Moon Bay Farm Labor Housing Project in the amount of $316,000 for additional service requests and a new contract value of $366,000; and
B) The County Executive Officer, or designee, to execute subsequent change orders that modify the terms and conditions increasing in aggregate the maximum total not to exceed contract value of $402,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 3, 2023, a tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay claimed the lives of seven farmworkers across two farms. Subsequent inspections of farmworker housing at those sites revealed unsafe living conditions and 19 households were displaced after their units were red-tagged. Since then, the County has partnered with the City of Half Moon Bay (“Half Moon Bay”) to temporarily re-house all 19 displaced households.
On January 6, 2023, the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) released approximately $35,000,000 in funding to address the housing needs of farmworkers under the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Homeownership Program (“Serna Program”). One eligible activity under the Serna Program is the acquisition of manufactured homes to address and remedy impacts from the displacement of farmworker families from labor camps, mobile home parks, or other housing.
On February 28, 2023, the Board authorized the County’s Department of Housing to execute and submit an application for a grant award of up to $5,000,000 under the Serna Program to purchase manufactured homes for low-income farmworkers and their families. On June 1, 2023, the County was notified of the State’s conditional award of the full $5,000,000 under the Joe Serna Farmworker Housing Grant Program. These funds will go toward the purchase of manufactured homes and provide homeownership opportunities for low-income farmworker families in our community, including the 19 households displaced after the January 3, 2023, mass shooting event. The County is currently working with Half Moon Bay to identify and develop a potential site that could house 45 to 50 manufactured housing units for low-income farmworker households (the “Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing Project”).
DISCUSSION:
In July 2021, the County of San Mateo Public Works department released a formal Request for Proposals for the procurement of on-call engineering and professional services. On October 19, 2021, the Board executed Resolution #078497c approving an agreement with BKF Engineers for the purpose of engineering and other related professional and technical services for the delivery of various types of improvement projects.
On June 1, 2023, the County Executive Office leveraged BKF Engineers Agreement #078497c and authorized an interdepartmental agreement with BKF Engineers for supplemental surveying services for the Half Moon Bay Farm Labor Housing Project in the amount of $50,000.
On May 2, 2023, the County issued an informal RFP identifying potential civil engineering service providers capable of providing the scope of services covered by this amendment. Based on the responses, the County chose BKF Engineers as the responding party that would provide the best value for this scope of services.
By executing the amendment, additional scope of services including design development phase, construction document phase, and bidding and construction support for the Farm Labor Housing Project may move forward.
County Attorney has reviewed and approved the Resolution and Amendment as to form.
PERFORMANCE IMPACT:
The Half Moon Bay Farmworker Housing Project has the potential to add 45 to 50 affordable housing units.
EQUITY IMPACT:
Farmworkers, who contribute immensely to our agricultural industry, often face significant barriers to accessing quality housing, including low wages and lack of affordable housing options on the Coast.
To promote equity and justice in the housing sector, the County is committed to providing affordable farmworker housing that is safe, healthy, and inclusive, and designed with the needs of farmworkers in mind, including proximity to job sites, schools, and access to transportation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for this agreement is included in the County Executive’s Office FY 2022-23 Adopted Budget. There is no additional Net County Cost associated with this action.