RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING:

1. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY SLURRY SEAL COMPANY DBA VSS EMULTECH IN THE AMOUNT OF $356,640.00 FOR THE ROAD OIL AND SLURRY SEAL APPLICATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY’S 2010 CHIP AND SLURRY SEAL ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT; AND

2. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDERS UP TO A MAXIMUM AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,860, OR APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE AGREEMENT AMOUNT; AND

3. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO FILE A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION FOR A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors did, on June 8, 2010, adopt Resolution No. 070853, which resolution added the slurry seal treatment on Kings Mountain Road and adopted the plans and specifications (the “Plans and Specifications”), including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements, and calling for sealed proposals for the road oil and slurry seal application in conjunction with the County’s 2010 Chip and Slurry Seal Road Maintenance Project; and

WHEREAS, the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors did, in public on June 29, 2010, open and examine all sealed bids that were received in the specified time for the doing of the work referred to in said Resolution No. 070853; and

WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has caused an analysis of said bids to be made by the Director of Public Works of the County of San Mateo, and has, in open session, fully reviewed and considered said sealed proposals and the analysis thereof; and

WHEREAS, the lowest responsible bid was submitted by Valley Slurry Seal Company dba VSS Emultech, in the amount of Three Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Six Hundred Forty and 00/100 Dollars ($356,640.00) based on an estimate of the amount of work to be done; and

WHEREAS, Department of Public Works staff has determined that this project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for Implementation, which provides that repair and maintenance of existing streets and highways is exempt from review.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED as follows:

1.

It is to the best interest of the County of San Mateo to award the agreement for the road oil and slurry seal application in conjunction with the County’s 2010 Chip and Slurry Seal Road Maintenance Project to:

Valley Slurry Seal Company dba VSS Emultech

P.O. Box 981150

West Sacramento, CA 95798

2.

The County of San Mateo shall enter into a written agreement with Valley Slurry Seal Company dba VSS Emultech, for the completion of said work as required by the Plans and Specifications adopted and approved by this Board of Supervisors, as hereinbefore mentioned, which Plans and Specifications are on file in the office of the Director of Public Works of the County of San Mateo.

3.

The President of this Board of Supervisors shall be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to execute an agreement with Valley Slurry Seal Company dba VSS Emultech for the doing of said work described herein, subject to the Department of Public Works’ receipt and approval of the Faithful Performance Surety Bond (“Performance Bond”) and the Labor and Material Surety Bond (“Payment Bond”) required to be posted by said Contractor with the County of San Mateo in connection therewith.

4.

The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute change orders related to said work not exceeding $35,860 in aggregate.

5.

All payments to the Contractor shall be in accordance with the Plans and Specifications, and other agreement documents. Aggregate payment to the Contractor shall not exceed Three Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($392,500.00) without this Board’s approval.

6.

The Public Works Director is hereby directed to file a Notice of Exemption for a CEQA Categorical Exemption for this project.

7.

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, County of San Mateo, is hereby authorized and directed to attest the signature of the President of this Board of Supervisors to said written agreement.

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