THIRD AMENDMENT TO
LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AND
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
This Third Amendment to Legal Services Agreement (“Third Amendment”) is entered into this effective day of February 22, 2025 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Chula Vista (“City”) and Best Best & Krieger LLP (“Attorney”) (City and Attorney together, “Parties”).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, Attorney has provided legal services on behalf of the City related to on-call legal services pursuant to a Legal Services Agreement between City and Attorney effective February 21, 2023 (“Legal Services Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the parties previously entered into a First Amendment to Legal Services Agreement on September 12, 2023 increasing the not to exceed amount on the contract to $300,000 , and executed an option to extend the Legal Services Agreement to February 21, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the parties previously entered into a Second Amendment to the Legal Services Agreement on December 3, 2025 increasing the not to exceed amount on the contract to $400,000; and
WHEREAS, City desires to continue utilizing the services of Attorney related to on-call legal services, resulting in additional costs exceeding $400,000 and requiring City to exercise a second of five options to extend the Legal Services Agreement.
AGREEMENT
THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Pursuant to Section 1 of the Legal Services Agreement, the Term is extended through February 21, 2026.
2. Section 3.1 of the Legal Services Agreement is amended to change the not to exceed amount to $550,000.00.
3. Costs that exceeded $400,000.00 that were incurred under the Second Amendment to Legal Services Agreement but prior to this Third Amendment are to be covered and compensated by this Third Amendment.
4. Except as expressly provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the Legal Services Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
THIRD AMENDMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by executing this Third Amendment where indicated below, City and Attorney agree that they have read and understood all terms and conditions of this Third Amendment, that they fully agree and consent to be bound by same, and that they are freely entering into this Third Amendment as of Effective Date.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
By: ________________________________________________________
Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney
ATTORNEY
By: ________________________________________________________
Jeffrey S. Ballinger
Best, Best & Krieger, LLP
Partner