FIRST AMENDMENT
TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH LAKE TECH
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT is made and entered into this 11th day of March 2025, by and between the CITY OF FORT BRAGG, hereinafter referred to as “City,” and Lake Tech, a California S corporation (81-4086707) located at 122 Castro Street, Richmond, California 94801 (“Consultant”).
WHEREAS, the City and Consultant entered into a Professional Services Agreement (“Contract”) on February 14, 2024 for an amount not to exceed $23,700; and WHEREAS, the Consultant is an independent contractor secured to perform water quality assessment work for an Aquaculture Feasibility Study, which is a component of the Noyo Harbor Blue Economy Visioning, Resiliency and Implementation (BEVRI) Plan funded with LCP 22-07 grant program funds; and WHEREAS, delays with California Department of Fish and Wildlife Science Collection Permit to place red abalone, purple urchin, Pacific oysters and Bull kelp in the Noyo River has created the need to extend project timeline; and WHEREAS, the City is pleased with the services provided by Lake Tech and wishes to continue contracting with Lake Tech for eight additional months at $13,573.20 for a total amount not to exceed $37,273.20 as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, for the aforementioned reasons and other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged, City and Consultant hereby agree that the Professional Services Agreement for water quality assessment work as part of the LCP 22-07 Grant Project, is hereby amended as follows:
2.0 Compensation, Billing and Prevailing Wages:
Paragraph 2.1 (Compensation), is hereby amended to state “Consultant’s total compensation shall not exceed Thirty-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars and Eighteen Cents ($37,273.20), and shall be paid in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in Exhibit B”.
3.0 Time of Performance
Paragraph 3.1 (Commencement and Completion of Work), is hereby amended to state “Consultant will complete services in accordance with this Agreement by October 31, 2025”.
4.0 Term and Termination
Paragraph 4.1 (Term), is hereby amended to state “This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and expire on October 31, 2025”.
Except as expressly amended herein, the Professional Services Agreement between the City and Consultant dated March 11, 2025, is hereby reaffirmed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment the day and year first above written.
CITY OF FORT BRAGG:
By:________________________________
Isaac Whippy
City Manager
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Diana Paoli
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Baron J. Bettenhausen
City Attorney
CONSULTANT:
By:_____________________________
Joseph Monaco
Its: President/CEO