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Matter 25-1196

Amendment to the Agreement with EMC Research, Inc. for Biennial Surveys.

Environment & Sustainability City Council Agenda Ready Introduced 03 Nov 2025
2 Documents on file 605 KB · 2 extracted · 2 AI summaries
File
25-1196
Type
Consent Agenda
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
03 Nov 2025
Last synced
19 May 2026 · 04:01

The papers

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Memorandum

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The memorandum discusses an amendment to the agreement with EMC Research, Inc. for conducting biennial surveys for the Environmental Services Department. It recommends increasing the maximum total compensation for the contract from $344,000 to $394,750 to allow EMC to conduct scheduled surveys beginning in January 2026. This adjustment is necessary to ensure accurate performance measure reporting for the Environmental Services Department.

Key points
  • The amendment is to the agreement with EMC Research, Inc. for biennial surveys.
  • The maximum total compensation is proposed to increase from $344,000 to $394,750.
  • EMC conducts surveys for various Environmental Services Department programs.
  • The next biennial survey is scheduled for January to February 2026.
  • The memorandum was coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office and City Manager’s Budget Office.
  • No commission recommendation or input is associated with this action.
Limitations
  • The document does not specify the exact date of the City Council meeting beyond November 18, 2025.
  • There are unresolved placeholders for certain fields, such as the date in the 'Date:' section.

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COUNCIL AGENDA: FILE: ITEM: TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: See below Approved 11/18/25 25-1196 2.13 FROM: Jeff Provenzano DATE: October 27, 2025 Date: 11/5/25 COUNCIL DISTRICT: Citywide SUBJECT: Amendment to the Agreement with EMC Research, Inc. for Biennial Surveys RECOMMENDATION Approve a First Amendment to the Agreement with EMC Research, Inc. to conduct biennial surveys for the Environmental Services Department to increase the maximum total compensation from $344,000 to $394,750. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME EMC Research, Inc. (EMC) conducts surveys for the Environmental Services Department (ESD) and has two contracts with the department, one conducting quarterly satisfaction surveys for solid waste (OC-002180-001) and a second contract for conducting biennial surveys for solid waste, water, watershed protection, and recycled water programs (OC-005684). In Fiscal Year 2024-2025, $50,750 was invoiced against the incorrect EMC contract. To address this error, ESD is reducing existing funding from contract OC-002180-001 from $300,000 to $249,250 and increasing the maximum compensation amount of contract OC-005684 from $344,000 to $394,750. While there is no net change in...
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Agreement

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The source text indicates this attachment appears to be a draft document.

This document is a draft of the First Amendment to the Standard City of San José Consultant Agreement with EMC Research, Inc. It outlines amendments to the original agreement, including changes to the maximum total compensation, the scope of services, and the addition of new tasks. The document specifies that the maximum total compensation is increased to $394,750 and includes details about the revised exhibits related to the scope of services and compensation.

Key points
  • Amendment to the Standard City of San José Consultant Agreement with EMC Research, Inc.
  • Maximum Total Compensation increased to $394,750.
  • New tasks added to the scope of services.
  • Revised Exhibits A and B incorporated by reference.
Limitations
  • The document contains unresolved placeholders for dates and names.
  • Specific sections of the agreement that are amended are not fully detailed.

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Standard Agreement AC No. 34090 Records Database Contract No.: OC-005684 Consultant Name: EMC Research, Inc. First Amendment to Standard City of San José Consultant Agreement (Non-Capital Projects) Consultant’s Name: EMC Research, Inc. (Standard Agreement AC No. 34090) Records Database Contract No.: OC-005684 This Amendment is made and entered into on the date that it is fully executed by the Parties (“Contract Date”). The City and Consultant amend the above-referenced agreement as set forth herein. 1. Capitalized words in this Amendment have the same meaning as in the Agreement. 2. The provisions of this Agreement (including any previous amendments) not modified by this Amendment remain in full force and effect. 3. The provisions of this Amendment are effective upon execution of the Amendment by both parties. 4. Agreement Term: Section 2 is amended to extend the expiration date from ___________________ to ___________________. 5. Maximum Total Compensation: Subsection 10.1 is amended to Maximum Total Compensation from $344,000 to $394,750. 6. Agreement Section(s): Section(s) ___________ is/are amended to read as set forth in Attachment A of the Amendment. 7. Scope of Basic...