Approve Modification No. 2 to Contract No. 4400007807 with Mend Collaborative, Inc., in the amount of $70,500.00, for the Travis County Parks Comprehensive Plan. (Transportation and Natural Resources) (Commissioner Travillion)

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This contract will provide Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) with a comprehensive parks plan that is necessary to not only guide parkland acquisition and development priorities for future bond referendums, but to also establish operations and maintenance management guidelines, develop a natural resources management plan, guide regional greenway development, identify historical and cultural resources for educational opportunities in Travis County Parks, and include an implementation plan with recommendations.<br data-pasted="true"> <br>Modification No. 2 is for additional services, Work Product 8 for kick-off meetings, conceptual designs, and community engagement efforts. This modification will increase the total contract value by $70,500.00 from $800,328.00 to $870,828.00.<br><br><strong>Contract Information: </strong><br>Contract No.: 4400007807<br>Contractor Name: Mend Collaborative, Inc. dba Mend Collaborative<br>Contract Modification Amount: $70,500.00<br>Contract Period: Through completion<br><br><strong>Current Contract Expenditures: </strong><br>Within the last 12 months, $474,984.20 has been spent against this contract. <br><br><strong>Previous Contract and Modification Activity:</strong><br>On June 17, 2025, the Commissioners Court approved Modification No. 1 to Work Products 5 - 7, increasing the total contract amount by $450,568.00 from $349,760.00 to $800,328.00, an aggregate increase of 129% from the original contract amount.<br><br>On November 05, 2024, the Commissioner Court approved the initial contract, in the amount of $349,760.00.