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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) WITH DUDEK FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND ADAPTATION PLAN CONSULTING SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: AMBER GREGG, CONTRACT PLANNER
CONTACT INFORMATION: AMBER GREGG, CONTRACT PLANNER, 714-754-5270
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) for two years with two one-year renewals in the amount of $418,625 to Dudek (Environmental, Planning and Engineering Firm) for consulting services.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $41,862 for unforeseen costs related to the project.
3. Authorize a budget adjustment of $300,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund (401) fund balance and $50,000 from the SoCal Gas Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Grant.
4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, and City Clerk to execute the PSA and any future amendments to the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
In August 2023, the City issued a Request for Proposals from qualified consultants to provide consulting services for the development and approval of the City's first Climate Action & Adaptation Plan (CAAP). RFP 24-01 was released on August 23, 2023, and proposals were due on September 27, 2023.
ANALYSIS:
As described in the RFP, the goal of the CAAP is to assess the impact of climate change in Costa Mesa and identify the highest priority and most feasible solutions to meeting the State's goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. The RFP specified that the City's CAAP would include an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; clear GHG emission reduction targets; goals, strategies, and actions to enable the City to achieve or exceed GHG reduction goals; a vulnerability assessment to understand climate-related impacts; climate adaptation and resilience strategies; and means of reporting and monitoring the effectiveness of the plan. The RFP specified that the consultant i...
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