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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PSOMAS FOR THE FAIRVIEW PARK WEST BLUFF RESTORATION PROJECT
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DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
PRESENTED BY: BRIAN GRUNER. PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: KELLY DALTON, FAIRVIEW PARK ADMINISTRATOR (714) 754-5135
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to PSOMAS to provide engineering design, environmental planning, cultural resource management, and related professional services for the Fairview Park West Bluff Restoration Project in an amount not to exceed $533,189 for a term of two (2) years from March 17, 2026 to March 16, 2028 with three (3) additional one-year renewal options.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $53,319 for unforeseen costs.
3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the Professional Services Agreement (Attachment 1) and future amendments to the agreement within City Council-authorized limits.
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BACKGROUND:
Fairview Park is the City's largest park, spanning over 200 acres of open space that forms an integral component of the lower Santa Ana River ecological corridor. Within Fairview Park's 208 acres, the site includes sacred tribal ancestral lands, a Nationally Registered Cultural Resource Historic Site, and several distinct habitat communities that provide critical habitat for an array of sensitive, rare, and endangered plant and animal species. The park provides passive and unique recreational opportunities while serving as a critical open space resource within the City. Due to the presence of protected habitats, sensitive cultural resources, and special-status wildlife species, projects within Fairview Park require careful planning, interdisciplinary coordination, and compliance with applicable local, state and federal environmental protection regulations.
The Fairview Park Master Plan (2008) is currently in the process of...
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