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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES LIST
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DEPARTMENT: ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: ANNA MCGILL, PLANNING & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: ANNA MCGILL, PLANNING & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, (714) 754-5609
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a three-year Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with two one-year renewals with each consulting firm listed below from July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2030, in substantially the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the City Attorney for on-call staff support for environmental and technical services:
* Ascent Environmental, Inc.
* Chambers Group, Inc.
* Dudek
* EPD Solutions, Inc.
* First Carbon Solutions
* Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
* LSA Associates, Inc.
* Michael Baker International
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, and City Clerk to execute the PSA and future amendments with the above listed firms including any potential increases in compensation as long as the amendments are within the annual budget.
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BACKGROUND:
The City's Economic and Development Services Department seeks to establish agreements with consultants for on-call environmental and technical services, in connection with major development projects as well as key policy projects. This on-call list would streamline the consulting selection process and overall project timeframe to expedite technical studies and environmental review and is used by the City to fulfill any demands on future or existing projects for technical review and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) related analysis.
As the City continues to process and implement key planning projects, the City has begun and will continue to see major development projects submitted to the City for review. Major development proje...
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