FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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ON-CALL SURVEYING SERVICES FOR ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, FACILITIES ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, PSA2025-002
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Approve Professional Services Agreements to provide on-call Surveying Services for Orange County Sanitation District's Capital Improvement Program, Facilities Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance Projects, PSA2025-002, for a three-year period commencing May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2028, with two one-year renewal options, for an amount not to exceed $500,000 per individual agreement ($2,000,000 total) with the following four firms:
* Michael Baker International, Inc.
* Psomas
* Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
* D. Woolley & Associates, Inc.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) uses outside specialty consultants for surveying services to support the Capital Improvement Program, Small Construction Projects, and Maintenance Projects during the planning, design, and construction of facilities both inside the Plants and for the collection systems.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* 1, 5, 20-year planning horizons
* California Government Code ?4526: Select the "best qualified firm" and "negotiate fair and equitable fees"
PROBLEM
The current on-call surveying services agreements are expiring in April 2025. Without new agreements, OC San would not have access to surveying services to support the Capital Improvement Program, Small Construction Projects, and Maintenance Projects.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Approve four Professional Services Agreements to provide on-call surveying services for collection system and treatment plant projects for up to a five-year period ending in April 2030.
The agreements will cover a ...
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