FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Kathy Millea, Director of Engineering
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MATERIALS TESTING, INSPECTION, AND OTHER GEOTECHNICAL TESTING SERVICES, PSA2022-003
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Approve a Professional Services Agreement to provide on-call Materials Testing, Inspection, and Other Geotechnical Testing Services for Collection System and Treatment Plant Projects, PSA2022-003, for a three-year period effective May 1, 2022, for an amount not to exceed $400,000 per individual agreement ($1,600,000 total) with the following four firms:
* Atlas Technical Consultants LLC
* Aesco Technologies
* MTGL, Inc.
* Koury Engineering and Testing, Inc.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) uses outside specialty Consultants for materials testing, inspection, and other geotechnical testing services in support of 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 system.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* 1, 5, 20-year planning horizons
* Comply with California Government Code ?4526: Select the "best qualified firm" and "negotiate fair and equitable fees"
PROBLEM
The current on-call materials testing, inspection, and geotechnical testing services contracts are expiring in April 2022. Without new contracts, OC San would not have access to these services to support the Capital Improvement Program, Small Construction Projects, and Maintenance Projects.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Approve Professional Services Agreements to provide on-call materials testing, inspection, and geotechnical testing services.
The agreements will cover a three-year period. The recommended contract amounts are based on an average of the number and type of services utilized over the ...
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