FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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ON-CALL MATERIALS TESTING, INSPECTION, AND OTHER GEOTECHNICAL TESTING SERVICES FOR ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, FACILITIES ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, PSA2025-003
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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 Materials Testing, Inspection, and Other Geotechnical Testing Services for Orange County Sanitation District's Capital Improvement Program, Facilities Engineering, Operations, and Maintenance Projects, PSA2025-003, 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 $750,000 per individual agreement ($3,000,000 total) with the following four firms:
* Kleinfelder, Inc.
* Barnett Quality Control Services, Inc. dba NOVA Services, Inc.
* Ninyo & Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants
* Atlas Technical Consultants LLC
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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 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 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 other geotechnical testing services agreements are expiring in April 2025. Without new agreements, OC San would not have access to these services to support the Capital Improvement Program, Sm...
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