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Environmental and Planning Services Consultant Agreements <br />December 1, 2020 <br />Page 2 <br />Michael Baker International <br />Moore, lacofano, Goltsman, Inc. (MIG) <br />Page & Turnbull <br />Phil Martin & Associates, Inc. <br />PlaceWorks, Inc. <br />Psomas <br />Renee Escario DBA RE Consulting <br />Rincon Consultants, Inc. <br />RK Engineering Group <br />Romo Planning Group <br />Sagecrest Planning & Environmental, LLC <br />DISCUSSION <br />T & B Planning, Inc. <br />Tetra Tech <br />Translutions, Inc <br />UltraSystems Environmental Inc. <br />Urban Crossroads, Inc. <br />VCA Code <br />VCS Environmental <br />Willdan <br />Yorke Engineering, Inc <br />In October 2017, the City Council approved a list of qualified consultants to assist staff and <br />developers in the preparation of environmental documents and related technical studies. The list <br />was approved for a period of three years. In October of 2018, the City Council approved a list of <br />consultants for planning services for a period of two years. In August 2020, the City Council <br />authorized staff to distribute a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) (No. 20-100) for consultant <br />services on work efforts related to the California Environmental Quality Act, the National <br />Environmental Policy Act, the preparation or review of technical studies, and planning services. <br />The intent was to establish an updated list of qualified consulting firms for a period of three years, <br />on an as -needed basis. <br />The Planning Division received a Statement of Qualifications from 50 firms in response to the RFQ. <br />The proposals were reviewed for adequacy, evaluated based on the criteria in the RFQ, and <br />compiled into a list of qualified firms. Two firms were disqualified as non -responsive, with 48 firms <br />qualified to provide services identified in the RFQ. Consultants on the pre -qualified list will provide <br />environmental services and/or related technical studies, planning services for current and <br />advanced planning, historic preservation, and general planning efforts. <br />If a development project requires an environmental analysis, technical study, and/or planning <br />related services, the developer is given the option to select a firm from the pre -qualified list or <br />obtain proposals from multiple firms from the pre -qualified list. The developer is required to provide <br />payment to the City for the full cost of the contracted service, plus an administrative services fee <br />(currently 10% of full contract price) to be retained by the City. Upon receipt of payment from the <br />developer, the City as the lead agency, will execute a side letter agreement to provide on -call <br />services. When the work is completed, the City will pay the consultant for work completed out of <br />the pass through account. Selecting a consultant from a pre -approved list eliminates the need to <br />circulate a Request for Proposal (RFP), significantly reducing the time it takes to hire a consultant, <br />and streamlining the entitlement process. <br />In 2017, the City Council approved a similar list of firms to be on the City's bench list of consultants <br />to provide environmental and planning services for development projects. The City Council <br />approval provided for a three-year agreement period that ended on October 3, 2020 for <br />25C-2 <br />