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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 13 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />August 1, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Agreement for Industrial/Commercial Inspection and NPDES Program Support <br />Services. <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Agreement with WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure Inc. for <br />Industrial/Commercial Inspection and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br />(NPDES) Program Support Services (Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with WSP USA Environment & <br />Infrastructure Inc. to provide stormwater related inspections of industrial/commercial <br />establishments and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program Support <br />Services for a three-year term beginning August 1, 2023 and expiring on July 31, 2026, <br />with provisions for one two-year extension exercisable by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney, for a total amount not to exceed $1,750,000 over the lifetime of the <br />agreement, including the optional two-year extension period, subject to non -substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana is a co-permittee under the North Orange County Municipal <br />Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit (Order No. R8-2009-0030, as amended by <br />Order No. R8-2010-0062). The Permit requires the City to reduce pollutants discharged <br />in urban runoff to the "maximum extent practicable." In order to comply with the Permit, <br />the City is required to inspect industrial and commercial facilities for potential discharges <br />of pollutants into the stormdrain system. <br />On March 16, 2023, the Public Works Agency released Request for Proposal (RFP) No. <br />23-028 to seek the services of professional consultants to provide stormwater related <br />inspections of industrial and commercial establishments and National Pollutant <br />Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Support Services (Exhibit 1). The <br />RFP was advertised on the City's online procurement management and publication <br />system (PlanetBids) with proposals due on April 6, 2023. Three proposals were <br />received and evaluated by a selection committee. The proposal rankings were based on <br />a combination of qualifications, relevant project experience, understanding of need, and <br />references. The table below summarizes the rank and score for each contractor that <br />submitted a proposal. <br />