Item 16 - Agreements for On -Call Environmental Services

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PROPOSAL FOR On -Call Environmental Services RFP NO.: 21-105 team provides an experienced group who have prepared CEQA and NEPA documentation on similar types of projects throughout Southern California. Our public outreach and early intervention and collaboration with the public will assist in identifying red flag community issues early in the project design process, providing the City and project design team the opportunity to address the concerns through design or mitigation before the issues become intertwined with the CEQA or NEPA processes thus speeding up the project adoption and compliance with all CEQA and NEPA concerns. Two primary qualities our team takes pride in is our attention to detail and breadth of professional knowledge and experience of staff. The environmental analysts on our team work very closely with project proponents, CEQA and/or NEPA lead agencies, and other regulatory agencies to ensure timely completion of environmental documents and permits even under tight schedules. We know and understand the importance of collaborating between the planning and design teams at the beginning of the project's design life so that environmental impacts and constraints can be taken into consideration early in the planning process. Environmental Services Tetra Tech assists clients in navigating the complex requirements of the CEQA and NEPA assessments and documentation processes with a combination of activities. Project: thoroughly understanding project objectives, planning and design details, implementation activities, and long-term operation and maintenance requirements. Environment: identifying all aspects of the local setting (both natural and engineered) that could be affected by the proposed project, thereby providing an appropriate level of detail to evaluate current conditions of resources and systems. Impacts: identifying and evaluating the potential intersection of project and environment to assess the significance level of possible impacts. At Tetra Tech, we begin at the earliest stage of a project by applying science to problems and developing solutions tailored to the needs of our clients and the details of the project under evaluation. We continue to support our clients throughout the entire project life cycle with consulting, engineering, construction management, operations and maintenance, and IT services —offering these services individually or as part of a full -service approach. Environmental Documentation The Tetra Tech Team has worked on numerous assessment contracts evaluating potential impacts from proposed projects as lead for CEQA and NEPA document preparation, as the consultant responsible for technical studies and resource surveys that support the impact assessments, and as the consultant providing peer review of documentation. We can prepare all types of CEQA and NEPA documents from CATEX through IS/Negative Declaration (ND) or MND, EA/Finding of No Significant Impact to EIR and EIS. We have also prepared EIRs and EISs for large projects with greater potential environmental impacts and a commensurate need for a higher level of assessment. The Tetra Tech Team has depth of experience in a wide variety of public and private sector projects. A summary of our general approach to environmental services projects is provided in Table 1. A more detailed description of our approach to each task is provided in Section 2 of this Proposal. City of Santa Ana $ TETRA TECH