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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 40 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 21, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Amend Water Quality Sampling and Testing Services Agreement <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve an Amendment to the Agreement with Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, <br />Inc. to Increase the Services Amount by $53,000 for a new Annual Amount $130,000 for <br />the Remaining Term of the Agreement (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement with Clinical <br />Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc. for water quality sampling and testing services, to <br />increase the annual amount by $53,000, for a total agreement amount not to exceed <br />$597,000, for the remaining term of the agreement expiring July 20, 2023, subject to non- <br />substantive changes approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency’s Water Resources Division administers and maintains the <br />City’s public water system, which provides high quality drinking water to the residents and <br />businesses of Santa Ana. On May 18, 2020, the City advertised Request for Proposal <br />(RFP) No. 20-014 on the City’s online bid management and publication system, Planet <br />Bids, to solicit proposals from qualified, state-approved laboratories to perform required <br />water quality testing. On July 21, 2020, the City awarded a three-year agreement, with <br />the provision for one, two-year renewal option, to Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, <br />Inc. to provide water quality sampling and testing services. <br />The agreement with Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino has allowed the Water <br />Resources Division to meet California State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB) <br />drinking water testing requirements. The SWRCB, in accordance with Title 22 of the <br />California Code of Regulations, enforces the primary and secondary drinking water <br />standards for public water systems. Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino is accredited <br />through the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program, and meets all <br />requirements for water quality sampling and testing. <br />In order to remain compliant with SWRCB water quality sampling and testing <br />requirements, Water Resources staff is requesting to amend the existing agreement by <br />increasing the annual amount by $53,000 to allow for additional water testing and <br />sampling services that would not be possible under the existing agreement terms.