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SR-55/Ritchey Street Water Improvements <br />November 2, 2021 <br />Page 2 <br />including pre -construction tasks, construction management, contract compliance, and <br />project closeout. <br />The RFP was advertised on the City's online procurement management and publication <br />system, with proposals due on August 17, 2021. Four proposals were received and <br />evaluated by a selection committee. Based on criteria outlined in the RFP, the following <br />summarizes the responding firms and their ranking: <br />Firm <br />City <br />Rank <br />Berg & Associates, Inc. <br />San Pedro <br />1 <br />Cannon Corporation <br />Irvine <br />2 <br />Willdan Engineering <br />Anaheim <br />3 <br />Fountainhead Consulting Corporation <br />Anaheim <br />4 <br />Staff recommends awarding an agreement (Exhibit 2) to Berg & Associates, Inc. to <br />provide construction engineering services based upon the scope of work and selection <br />criteria outlined in RFP 21-066. Their proposal demonstrated the firm has the necessary <br />capacity and expertise to complete the required services. <br />On May 5, 2020, the City Council authorized execution of three utility reimbursement <br />agreements (Exhibits 3, 4 and 5) with Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) <br />for water relocation costs related to the State Route 55 widening project. Estimated <br />reimbursement for the agreements total $6,600,000. Staff recommends appropriating <br />$1,000,000 of these reimbursement obligation funds from OCTA to complete the funding <br />for the agreement with Berg & Associates Inc. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the recommended actions <br />are exempt from further review. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Approval of the requested Appropriation Adjustments will recognize $1,000,000 in <br />reimbursement obligation funds from OCTA, as outlined in the Cooperative Agreement <br />No. C-0-2201 and three Utility Reimbursement Agreements for the State Route 55 <br />Improvement Project, into the Acquisition & Construction, Water Utility Capital Projects, <br />Expense Reimbursement-OCTA revenue account (No. 06617647-57004) and <br />appropriate the same amount into the Acquisition & Construction, Water Utility Capital <br />Projects, Water Capital Project expenditure account (No. 06617647-66301). <br />All funds expended for the water relocation project costs are anticipated to be reimbursed <br />by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). Funds will be budgeted and <br />available for expenditure in Account No. 06617647-66301 in the following water relocation <br />