Item 26 - Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maint. Services

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Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 26 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report June 15, 2021 TOPIC: Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services AGENDA TITLE Approve Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services for up to a Five-year Term in an Amount not to Exceed $1,750,000 per Agreement (Non -General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. to provide spill response, hazardous waste disposal, and storm drain facility maintenance services in the annual amount of $350,000 for each agreement, for a total amount not to exceed $1,750,000 per agreement, for a three-year term beginning June 15, 2021 through June 14, 2024, with provisions for one two-year extension, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The City of Santa Ana is a co-permittee under the North Orange County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit (Order No. R8-2009-0030, as amended by Order No. R8-2010-0062). The Permit requires the City to reduce pollutants discharged in urban runoff to the "maximum extent practicable". In order to comply with the Permit, the City is required to clean and maintain its storm drain system, respond to and eliminate illegal discharges and illicit connections, and conduct cleanup of pollutant spills that could potentially impact the storm drain system. On March 4, 2021, the Public Works Agency released Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 21-004 to seek the services of professional contractors to provide spill response, hazardous waste disposal, and storm drain facility maintenance services (Exhibit 1). The RFP was advertised on the City's online procurement management and publication system with proposals due on April 1, 2021. Four proposals were received, evaluated by a selection committee, and ranked based on a combination of qualifications, relevant project experience, understanding of need, and references. The table below summarizes the rank and score for each contractor that submitted a proposal.