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Environmental Consultant List <br />June 2, 2008 <br />Page 3 <br />In the case of a private development project requiring an environmental <br />study, the developer is required to submit payment to the City for the <br />full cost of the contracted service. This payment is placed in a special <br />City deposit account (account no. 98-01-3612). When the environmental <br />report is completed, the City pays the consultant from this deposit <br />account for work completed. In the case of City development projects, <br />the respective agency would pay the consultant for environmental services <br />from their project funding allocation. In both cases, this requested <br />action would save vital time in the selection and contracting process for <br />consultants. <br />A request for qualifications was sent to 74 consulting firms in April <br />2008. Proposals were submitted from 43 firms. These proposals were then <br />evaluated and compiled onto a list of qualified firms. The list includes <br />consulting firms that provide all disciplines of environmental and <br />technical studies required to process development projects. <br />It is recommended that the consultant list be approved due to the <br />technical expertise that the firms possess in providing environmental <br />services and technical studies. <br />Environmental Impact <br />The approval of a consultant list for environmental consultation is <br />statutorily exempt from CEQA. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Developers are required to pay for the total cost of environmental <br />services required for development projects. Fees for these services will <br />be deposited into a special City deposit account (account no. 98-01-3612) <br />in amounts not to exceed an aggregate amount of $2,000,000, and a like <br />amounts will be expended from this account to pay consultants for <br />environmental services for these development projects. This requested <br />action will provide contracted environmental services only for City <br />projects, but does not address any funding requirements or approvals. <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br /> <br />Ja Trevino ancisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director U Executive Director <br />Planning and Building Agency Finance & Management Services AgencyJ~,1 <br />BA:rb <br />ba\reporta 2008\staff report RFCA RFQ consultantlist 6.2.08cc <br />25D-3 <br />