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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 4, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENTS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL <br />ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING, INC. <br />AND AMEC GEOMATRIX, INC. FOR NPDES <br />COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL <br />INSPECTION SERVICES <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15t Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreements with <br />Environmental Engineering and Contracting, Inc. (EEC) and AMEC Geomatrix, Inc. (AMEC) for a <br />total aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000 annually for a term of one year with options to <br />renew for three additional one-year periods exercisable by the City Manager, subject to <br />nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Federal Clean Water Act requires any governmental or private entity that discharges storm <br />water into the waters of the United States via a storm drain system to comply with the regulations <br />as set forth in the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit approved for <br />that region. In May 2009, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a revised <br />NPDES permit for the Orange County region. <br />This permit requires the City to inspect industrial and commercial facilities that, based on its <br />operation, may reveal a storm water threat. Inspections shall include review of the facilities for <br />storage practices, Best Management Practices and maintenance procedures. In addition the <br />consultant will document any water quality violations as well as evidence of unauthorized, <br />nonstorm-water discharges. <br />The RFP was sent out to a number of qualified firms including two in Santa Ana: URS and EEC. <br />Proposals were received from EEC and AMEC. The proposals from both consultants are based <br />on the detailed scope of services, and are being recommended based on their understanding of <br />the required tasks, qualifications, and experience with similar projects. Staff recommends that <br />both EEC and AMEC be retained for the project. Both firms meet the requirements of the NPDES <br />permit for our region. <br />25D-1