To: Board of Supervisors
From: Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director
Report Title: Contracts for On-Call Environmental Consulting Services, Countywide.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute four individual contracts with the following contractors: FCS International, Inc., Helix Environmental Planning, Inc., ICF Jones & Stokes, Inc., and Nichols Consulting Engineers, CHTD., in an amount not to exceed $700,000 each to provide on-call environmental consulting services for various projects for the period of September 19, 2023 through September 18, 2026, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Local Road and Flood Control Funds. (100% Various Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The County Public Works Department maintains and improves County-owned infrastructure in unincorporated areas of the County which include roads, bridges, flood control channels and basins, buildings, parks, and two airports. Public agency projects must comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations including but not limited to the National Environmental Policy Act through federal agencies such as the Federal Highway Administration/California Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when there is a nexus and the California Environmental Quality Act as well as regulatory agency permits, including but not limited to, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation/Natural Community Conservation Plan.
The Environmental Services Division of the County Public Works Department ensures Public Works projects comply with applicable environmental regulations and as such requires support from qualified specialists to assess potential project impacts, document the findings and provide measures to avoid, minimize, and mitigate potential impacts as well as provide monitoring of construction sites when required by regulatory agencies. These on-call environmental consulting service contracts will provide those specialists for air quality, biological and cultural resources, hazardous materials/waste, hydrology/water quality, noise, and traffic.
In accordance with Government Code section 4526, the Environmental Services Division solicited Statements of Qualifications from environmental consulting firms. These firms were determined to be qualified to provide on-call environmental consulting services for a three-year contract to assist the Environmental Services Division to comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of this contract by the Board of Supervisors, the Environmental Services Division will not be able to obtain environmental consulting services to comply with regulatory compliance for various Countywide projects.
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. |
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Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors |
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