To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE a Contract Amendment with Psomas for GIS Technical Support Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation district, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a contract amendment with Psomas, to extend the term through February 29, 2024, for payment of on-call geographic information system (GIS) technical support services, with no change to the payment limit, Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program (the “CCCWP”) consists of Contra Costa County, its 19 incorporated cities/towns and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Permittees”). The CCCWP was established in 1991 through a Program Agreement in response to the 1987 amendments to the Federal Clean Water Act (the “CWA”), which established a framework for regulating municipal stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit Program. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “USEPA”) published final rules implementing the 1987 CWA amendments in November 1990. The rules mandate that Permittees obtain and implement stormwater permits designed to reduce and eliminate the discharge of pollutants into and from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (the “MS4s”) they own and operate. Through the CCCWP, Permittees conduct many of the mandated activities collectively (referred to as “Group Activities”), such as water quality monitoring, special studies, and public education. The roles and responsibilities of the CCCWP and Permittees are outlined in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Agreement, which was last updated and adopted by all Permittees in June 2010. The current San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2022-0018 (“Permit”), was issued in May of 2022.
Psomas is uniquely qualified to provides stormwater-related technical support and expertise for development, modification, customization, and configuration of the geographic information system (GIS) tools, applications, maps, and reports along with other technical assistance.
A new firm, Arini Geographics, was selected as a result of a solicitation process for future work with implementation of the NPDES program. Some tasks, however, have been delayed due to uncontrollable circumstances related to licensing and infrastructure. Therefore, CCCWP staff, on behalf of the Permittees, respectfully request approval of a contract amendment with Psomas to extend the term through February 29, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the CCCWP, 19 Cities and Towns, Contra Costa County, and the Flood Control District will be unable to meet the NPDES Permit requirements set forth by the San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2022-0018