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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES - � Board Memorandum P119irC J3° L I T r E BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: June 15, 2012 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT: AGREEMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH ALBERT A. WEBB ASSOCIATES; DUDEK; HELIX ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, INC.; ICF JONES & STOKES; LSA ASSOCIATES, INC.; AND RECON ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TWO YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS PANEL ISSUE: That the Board of Public Utilities consider approval of Professional Consultant Services Master Agreements with Albert A. Webb Associates; Dudek; Helix Environmental Planning, Inc.; ICF Jones 8 Stokes; LSA Associates, Inc.; and RECON Environmental, Inc., in a not-to-exceed amount of $250,000 each for the establishment of an environmental consultants' panel for the term July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014. RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of Public Utilities approve the Professional Consultant Services Master Agreements with Albert A.Webb Associates; Dudek; Helix Environmental Planning, Inc.; ICF Jones&Stokes;LSA Associates, [nc.; and RECON Environmental, Inc.,in a not-to-exceed amount of$250,000 each for the establishment of an environmental consultants panel for the term July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2014. BACKGROUND: Environmental regulations in the form of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) require that projects undergo an environmental impact assessment to minimize impacts to the surrounding environment. These regulations apply to a majority of the Capital Improvement Program projects undertaken by the Riverside Public Utilities Department (RPU), Water Division. As part of assessing the impact to the environment, these regulations can require specialized acoustical, biological, cultural, historical,traffic and other related studies for which, RPU does not have staff expertise in performing. The establishment of an Environmental Consultants Panel would provide a resource of six selected environmental consultants with the knowledge,experience,and credentials to undertake such studies and prepare the necessary related documents to satisfy the requirements of NEPA and CEQA. On April 12,2012, staff issued a Request for Qualifications(RFQ)to nine different environmenta[consulting firms with experience in the preparation of NEPA and CEQA documents and related studies. Statements of Qualifications(SOQ)from all nine firms were received on May 9, 2012. A selection committee consisting of four RPU staff members reviewed all SOQs on the basis of the criteria outlined in the RFQ and selected six firms to comprise the Environmental Consultants Panel for the tern of fiscal years 2012 to 2014. The six selected consultants will be asked to submit proposals for each identified project; the proposals will be reviewed by a panel and a consultant will be selected based on qualifications, availability, and best value to RPU. FISCAL IMPACT: The not-to-exceed contract price for all assigned projects is$250,000 for each consultant. Funds for these services are budgeted and included in the Public Utilities'Water Capital Projects accounts on a project-by- project basis as part of the Water Fund Capital Improvement Program. Based on the type of project requiring environmental support,expenses would be charged to the appropriate accounts(i.e.Account Nos.6230000- 470707 for main replacement projects, 6230000-470735 for transmission main projects,6230000-470802 for booster station projects, 6230000-470806 for reservoir projects, and 6230000-470811 for recycled water projects).