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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES • ' Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: NOVEMBER 9, 2020 ITEM NO: 6 SUBJECT: AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH HDR ENGINEERING, INC. IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2029 FOR LONG-TERM APPROACH FOR PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS TREATMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OF $234,600 ISSUES: Consider approval of a Professional Consultant Services Agreement in response to Request for Proposal No. 2029 for the Long -Term Approach for Perfluorinated Compounds Treatment with HDR Engineering, Inc. in an amount not to exceed of $234,600. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., of Riverside, CA, in an amount not to exceed of $234,600 for the Long -Term Approach for Perfluorinated Compounds Treatment in response to Request for Proposal No. 2029; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a Professional Services Agreement with HDR, Inc. including making minor and non -substantive changes and to sign all documents and instruments necessary to complete the transactions. BACKGROUND: On October 28, 2019, Board of Public Utilities approved Work Order No. 2008392 in the total amount of $850,000 in which part of the total amount was dedicated to seeking professional services to prepare a cost effective and optimized long-term approach to treat and reduce the amount of Perfluorinated Compounds (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS) in its potable water. The State of California has adopted new regulations requiring public water agencies to test and monitor for PFAS which is a collective term for a large group of synthetic chemicals that includes perfluoro-octanoate (PFOA) and perfluoro-octane-sulfonate (PFOS). In August 2019, the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water State (DDW) revised the notification levels to 6.5 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOS and 5.1 ppt for PFOA. On February 6, 2020, DDW