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W A T E R E N F R G V I. T F F <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br />DATE: March 22, 2021 <br />SUBJECT: AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH PACIFIC <br />ADVANCED CIVIL ENGINEERING, INC., IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR <br />PROPOSAL NO. 2021 FOR CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF GARNER B <br />TREATMENT PLANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $72,620.00. <br />ISSUES: <br />Consider approval of a Professional Consultant Services Agreement in response to Request for <br />Proposal No. 2021 for the Condition Assessment of Garner B Treatment Plant with Pacific <br />Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $72,620.00. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Approve a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Pacific Advanced Civil <br />Engineering, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $72,620.00 for the Condition Assessment of <br />Garner B Treatment Plant in response to Request for Proposal No. 2021; and <br />2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Professional Consultant Services <br />Agreement with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc., including making minor and non - <br />substantive changes and to sign all documents and instruments necessary to complete the <br />transactions. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On October 28, 2019, Riverside's Board of Public Utilities approved Work Order No. 2008392 in <br />the total amount of $850,000. A portion of the work order was dedicated to seeking professional <br />consultant services for a condition assessment to determine the feasibility of Garner B Treatment <br />Plant rehabilitation. The goal is to conduct a full-scale pilot to compare two types of GAC <br />(Granular Activated Carbon) treatment media and understand treatment efficiencies for reducing <br />Perfluorinated Compounds (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS) from potable <br />water served by RPU. <br />Garner B Treatment Plant, built in 2001, consists of five vessels operating in parallel and was <br />originally designed to remove 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) from Garner B and Russel C <br />Wells. Records indicate a request was submitted and approved by the state in 2009 to suspend <br />