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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: DECEMBER 13, 2021 SUBJECT: FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HDR, INC. TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT BY TEN MONTHS, UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, WITH NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION ISSUE: Consider approving the First Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with HDR, inc. to extend the term of the Agreement by ten months, until September 30, 2022, with no additional compensation. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve a First Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with HDR, inc. to extend the term of the Agreement by ten (10) months, until September 30, 2022, with no additional compensation; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute this first amendment to the 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 November 9, 2020, the Board of Public Utilities (Board) approved a Professional Services Agreement with HDR, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $234,600 for the Long-Term Approach for Perfluorinated Compounds (PFAS) Treatment in response to Request for Proposal No. 2029. The terms of that Agreement are effective until November 30, 2021. Subsequently, on January 11, 2021, the Board also approved a Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) testing project. This testing project would allow RPU water staff to better understand how effective the different types of media are in treating PFAS compounds. DISCUSSION: The consultant is in the final phases of completing the final report, and one of the key contents within the final report is to include a recommendation for long-term cost-effective alternatives for