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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute contracts and any amendments with Anchor Environmental CA, L.P., and Moffatt & Nichol for as-needed multi-discipline coastal engineering and environmental consulting, inclusive of architecture, civil engineering, and other professional consulting services, for a total amount not to exceed $400,000 collectively, for a term of one year, commencing October 1, 2008, with two one-year renewal options at the discretion of the City Manager or his designee. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) has consistently contracted with environmental and engineering consulting firms to provide services pertinent to the maintenance and management of the City's recreational water bodies, including restoration and enhancement of EI Dorado Park lakes, Scherer Park lakes sediment removal, Bluff Park restoration, Colorado and Rainbow Lagoons renovation and restoration, and dredging at Alamitos Bay and its entry channel; and structural elements, such as restoration and renovation of the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, inclusive of seismic retrofit, as well as other projects requiring professional expertise. Services provided through these contracts have included:
§ Building architecture
§ Landscape architecture
§ Civil engineering
§ Coastal engineering
§ Facility electrical engineering
§ Structural engineering
§ Facility mechanical engineering
§ Geotechnical engineering
§ Dredge program support
§ Biological assessments
§ Habitat restoration, planning, and design
§ Regulatory compliance support
§ Surveying
§ Construction support services
In anticipation of the current contracts expiring and in order to minimize or prevent disruption to current projects, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was published on March 13, 2008, in accordance with Administrative Regulation 8-4, "Selecting Professional Consultants." A total of 592 companies specializing in coastal engineering and environmental consulting...
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