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File #: 26-0143    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Watersheds Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/14/2026 In control: Board of Directors
On agenda: 2/10/2026 Final action:
Title: Approve the Agreements with Two Consultant Firms: Stillwater Ecosystem, Watershed & Riverine Sciences, DBA Stillwater Sciences, Agreement No. A5566A; and TRIPLE HS, INC. DBA H. T. Harvey & Associates, Agreement No. A5567A, to Provide On-Call Biological Services, PlanetBids File No.VW0597, for a Shared Aggregate Total Not-To-Exceed fee of $3,000,000.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A: Gov. Code § 84308, Stillwater, 2. Attachment B: Gov. Code § 84308, H. T. Harvey, 3. Attachment 1: Agreement, Stillwater, 4. Attachment 2: Agreement, H. T. Harvey
BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)

SUBJECT: Title
Approve the Agreements with Two Consultant Firms: Stillwater Ecosystem, Watershed & Riverine Sciences, DBA Stillwater Sciences, Agreement No. A5566A; and TRIPLE HS, INC. DBA H. T. Harvey & Associates, Agreement No. A5567A, to Provide On-Call Biological Services, PlanetBids File No.VW0597, for a Shared Aggregate Total Not-To-Exceed fee of $3,000,000.


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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Approve the Agreement No. A5566A, with Stillwater Ecosystem, Watershed & Riverine Sciences, DBA Stillwater Sciences, for On-Call Biological Services for a Shared Aggregate Total Not-to-Exceed fee of $3,000,000; and
B. Approve the Agreement No. A5567A, with TRIPLE HS, INC. DBA H. T. Harvey & Associates, for On-Call Biological Services for a Shared Aggregate Total Not-to-Exceed fee of $3,000,000.


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SUMMARY:
The objective of these consultant services is to support Valley Water's project-related and operational needs by providing general and specialized biological services in accordance with the standard of care exercised by professionals in the biological sciences. These services include work in the areas of botany, wetlands, fisheries, wildlife, restoration ecology, land and natural resources management, and other Biological support disciplines as required to meet project and regulatory needs. Consultant services will be provided on an "as-needed basis" to assist Valley Water in accomplishing its tasks in a timely manner.

Requests for biological services may occur at any time and may require deployment of one or more biologists, potentially representing multiple specialties, depending on project needs. The Proposer's key personnel shall comply with the minimum qualifications, experience requirements, and technical expertise identified in this solicitation. All contracted Consultants shall implement best management practices and ...

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