BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Title
Agreement with Environmental Science Associates for Environmental and Permitting Services for the Expedited Purified Water Program Project, Project No. 91304001 (San Jose, Santa Clara, and Campbell) (Districts 2, 3, 4).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Agreement with Environmental Science Associates for Environmental and Permitting Services for a not-to-exceed fee of $1,786,624.
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SUMMARY:
The Expedited Purified Water Program (Program) was initiated in 2015 as part of the District's strategy to respond to a multi-year drought and is consistent with Board direction to expand recycled water use in the county.
On October 10, 2017, the Board directed staff to pursue a Public-Private Partnership (P3) delivery method for the Program. On December 12, 2017, the Board considered staff's recommendation to proceed with expansion of the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center for indirect potable reuse (IPR) at the Los Gatos Recharge Ponds. The Board directed staff to:
1. Issue another Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to expand the P3 shortlist;
2. Initiate development of a Request for Proposal Process assuming up to 24,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of purified water production at the expanded SVAWPC and conveyance of purified water to the Los Gatos Recharge Ponds;
3. Initiate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)/National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment and documentation for the staff-recommended IPR project; and
4. Execute an accelerated MOU with the City of San Jose
Staff's recommendation for Board approval of the Standard Consultant Agreement between Santa Clara Valley Water District and Environmental Science Associates for Environmental and Permitting Services (Agreement) will allow staff implementation of item 3 of the Board's December 12, 2017 direction.
Environmental and Permitting Consultant Selection Process
On November 12, 2015, staff published a Request for P...
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