BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve Agreements (3), for On-Call Hydraulics, Hydrology and Geomorphology Services, with Wood Rogers, Inc., CAS File No. 4914, Environmental Science Associates, CAS File No. 4973, and Balance Hydrologics, Inc., CAS File No. 4974.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Approve the Agreement for On-Call Hydraulics, Hydrology and Geomorphology Services, with Wood Rogers, Inc. for a not-to-exceed fee of $500,000;
B. Approve the Agreement for On-Call Hydraulics, Hydrology and Geomorphology Services, with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for a not-to-exceed fee of $500,000; and
C. Approve the Agreement for On-Call Hydraulics, Hydrology and Geomorphology Services, with Balance Hydrologics, Inc. for a not-to-exceed fee of $500,000.
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SUMMARY:
Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) engineering staff routinely provides technical support for its operations and capital projects. These On-Call Hydraulics, Hydrology and Geomorphology services contracts are intended to augment services performed by Valley Water staff and provide additional services as needed.
The objective of these agreements is to obtain specialized civil engineering services for Valley Water's water supply, flood protection, watershed stewardship projects and, hence, assist in delivering projects in a timely manner.
Consultant Background
Wood Rogers, Inc. team includes one subconsultant, ESA includes two subconsultants and Balance Hydrologics includes two subconsultants. Therefore, with the approval of these three agreements, Valley Water will have access to the varied expertise of eight different hydraulics, hydrology and geomorphology expert firms.
Consultant Selection Process
On October 5, 2018, a Request for Proposal (RFP) for On-Call Hydraulics, Hydrology and Geomorphology services was published on Valley Water's Contract Administration System (CAS). The RFP was sent to firms that are registered in CAS, under expertise code HE10 ...
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