REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 09/20/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
SUBJECT:
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NARASIMHAN CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve a Professional Services Agreement through September 30, 2025, with Narasimhan Consulting Services, Inc. for Design and Engineering Services for 1,2,3,-Trichloropropane and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances remediation and treatment. The prior firm providing this service dissolved its potable water division during the study.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve the Professional Services Agreement with Narasimhan Consulting Services, Inc. dba NCS Engineers for Design and Engineering Services for a term of two years in the amount of $300,000 per fiscal year.
b. Authorize City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Narasimhan Consulting Services, Inc. dba NCS Engineers in the amount of $300,000 per fiscal year, including any non-substantive extensions, change orders, purchase orders, and amendments up to the amount authorized by Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.070(I), which is equivalent to 10% or $30,000.
c. Authorize an appropriation in the amount of $300,000 from the Water Utility Fund (570) to the PFAS and 1,2,3 TCP Remediation Capital Improvement Project No. UT-2024-10.
d. Make a determination under Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.140(E) that competitive bidding is not required for this purchase based upon the reasons provided in this agenda report.
That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On June 19, 2019, City Council awarded Request for Proposals (RF...
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