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Request to Enter into Consulting Services Agreement with Placeworks, Rincon Consultants Inc., and Michael Baker International, Inc. for On-Call Environmental and Planning Services.
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The Planning Services Division of San Leandro's Community Development Department requests that the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into Consulting Services Agreements with three qualified planning and environmental consulting firms to provide assistance with the preparation of environmental assessments and other planning services.
BACKGROUND
In light of the recent increase in application activity, the Community Development Department released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in September 2016 to establish a list of three qualified environmental consulting firms to assist the Planning Services Division with the preparation of environmental assessments under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A selection panel scored Placeworks, Rincon Consultants Inc., and Michael Baker International, Inc. as the highest out of the sixteen responses received by the City.
Analysis
With an approved Consulting Services Agreement, the three recommended firms, Placeworks, Rincon Consultants Inc., and Michael Baker International, Inc., will be authorized to provide technical assistance preparing initial studies and environmental assessments for planning applications in accord with CEQA, as well providing application-related contract planning services. The three firms will be maintained on the City's official on-call list for a three-year period. Work will be assigned to one of the three consultants following acceptance of a scope of work/task order and cost estimate based upon the individual requirements of a given application.
Project applicants will be provided with the detailed cost estimate of any required environmental work to be performed and fully responsible for the cost of any work performed by the consultants. P...
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