Report Prepared by: Joseph D. Angulo, Environmental Project Manager, Engineering
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SUBJECT: Award of Bid and Approval of Contract to Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. for Groundwater Monitoring Well and Municipal Well Sampling Services in the Amount of $220,800
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers awarding a contract in the amount of $220,800 to Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. to perform groundwater sampling services to support the City's PCE and MTBE environmental investigations
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion awarding a contract with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. for the three year term of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2022, in the amount of $73,600 annually for each of the fiscal years FY 2019/20, FY 2020/21, and FY 2021/22 to provide groundwater well and municipal well sampling services and authorizing the City Manager or the Assistant City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by City Council; or,
3. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items; or,
4. Deny.
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200, et seq.
Services with an estimated value greater than $31,000 are made by written contract in accordance with Merced Municipal Code, Title 3 - Revenue and Finance, Chapter 3.04.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2019-20 Adopted Budget
DISCUSSION
The California Regional Water Quality Control Board requires the City of Merced (City) to sample groundwater monitoring wells and test for Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in specified areas around the City. In addition, the California Department of Public Health and State Water Resources Control Board require the City to monitor its drinking water for various contaminants, including the gasoline constituent Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE). Sampling of groundwater monitoring wells and municipal wells is also conducte...
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