Report Prepared by: Joseph D. Angulo, Acting Deputy Director of Public Works
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SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Incorporated, for a Groundwater Monitoring Well and Municipal Well Sampling Services in the Amount of $15,380 for FY2019/20, Plus $13,000 Annually for Fiscal Years 2020/21 and 21/22 for a Total Amount not to Exceed $41,380
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers authorizing an amendment to an agreement for environmental remediation services in a total amount of $41,380.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Approving a contract amendment with Provost and Pritchard Engineering Group, Inc. in the amounts of $15,380 for fiscal year FY 2019/20, and $13,000 annually for each of fiscal years FY 2020/21, and FY 2021/22 to provide groundwater well sampling services; and,
B. 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 $32,000 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.
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 ...
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