For City Council Meeting [June 26, 2018]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Robb R. Steel, Interim City Administrator
FROM: Robert G. Eisenbeisz, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Request City Council to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Huitt-Zollars, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services for the Design of the Baseline Master Plan Storm Drain from Cactus Basin to Tamarind Avenue in the Amount of $521,625.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2007, the City Council authorized an update to the Storm Drain Master Plan. The City Council received a draft update of the plan in 2011. All past and present iterations of the master plan, including those from 1973 and 1988, included a major storm drain in Baseline Road from Cactus Basin west beyond the westerly City Limits. During design of the Renaissance Specific Plan, a supplemental storm drain analysis confirmed the need to construct a major drain in Baseline Road from Cactus Basin westerly to the City limit. In 2016, the San Bernardino County Flood Control District (SBCFCD) began development of the Cactus Basin System Improvements, which includes expanding the basins to increase storage capacity. The expansion of the Cactus Basin System is partially complete with design of the remaining phase of work undergoing final review and approval and construction is expected to begin in early 2019.
On August 8, 2017, City Council authorized staff to release a Request for Proposal for the design of the Master-planned storm drain in Baseline Road from Cactus Basin to Tamarind Avenue.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The City released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on August 17, 2017. The City advertised the RFP in the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper, posted it on the City's website, and distributed it to various plans rooms throughout Southern California. A copy of the RFP is included as Attachment 1.
In accordance with California Government Code Section 4562 and Chapter 2.48.440 of the ...
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