REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: PETER MARACCINI, PE, PhD, Public Utilities Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Approve the Fifth Amendment to the consultant services agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., to extend the term of the agreement from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2025 to respond to pending comments from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) (Citywide).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Fifth Amendment to the consultant services agreement (Agreement) with Carollo Engineers, Inc., (Consultant), to extend the term of the Agreement from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2025, allowing the Consultant to respond to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) pending comments on compliance documents previously submitted to the Regional Board for review; and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Wastewater Management Division operates the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) in accordance with Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2018-0080 (WDR), which is administered by the Regional Board. To remain in compliance with the requirements, the City entered into an Agreement with the Consultant to prepare various workplans and reports following the schedule established by the WDR. The Consultant has completed all compliance activities and submitted the required documents to the Regional Board for review and comment. To date, the City has not received a letter of determination from the Regional Board illustrating the City's compliance with the WDR. As the scope of work requires that the Consultant respond to all comments and revisions required in response to the review, the City and the Consultant desir...
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