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June 7. 1990
THE HONORABLE Clr~ COUNCIL
Palo Alto. CaliforDia
Regional Water Quality control Plant pischarge Monitoring
Consultant selection
Attention: Finance and Public Works committee
Members o£ the council~
This report recommends that the Finance and Public Works COm1l!ittee
(F~PWJ approve the selection of Woodward-Clyde Consultants as the
consultant to conduct the monitoring of San Francisco Bay adjacent
to the Regional water Quality control Plant (RWQCPj for FY 90-91~
Because it is essential to 8vard this aqreement in early July in
order to meet 2landated time constraints, staff is requesting
,p';gproval of consultant selection at this time.
Background
This project is mandated by the Regional Water Quality Control
Board (Reqional Board) and must be performed in concert with the
cities of San Jose and Sunn}~ale. The purpose of the project is to
~onitor heavy metals and other toxic pollutants in San Francisco
Bay near the RWQCP dis..charge outlet.. The monitoring is required
under the discharge permit issued to the City by the Regional
Board.
Costs for FY 90-91 are estimated at $650,0'0'0, and have been
inclUded in next year's budget for Council revie·. and approval..
The. high cost is due to the Regional Board requirements. which
inclooe larqe numbers of water and sediment samples and ·ultra
clean-procedures (similar to those used in the electror'lics
industry) to detect trace pollutants.
As described. in a May 3, 19"90 report (CMR: 278.0), the timinq of the
monitoring is extremely critical.. In the earlier CMR, staff
indicated that the monitoring must begin in Aug,ust.. Subsequently.,
SUnnyvale and San Jose determined that they must begin in early
July because of t.idal conditions needed to complete the summer
sampling on time. Palo Alto also ~ust begin the monitoring in
early July to ensure data comparability. If Y'PW approves the
recommended consultant selection, staff will negotiate an agreement
and return for council approval on June 25. 1990. This schedule is
needed to allow the sampling to begin in early July.
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pi§cpssion
A Request for Proposals vas issued to five consultant fi.nn$~
HO\I'ever .. only one proposal vas sublDltted in response. The
.aqnitude of the proje~t and the need for ·ultra clean-s~mpling
and laboratory procedures significantly liDited the nUlIlber of firllls
able to perform the work~ The fact that Sunnyvale and San Jcs~
liust perfot"1l simultaneous. studies further limits the field of
available consultants.
Woodward-Clyde consultants perforzed the same salllplinq and analysis
project for Palo Alto during the preceeding fiscal year ... and
per~ormed well~ Their proposal vas revieved thoroughly by staft~
and an interview with their principals was held. The reviev and
interview found Wood'W3.rd-Clyde Consultants to be tully qualified to
pertor. the project in accordance with the cits's requireroents.
Recommendation
staff recommends that the Finance. and Public works committee
approve the selection of Woodward-Clyde consultants as the
consultant to conduct the .FY 90-511 monitoring of Scon Francisco Bay
adjacent to the Regional water QualIty Control Plant discbarge~
Respectfully submitted ..
PHILIP BOBEL
Q;::iBZ1J~
DAVID G. ADAMS
D ctor o~ Works
FLEMIN~
istant c1:y M~r
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