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Home My WebLink About _ 4.11(d)--Award Request for Proposal (Schedule No. 5472) - Engineering Services for the EAGSA � � �' � � � � � � ' � �' � � ' � ` CITY OF REDDING REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 4,2024 FROM: Michael Webb, Public Works ITEIVI NO. 4.11(d) Director ***APPROVED BY*** �c a� � �bEi� 'c�r�Cs t7�reetcsr 5f2?t2t}`?� te�r� , ;� � �:r ��`?81?C}? mwebb@cityofredding.org btippin@cityofredding.org SUBJECT: 4.11(d)--Award Request for Proposal (Schedule No. 5472) - Engineering Services for the Enterprise and Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency (EAGSA) Sustainable Groundwater Mana ement Act(SGMA Im lementation Grant Recommendation Approve and authorize the following actions relative to Request for Proposals (Schedule No. 5472) to provide Engineering Services for the Enterprise and Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency's (EAGSA) Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation Grant: (1) Award Request for Proposals to Jacobs Engineering Group, Tnc.; and (2) Authorize City Manager or their designee to negotiate and execute a consul�ing and professional services agreement for a not-to-exceed fee of$2.1 million. Fiscal Impact The cost associated with the Request for Proposals (RFP) (Schedule No. 5472) will be funded by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation Grant in an amount not to exceed $2.1 million. In February 2024, the City of Redding (City) executed a funding agreement with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to receive funding in the amount of $2,383,700 specifically to further the implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability P1ans (GSPs) and the construction of two additional shallow/deep multi- completion and ten shallow monitoring wells. Alternative Action The City Council (Council) may choose not ta select Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs) as the technical consultant and provide alternative direction to staff and the Enterprise Anderson Groundwater Sustainability Agency (EAGSA) Board. Report to Redding City Council May 29,Z024 Re: 4.12(d)--Award Request for Proposal(Schea'ule No. 54�2) -Engineering Services for the EAGSA Page 2 Background/Analysis On April 5, 2024, the City released an RFP (Schedule No. 5472) on behalf of EAGSA. The RFP solicited proposals from qualified firms to provide professional engineering services to prepare two annual reports, a 5-year Draft update of the GSPs, and for the consultant to site and design two shallow/deep multi-completion monitoring we11s. One each for the Anderson and Enterprise subbasins of the Redding Area Groundwater Basin (Redding Basin) to enhance the monitoring network and ten shallow monitoring wells within the Enterprise and Anderson subbasins, five in each. Construction of the wells will be bid as a separate public works contract at a future date. Two proposals were received in response to the RFP; Jacobs and Lawrence Walker and Associates. An ad hoc Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) consisting of representatives from three EAGSA member agencies evaluated the proposals and scored each submission independently. Based on the aggregated results, the highest scoring consultant was selected. The TAC selected Jacobs, and presented its recommendation to the EAGSA board. At its meeting on May 15, 2024, the EAGSA board approved the award of the contract to Jacobs, pending the Council's approval, and to execute a professional services agreement for the tasks described in the RFP. The EAGSA was initially formed in response to the SGMA, and consists of the overlying members of the Redding Basin. The EAGSA was formed by a Memorandum of Understanding agreed to by the City of Anderson, the County of Shasta, the Clear Creek Community Services District, the Bella Vista Water District, the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District, and the City of Redding. The EAGSA Board of Directors is comprised of elected officials representing each agency. The EAGSA is responsible for preparing annual reports, drafting the 5-year GSP update, updating the Hydrogeological Conceptual Model, installing more monitoring wells for the Anderson and Enterprise subbasins of the Redding Basin in accordance with SGMA requirements. To fund these projects, the City, acting as the fiscal agent for the EAGSA, applied for and was awarded grant funding under the SGMA Implementation Grant Program. The EAGSA is responsible for completion of this round of the Implementation Grant by March 31, 2026. Under SGMA, basins must reach sustainability within 20 years of implementing their sustainability plans. The selection of a consultant for the implementation portion of these plans will allow the EAGSA to proceed with fulfilling its regulatory obligations. Environmental Review Award of the professional services agreement is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and no further action is required at this time. Award of the professional services agreement wi]1 allow the design and environmental studies to proceed, which will assist with a future review of the project under CEQA. Report to Redding City Council May 29,Z024 Re: 4.12(d)--Award Request for Proposal(Schea'ule No. 54�2) -Engineering Services for the EAGSA Page 3 Council P�^iority/City Manage� Goals • Government of the 21st Century — `Be relevant and proactive to the opportunities and challenges of today's residents and workforce. Anticipate the future to make better decisions today.