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Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech GEO, Inc. ($364,790.00) for the Ann Arbor Landfill Monitoring and Maintenance Program
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to approve a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $364,790.00 with Tetra Tech GEO, Inc. for environmental consulting services for the Ann Arbor Landfill Monitoring and Maintenance Program, beginning July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. Funds are available in the Approved FY13 Operation and Maintenance budget of the Solid Waste Fund to cover the cost of $150,895.15 for the services in the first year of the agreement. Costs in subsequent years will be less, and funding for those subsequent years will be budgeted in the annual Solid Waste Operation and Maintenance budgets, if so approved by Council. In addition, this resolution also approves a contingency amount of $36,470.00 and authorizes the City Administrator to approve change orders to the Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech GEO, Inc. up to the total of the contingency amount. Funding for this contingency is included in the Approved FY13 Operation and Maintenance budget of the Solid Waste Fund.
To satisfy the requirements of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the groundwater and air in the vicinity of the Ann Arbor Landfill (AALF) must be sampled and analyzed quarterly. The current contract with Tetra Tech GEO, Inc. for environmental monitoring and maintenance expires on June 30, 2012.
To select the most qualified environmental consulting firm to assist the City with the monitoring and maintenance of the Ann Arbor Landfill, a request for proposals was posted to the Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN) BidNet® website. In response to our request, fourteen environmental consulting firms submitted proposals to perform the work. A selection committee comprised of City staff reviewed and selected four firms to interview. ...
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