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Resolution to Approve a Best Source Professional Services Agreement with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. for Environmental Assessments Required for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Award and the Congressionally Directed Spending Award ($88,500.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your consideration is a resolution approving a Professional Services Agreement with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. ("OHM") to conduct required environmental assessments for the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure ("CFI") Award and the Congressionally Directed Spending Award that the Office of Sustainability and Innovations ("OSI") received in FY24 and FY25. Both of these awards require that the City conduct a series of environmental assessments before moving forward with installing improvements such as solar, EV charging, heat pumps, and other energy-related improvements.
In the past, OSI has worked with OHM under an umbrella contract that the City secured to conduct any necessary environmental assessments. This contract was recently rebid (RFP 25-27) but the City is not sure if room will exist for OSI's time sensitive tasks. As such, OSI has decided to move forward with a separate scope of work with OHM to support a series of environmental reviews that need to be completed by early 2026. These reviews are essential for ensuring our CFI work to install EV chargers in the community and our work to decarbonize the election center, funded through the Congressionally Directed Spending Award, proceeds on time and on budget. As such, OSI is seeking Council authorization for a Best Source Professional Services Agreement with OHM in a not to exceed amount of $88,500.00 to conduct the necessary environmental reviews for core projects between November 2025 and March 2026.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding to support the environmental assessments which are part of the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Award ($69,500) will come from the CFI Award. The remainder of the funding, which is f...
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