DATE: February 6, 2018
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AS-NEEDED CURRENT PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES
A) RESOLUTION SELECTING AND AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS WITH AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES INC.; ASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL; CHAMBERS GROUP, INC.; DUDEK; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATES; HARRIS & ASSOCIATES; HELIX ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, INC.; AND ICF JONES & STOKES, INC. FOR AS-NEEDED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES FOR DISTRICT PROJECTS FOR A TOTAL AGGREGATE AMOUNT PAYABLE UNDER THE AGREEMENTS NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS; FY 2018 EXPENDITURES, IF NEEDED, ARE BUDGETED
B) RESOLUTION SELECTING AND ESTABLISHING A LIST OF QUALIFIED CONSULTING FIRMS: AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES INC.; ASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL; CHAMBERS GROUP, INC.; DUDEK; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATES; HARRIS & ASSOCIATES; HELIX ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING, INC.; AND ICF JONES & STOKES, INC. TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONSULTING SERVICES FOR TENANT-SPONSORED PROJECTS FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The San Diego Unified Port District's (District) Development Services Department (DSD) reviews District- and tenant-sponsored projects for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as the California Coastal Act (Coastal Act). CEQA requires the preparation of environmental documents such as Negative Declarations (ND), Mitigated Negative Declarations (MND), and Environmental Impact Reports (EIR) to analyze discretionary projects. For many years, DSD staff has established as-needed environmental review consulting agreements in order to retain consultants in a more timely manner. The current as-needed agreements began in 2014 and staff would like to establish a new set of as-needed agreements for future projects.
Pursuant to BPC Policy No. 110, District staff issued Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 17-69RH for As-Needed Current Planning Environmental Review Consulting Service...
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