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Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2023-152 with Provost and Pritchard.pdf

Bakersfield City Council
June 11, 2025

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Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2023-152 with Provost and Pritchard.pdf
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June 11, 2025
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

MEETING DATE: June 11, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent – Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Kristina Budak, Water Director
DATE: May 28, 2025
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 2023-152 with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group (extend term to February 28, 20 26) to provide on-call civil engineering and technical support services.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval of amendment.

BACKGROUND:

The Water Department is responsible for the City’s Domestic Water System and regularly uses professional engineering services. These services include water quality evaluations, surveying, startup support, technical studies, and design for water -related infrastructure such as wells, pumps, pipelines, and treatment systems.

On June 28, 2023, the Water Department entered into Agreement 2023 -152 with Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group. Since awarding th e contract, a key focus of on -call work has been addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water. Following the EPA’s April 26, 2024, release of new National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for PFAS, the City identified CBK-25 municipal well as requiring treatment to meet the newly established Maximum Contaminant Levels, ensuring compliance and continued protection of public health.

Provost & Pritchard completed the design of the CBK -25 PFAS Removal Project and is now currently assisting the Department during the construction phase.

In order to have continued consulting services through the end of the project construction, staff desire to amend Agreement 2023-152 with Provost & Pritchard Engineering Consulting Group to extend the term of the agreement to February 28, 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is only for an extension of time, therefore, there is no impact to General Fund.

COUNCIL GOAL:

Reliable Infrastructure

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 2023-152

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