ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 15, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Kristina Budak, Water Director
DATE: July 1, 2026
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 2023-209 with Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. to extend term by one year for analyzing water samples to monitor TCP levels in the groundwater and to verify removal of TCP, as required by Division of Drinking Water (DDW), for City of Bakersfield’s Municipal Water System.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of amendment.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Bakersfield Water Department owns thirty -six well sites that are equipped with 1,2,3 Tri chloropropane (TCP) treatment. The Department is regularly required to collect and analyze the samples from these well sites. The physical sampling is performed by California Water Services (Cal Water) as part of the City’s annual operating and maintenance agreement. Samples collected by Cal Water are sent to the laboratories under contract with the Water Department for analysis. These laboratory results are submitted to state monitoring agencies and must be performed by a certified laboratory.
On August 23, 2023, City entered into Agreement No. 2023-209 with Fruit Growers Laboratory, Inc. (FGL) for water sample analysis services. FGL was selected through a formal Request for Qualification and Proposal (RFQ&P) process.
Since the agreement was awarded, FGL has analyzed and tested well samples for the Water Resources Division. The Department now desires to extend the term of the contract.
The proposed amendment will extend the contract by one additional year until August 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a time extension only and there will be no impact to the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
ATTACHMENTS:
Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 2023-209