Commerce City Council
January 25, 2022

Commerce 2021 MS4
Inspections and
Training
November 18, 2021

PROPOSAL FOR
Prepared by Prepared for
Exhibit A
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
211 E Ocean Boulevard, Ste. 300
Long Beach, CA 90802
P 562-257-1401
www.geosyntec.com
November 18, 2021
Gina Nila
Deputy Director of Public Works Operations
City of Commerce
2535 Commerce Way
Commerce, CA 90040
RE: 2021 City of Commerce Scope of Work – MS4 Inspections Dear Ms. Nila:

The City of Commerce (City) is seeking assistance from a qualified and experienced engineering and consulting firm to support the City’s Industrial/Commercial Facilities Program. Geosyntec has prepared this proposal to provide the City with the resources and technical expertise required to meet the specific objectives of this project. As described in this proposal, the City will benefit from our team’s experience and proven track record which includes:
• Successful implementation of the City’s Industrial/Commercial Facilities Program under the previous municipal stormwater Permit (Order No. R4-2012-0175 as Amended by Order No. R4-2015-0075) and administration of stormwater programs with variable scopes of work for municipalities covering ranges of sizes and compositions, including the City of Commerce, throughout Southern California. Other representative clients include the Cities of El Segundo, Huntington Beach, and San Clemente. We will leverage this experience to provide the City with recommendations for Program improvements that are tailored to the City’s unique makeup in order to facilitate long-term effectiveness of the program. • Intimate familiarity with the City’s stormwater program staff, internal protocols, and business sector composition, which will allow us to plan for and execute inspections throughout the term of the contract more efficiently. We foresee that this experience will play a key role for the City in the areas of maintaining the inventory of critical industrial/commercial sources and tracking dates of inspections, outreach, and follow-up actions. We will leverage our existing relationships with the City to maintain project continuity and continue delivering personalized results. • Expertise and professional certifications in municipal, construction, and industrial stormwater which will enable us to assist the City more thoroughly with maintaining compliance with the various MS4 permit requirements. We also have extensive experience working for industrial and land development clients, which provides additional perspectives that we can bring to this contract. This breadth of stormwater experience will allow Geosyntec to provide effective inspection support and training to municipal staff.

The Geosyntec Team listed in the Organization Chart below will be the key staff the City will be collaborating with on a regular basis. The structure of our Project Team has been developed with a strong lead, Julie Walters, CPSWQ, QISP, QSD/P as the Project Manager. Ms. Walters was instrumental to the success of the previous round of MS4 inspections conducted by Geosyntec (which concluded on January 31, 2018) and she, along with our Project Director and supporting Project Staff, is firmly committed to being available to the City to deliver on this project.

Team Organization Chart
If you have any questions, please contact Julie Walters at (248) 981-9683 or Misty Steele at (714) 801-1609.

Brian Petty, PE (undersigned) is a Senior Principal Engineer and Operations Manager of our Orange County office who is authorized to bind Geosyntec in an agreement with the City. Work will be managed from our Long Beach office with an address of 211 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 300, Long Beach, CA, 90802. Telephone:
(562) 257-1401. Work will be staffed principally from our Long Beach and Orange County offices; however, staff from our Los Angeles and Pasadena offices are also available to provide support.

Sincerely,
Misty Steele, CPSWQ, IGP ToR, QSD/P
Principal/Project Director
Julie Walters, CPSWQ, QISP, QSD/P
Project Scientist/Project Manager
Brian Petty, PE
Senior Principal/Authorized Signatory
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PROJECT MANAGER
Julie Walters, CPSWQ, QISP, QSD/P
(Main Point of Contact)

PROJECT DIRECTOR
Misty Steele, CPSWQ, IGP
Trainer of Record, QSD/P

INSPECTION STAFF
Stephanie Bone
Chris Adkison, QSP
Megan Geer
Manny Padilla, G.I.T. (CA)
TASK LEAD: STAFF TRAINING
Stacy Luell, P.E. (CA)
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Table of Contents

1. General Approach & Plans 1
1a. Project Understanding ....................................................................................................... 1 1b. Overall Methodologies and Themes ................................................................................... 2 1c. Work Plan .......................................................................................................................... 3

2. Qualifications & Experience 13
2a. Qualifications & Experience Overview............................................................................. 13 2b. Related Projects............................................................................................................... 14 2c. Successful Completion of Projects................................................................................... 18 2d. Project Leadership Team................................................................................................. 19 2d. Key Project Staff .............................................................................................................. 25

3. Cost Estimate 26
3a. Total Contract Cost........................................................................................................... 26 3b. Inspections Cost Detail ..................................................................................................... 27 3c. Rate Schedule .................................................................................................................. 28

4. Example Project Schedule (Inspection by Round) 29
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1. General Approach & Plans
1a. Project Understanding
The City of Commerce (City) is a permittee of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties (MS4 Permit), Order No. R8-2021-0105, issued by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board). This iteration of the MS4 Permit was adopted by the Regional Board on July 23, 2021, became effective on September 11, 2021, and will expire on September 11, 2026.

Although the MS4 Permit is set to expire in September 2026, it is expected that it will be administratively extended and the requirements of Order No. R8-2021-0105 will remain in effect until adoption of the next Permit.

In accordance with Section VIII.E, Permittees are required to implement an Industrial/Commercial Facilities Program (I/C Program) designed to prevent illicit discharges to the MS4 and receiving waters, reduce industrial/commercial discharges of stormwater to the maximum extent practicable, and prevent industrial/commercial discharges from the MS4 from causing or contributing to a violation of receiving water limitations. At a minimum, the program components must include:
• inventory and track critical industrial/commercial sources • educate, assist, and inspect critical industrial/commercial sources • maintain compliance with municipal policies, procedures, and/or ordinances at industrial and commercial facilities that are critical sources of pollutants in stormwater.

The Permit required inspection frequency for industrial facilities that have exposure to stormwater and all inventoried commercial facilities is at least once every two years. Industrial facilities that do not have exposure to stormwater are required to be inspected at least once every five years. The first inspection must occur no later than two years after the effective date of the MS4 Permit, or September 11, 2023, and Permittees must allow at least six months between compliance inspections. At least once during the five-year term of the MS4 Permit, Permittees must perform outreach to notify owners of the City’s inventoried industrial/commercial businesses of the Best Management Practice (BMP) requirements applicable to their facility and/or anticipated pollutant sources.

In the past, the City has used the MS4 Permit Manager software MS4Front to inventory their industrial and commercial facilities and document inspection activities. The City has over 1,000 facilities in their MS4Front database, approximately 560 of which are currently “active”. To our knowledge, the MS4Front database was last updated approximately January 31, 2018 to add new facilities or terminate facilities no longer conducting business in the City. This update was concurrent with the conclusion of the most recent round of facility inspections conducted by Geosyntec.

The City is seeking to contract with a consultant for a five-year term to conduct and track MS4 Permit required industrial and commercial site inspections, provide business compliance assistance, and perform enforcement activities. Geosyntec understands that the City no longer wishes to utilize MS4Front to inventory facilities and document inspections and expects the contracted consultant to employ alternative means to satisfy these MS4 Permit requirements.

Additionally, the City is required to provide annual training to municipal employees whose interactions, jobs, and activities affect stormwater quality in accordance with Section VIII.A.3 of the MS4 Permit. The City is requesting that the contracted consultant conduct annual training regarding the City’s illicit discharge detection and City of Commerce
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Based on the solicitation for proposals, Geosyntec understands the objectives of the project to be:
• Conform the City’s existing Industrial and Commercial Facilities Tracking Database to the current MS4 Permit data attribute requirements and add newly identified (e.g., through implementation of SB 205 requirements, business licenses, or the State Water Resources Control Board’s Stormwater Multiple Application and Reporting Tracking System (SMARTS) database) businesses to the database. • Notify businesses via mail prior to inspection.
• Perform inspections of critical industrial and commercial sources in accordance with MS4 Permit required inspection frequencies and process requirements.
• Conduct follow-up and Notice of Violation (NOV) inspections and notify the City Project Manager in advance of planned Regional Board non-compliance referrals. • Update the tracking database as inspections are performed and provide the updated database to the City Project Manager monthly.
• Digitally archive inspection forms, letters, and photographs and provide records to the City Project Manager at the end of each fiscal year (i.e., by June 30th). • Provide business assistance and conduct outreach as required by the MS4 Permit. • Conduct annual training of City staff members regarding the IDDE, planning and land development, and construction stormwater programs.
1b. Overall Methodologies and Themes
There are several key methodologies and themes that we will employ during implementation of the scope elements to achieve the project objectives.
• Communication and problem solving. Regular communication with City staff on scope and budget progress are key to meeting the project objectives. We understand that conditions are not always ideal, especially during projects that involve a significant amount of field work and will require collaborative problem-solving skills. Keeping the City apprised of potential hurdles to achieving the project objectives upon discovery will allow us to work collaboratively to identify the appropriate path forward. • Cost savings through leveraging prior experience and existing documentation. Because Geosyntec administered the I/C Program on behalf of the City under the previous MS4 Permit and continues to administer stormwater programs for several municipalities, we know the use of existing program documentation and training materials can provide valuable cost savings to the City. We propose to update and customize, as needed, existing documents and materials created by Geosyntec for the City during previous periods of I/C Program implementation to provide relevant and high-quality deliverables at a significant value to the City.
• Reduction of fatigue and progressive program improvement through thoughtful task planning. Due to the large number of industrial and commercial facilities present in the City, inspection fatigue, primarily from a psychological perspective, is a reality that project management must consider while planning for this task. As we have been successful implementing this approach in the past, we recommend separating periods of inspection into discrete rounds instead of performing them on an ongoing or fiscal year basis. By breaking the larger inspection task into several smaller tasks with defined start and end dates, we can provide added value to the City in the form of a more holistic understanding of their City of Commerce
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Our attached cost estimate assumes inspections will be performed on a fiscal year basis, as specified in the request for proposals; however, our alternate approach is described briefly and will be discussed with the City Project Manager upon contract award.
1c. Work Plan
Clear communication is key to project success. Following receipt of the executed Professional Services Agreement, we will hold a project kick-off meeting with the City to establish project roles, lines of communication, discuss the specific project objectives, and refine our approach to meet the City’s goals and expectations.

Topics to be addressed at the kick-off meeting will include but are not limited to:
• Recent changes in the regulatory environment (i.e., SB 205) and changes to the City’s business licensing practices in response to SB 205.
• What constitutes a “critical source” beyond the minimum MS4 Permit requirements. • Lessons learned from prior implementation of the I/C Program and suggestions for streamlining the inspection process.
• City’s desired format for the industrial and commercial facility inventory. • A schedule for completing the Permit required inspections. • City’s expectations for documenting and communicating the results of facility inspections and overall project progress.
• City’s expectations for referrals of facilities who are non-compliant with the City’s stormwater ordinance or the Industrial General Permit.

Based on the project objectives described above, Geosyntec proposes to organize the scope of work into seven tasks:
• Task 1: Industrial and Commercial Facility Database Update • Task 2: Facility Notification
• Task 3: MS4 Inspections
• Task 4: Follow-up Inspections
• Task 5: Database Management
• Task 6: Business Assistance
• Task 7: Staff Training
The following sections describe our approach to implementing the scope of work.

Task 1 – Industrial and Commercial Facility Database Update An accurate facility inventory is critical to achieving the project objectives in a cost-effective manner. Because the City no longer wishes to maintain their facility inventory in MS4Front, we will instead utilize Microsoft Excel City of Commerce
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1. Cross-check existing fields of information for conformance with current MS4 Permit requirements.

2. Add and categorize new facilities based on the activity conducted (as identified by the primary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code).

3. Document inspections undertaken by state or federal agencies or contractors and reported in the SMARTS database.

4. Terminate (but not remove) facilities that are no longer “active” (i.e., no longer conducting business in the City based on comparison with the City’s business license database).

The existing fields of information for industrial and commercial facilities will be cross-checked with the minimum required fields in the MS4 Permit to identify discrepancies or missing fields, if any. If necessary, Geosyntec will create the additional required field(s) and populate this information for existing “active” facilities, assuming the information is available at that time, prior to adding new facilities to the database.

Once we have checked the existing fields of information for conformance with MS4 Permit requirements and made any necessary additions, we will add new businesses that have been identified as critical sources within the City since the conclusion of the most recent round of facility inspections (i.e., since January 31, 2018). We understand that new businesses have been or may be identified through a variety of means including:
• implementing the SB 205 requirements
• querying the City’s business license database
• querying the SMARTS database
Geosyntec will rely on the City to provide a list of new facilities identified through implementation of the SB 205 requirements and querying their business license database (or provide a copy of the business license database).

Geosyntec will query the SMARTS database to confirm that facilities with coverage under the Industrial General Permit are identified on the City’s provided list and will simultaneously document inspections undertaken by state or federal agencies or contractors that have been reported in SMARTS. Discrepancies between the City’s business license database and the SMARTS database will be brought to the City’s attention early in the process.

As facilities are added into the database, they will be assigned a facility type that best describes their general activity. The categories previously established by Geosyntec include:
• Commercial – Restaurant
• Commercial – Automotive Services
• Commercial – Retail Gasoline
• Commercial – Other Critical Source
• Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC
Under this scheme, the “Industrial - Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category includes both industrial facilities that have exposed activities (i.e., facilities with traditional Notice of Intent (NOI) coverage under the Industrial General Permit) and industrial facilities that do not have exposed activities (i.e., facilities with No Exposure Certification (NEC) coverage under the Industrial General Permit). We will continue to utilize this categorization scheme to implement the I/C program under the new MS4 Permit, as we believe it is still representative of the major types of businesses operating in the City; however, we will modify the existing Industrial category to “Industrial (NOI) – Exposed Activities” and add a category for “Industrial (NEC) – No City of Commerce
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It is expected that a number of facilities have either gone out of business or left the City since the conclusion of the previous round of inspections. Geosyntec will utilize the City’s business license database in conjunction with the SMARTS database to determine which facilities are likely no longer conducting business in the City. These facilities will be “terminated” (not removed) in the database so an inspection is not mistakenly scheduled or attempted.

Once the necessary changes have been made to the existing database in Microsoft Excel, the modified Excel file will be made “shareable” with the City and inspection staff. By maintaining the database as a shareable document, the City will have access to it at all times and updates can be performed by multiple inspectors at the same time. This approach will eliminate duplication of database files and the need to rectify conflicting versions.

Task 1 Assumptions
Geosyntec assumes the City will provide a list of new facilities to be added to the existing database based on business license application/renewal or a copy of the most recent business license database following the initial kick-off meeting. This initial database update is a one-time task that will be initiated following the receipt of requested information from the City. Future bulk update and routine database maintenance activities will otherwise take place under Task 5. We also assume that the database has not been updated since early 2018.

Because the City is known to contain a large number of commercial and industrial facilities, a significant number of changes to the database are expected. This expectation is reflected in the Cost Estimate in Section 3.

Tasks 1 Deliverables
Within three (3) months of the initial kick-off meeting, Geosyntec will provide the City with an updated industrial and commercial facility database. This iteration of the database will be used to facilitate the completion of Tasks 2 and 3 during fiscal year 2022-2023 (FY 22-23). Subsequent updates and routine maintenance will be performed under Task 5.

Task 2 – Facility Notification
At the end of each fiscal year, the most up to date version of the facility database will be used to determine the list of facilities that will receive an assessment during the next fiscal year. Historically, we have used the facility SIC code recorded in the City’s business license database to determine inspection applicability; however, issues with the listed SIC code not matching the activity conducted at the facility have been encountered and caused the number of facilities scheduled to be inspected to be arbitrarily high. Based on the discussion of changes to the City’s business licensing practices in response to SB 205 during the initial kick-off meeting, we may continue to utilize the SIC code approach during the first round of inspections, or we may alter our approach in an effort to avoid scheduling unnecessary inspections. If an alternative approach is selected, it will first be discussed with the City Project Manager prior to implementation.

The facilities selected for inspection during the following fiscal year will be split into three (3) groups based on physical location within the City. We assume that each group will consist of approximately 100 facilities. Splitting the facilities into smaller groups provides a natural break for inspection staff (i.e., between groups) and for more timely mailing of inspection notification letters. Instead of bulk mailing all notification letters at the beginning of the fiscal year, letters will be mailed out in batches three times per year, so they arrive at businesses closer to the actual time of inspection.

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• Restaurants
• Automotive – representing both the “Automotive Services” and “Retail Gasoline” facilities categories • General Industrial – representing the “Commercial – Other Critical Source” category and a portion of facilities with exposed industrial operations in the “Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category
• Storage/Warehousing – representing a portion of facilities with exposed industrial operations in the “Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category • No Exposure Certification – representing the industrial facilities that do not have industrial operations exposed to stormwater in the “Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category We will also create a separate notification letter template to better represent the “other critical commercial sources” category. By segregating the notification letters for other critical commercial sources from general industrial, we can provide more clear and concise information to business owners in the City. Consistent with previous iterations of Geosyntec-led inspection programs, these letters will also serve to notify business owners of appropriate Source Control best management practices listed in Table 6 of the MS4 Permit that are applicable to their facility. This notification will satisfy the requirements described in Section VIII.E.3.a of the MS4 Permit.

Once revised or created, the notification letter templates will be sent to the City for review and approval.

Following City approval, notification letters will be placed onto City letterhead and finalized in preparation for mailing. In the past, Geosyntec has coordinated with City staff for the mailing of notification letters as a costsavings measure; however, if the City prefers Geosyntec to mail letters directly to businesses following finalization, arrangements will be made to do so. The notification letter templates prepared and revised in advance of the FY 22-23 inspections will be reviewed and revised, as needed, each year.

Task 2 Assumptions
We assume the five-year contract will be awarded by April 1, 2022, and that planning for FY 22-23 inspections will begin and take place concurrently with the initial database update (Task 1). Budget for this task includes:
• effort to screen the inventory to determine the subsets of facilities to be inspected each year and compile a list for City review
• four (4) virtual meetings with City staff to review comments on the lists of facilities selected (if needed) • creation of a notification letter template to represent the “other critical commercial sources” facility category,
• up to four (4) revisions of the five (5) existing types of notification letter templates • up to three (3) revisions of the newly created “other critical commercial sources” notification letter template.

Budget has also been included for Geosyntec to direct mail notification materials via United States Postal Service standard delivery to businesses prior to inspection.

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Under this task Geosyntec will provide one (1) new facility notification letter template, up to 20 revised notification letter templates (one per existing letter type for four years inspections), and up to three (3) revisions of the “other critical commercial sources” notification letter template.

Task 3 – MS4 Inspections (by Fiscal Year)
In accordance with the request for proposals, we have assumed that inspection activities will be conducted on an annual basis starting July 1, 2022, concurrent with the start of the 2022-2023 fiscal year; however, a discussion of our recommended alternate approach (Inspection by Round), is included at the end of the Task 3 description.

Inspections will be conducted for four (4) years and will conclude by June 30, 2026. The MS4 Permit is set to expire on September 11, 2026, and Geosyntec is prepared to continue to offer support for the City’s I/C Program beyond the expiration date of the Permit should it be administratively extended by the Regional Board.

Inspection activities will be split into pre-field and field activities as described below.

Pre-Field Activities
While the City is reviewing the list of facilities scheduled to be inspected and concurrent with the creation and revision of notification letter templates under Task 2, the existing inspection checklists created by Geosyntec in 2013 and revised in 2016 under the previous MS4 Permit will be reviewed and revised, as needed, to conform to the requirements of the new MS4 Permit. Checklists exist for the following facility categories:
• Restaurants
• Automotive – representing both the “Automotive Services” and “Retail Gasoline” facility categories • General Industrial – representing the “Commercial – Other Critical Source” category and a portion of facilities with exposed industrial operations in the “Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category
• Storage/Warehousing – representing a portion of facilities with exposed industrial operations in the “Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category • No Exposure Certification – representing the industrial facilities that do not have industrial operations exposed to stormwater in the “Industrial – Industrial General Permit Regulated SIC” category We will also create a separate checklist to better represent the “other critical commercial sources” category. By segregating the checklist for other critical commercial sources from general industrial, we can provide a more clear and concise assessment of facility activities as they relate to the MS4 Permit requirements to business owners in the City.

Once revised or created, the checklists will be sent to the City for review and approval. Approved checklists will be included in the notification letter mailing so business owners are aware of the scope of their upcoming MS4 inspection. The checklists prepared and revised in advance of the FY 22-23 inspections will be reviewed and revised, as needed, each year.

Before deploying field staff, Geosyntec will:
• Review the existing task-specific health and safety plan (HASP) and update it as needed. • Schedule an inspection staff kick-off meeting.

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Field Activities
Following conclusion of pre-field and training activities, trained staff will mobilize to conduct inspections on the City’s behalf. Because inspections by state or federal agencies or contractors occur on a continual basis, ongoing review of the industrial facilities on the inspections list will be performed to confirm that the list represents current conditions. One week prior to conducting visits at selected industrial facilities, Geosyntec will search the SMARTS database to identify whether facilities scheduled for an upcoming inspection have been subject to an inspection within the past two years. If a recent inspection is confirmed, the applicable facility will be removed from the current list of facilities selected for inspection and the inspection will be rescheduled. Initial inspections at each facility will involve:
• Review of the business activities conducted.
• Speaking to facility representatives about the purpose of the stormwater program and reasoning behind the City’s inspection program.
• Documentation of BMPs implemented using the appropriate inspection checklist on the MS4Front mobile application.
• Taking photographs of BMPs and areas that may potentially impact stormwater quality such as outdoor materials storage or industrial activity areas.
• Distribution of education materials, as needed.
• Assessment of compliance with the City’s stormwater ordinance and other applicable regulations.

Paper inspection checklists will be completed in the field. Upon returning to the office, inspection staff will review completed inspection checklists for accuracy prior to scanning and emailing them to the designated facility contact. A form email will be used to maintain consistency in electronic communications sent on behalf of the City from various project staff. At this time, the inspector will also make any necessary changes/updates to the facility’s attribute information in the Excel database as part of the scope of work for Task 5. For facilities that do not or cannot provide a valid email address for their facility contact, we will mail the checklist and any applicable follow-up materials to the facility.

Based on prior experience, it is assumed that inspectors will encounter facilities conducting business under a SIC code that does not accurately describe their business activity. For facilities found to be conducting industrial operations but are licensed by the City under a non-industrial SIC code, a determination of Industrial General Permit applicability will be made by a Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) prior to delivery of the inspection checklist to the facility contact. If necessary, an existing form letter including information on Industrial General Permit applicability and additional resources regarding filing for coverage will be attached to the transmittal email with the inspection checklist to the facility contact (or direct mailed). Business assistance activities relating to follow-up questions from facilities requiring Industrial General Permit coverage will otherwise be conducted under Task 6.

The project team includes at least one member who is fluent in Spanish. Inspectors who are not fluent in Spanish will flag facilities requiring a Spanish-speaking representative, as needed. If Geosyntec is denied access to a facility, this will be communicated same day, via email, to the City Project Manager. If a serious violation is observed at the time of a visit, Geosyntec staff will report it immediately, via telephone, text message, or other desired method to be determined during the kick-off meeting, to the City Project Manager.

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We assume the five-year contract will be awarded by April 1, 2022, and that project kick-off activities and FY 22-23 inspection planning will begin immediately upon award. Inspection group size will vary depending on the facilities scheduled for inspection during a given year.

As indicated on the Inspections Cost Detail table included in Section 3b, the following fees are assumed for each type of inspection and will remain constant through the five-year term of the contract:
• Industrial (NOI) facilities - $275 per inspection
• Industrial (NEC) facilities - $250 per inspection
• Commercial facilities - $250 per inspection
Additional, as needed, inspections are assumed at a rate of 10% of the total number of initial inspections and include 25 additional commercial facility inspections, 4 additional NOI inspections, and 1 additional NEC inspection.

Direct mailing of completed inspection reports and other follow-up materials via United States Postal Service standard delivery, as needed, is assumed at a rate of 5% of the total number of initial inspections for an estimated 15 pieces per fiscal year for four (4) years of inspections (60 pieces total). Mailing in small quantities will be performed by Geosyntec staff and budget is included for the effort related to this task in addition to printing, postage, and envelope costs.

Task 3 Deliverables (Inspections by Fiscal Year)
In accordance with the request for proposals, Geosyntec will submit completed inspection reports and associated letters and facility photos to the City on an annual basis by the end of each fiscal year, or according to an alternative scheduled discussed and agreed upon during the kick-off meeting.

Task 3 – Alternate Approach: Inspection by Round
Based on our previous experience with municipal permitting in the Los Angeles Region, we assume the MS4 Permit will be administratively extended and the requirements of Order No. R8-2021-0105 will remain in effect beyond the permit expiration date (September 11, 2026) until the next MS4 Permit is adopted. To maintain strict compliance with the Permit required inspection frequencies, our alternative approach consists of conducting three (3) rounds of industrial and commercial facility inspections during the five-year term of the contract as opposed to conducting inspections on a fiscal year basis. The third proposed round of inspections would extend beyond the end of the MS4 Permit term but conclude prior to the expiration of the five-year contract (expected March 31, 2027).

Rounds 1 and 3 would consist of inspections of all facilities in the City’s database that are identified as requiring an inspection under Task 2 including commercial facilities, industrial facilities that have exposed activities (NOI facilities), and industrial facilities that do not have exposed activities (NEC facilities). Round 2 would consist only of inspections of commercial facilities and NOI facilities. Industrial facilities without exposed activities would not be inspected during Round 2. As with Inspection by Fiscal Year, we would continue to group facilities selected for inspection by geographical location and mail notification letters in batches instead of en masse.

As shown in the Example Project Schedule included in Section 4, each round would span approximately 16 months with five to six months between rounds. The 16-month timeframe includes three months for general inspection planning per round, approximately 12 months for performing facility inspections (four months per group), and one month following the conclusion of inspection activities for completion of follow-up inspections City of Commerce
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Based on the current number of facilities listed as “active” in the City’s database and our prior experiences and assumptions about the number of facilities that will be added or terminated during each round of inspections, each round of inspections would consist of initial visits to approximately 500 facilities, although the number of facilities anticipated to be inspected during Round 2 would be reduced for the reasons described above. As with inspections on a fiscal year basis, additional, as needed, inspections would be assumed at a rate of 10% of the total number of initial inspections. The inspection fees described under the Inspection by Fiscal Year assumptions would remain the same under the Inspection by Round approach. Completed inspection reports and associated letters and facility photos would be submitted to the City at the end of each round.

We anticipate that by conducting this task according to the Inspection by Round approach, we can better establish expectations for levels of inspection and City staff commitment, set more realistic targets for deliverable completion, give the City a more accurate understanding of their compliance with the Permit required inspection frequencies and deadlines, provide greater respite for inspection staff, and foster a greater sense of accomplishment amongst project staff. Scheduling five to six months between rounds also allows time for reflection on ways to improve the inspection program and maximize inspector efficiency and implementation of changes prior to the next round of inspections.

Task 4 – Follow-up Inspections
If a follow-up inspection is required, this will be noted on the inspection checklist and the date of re-inspection will be included in the inspection checklist transmittal email to the facility contact. Again, a form email will be used to maintain consistency in communications sent on behalf of the City. Follow-up inspections will be scheduled for three weeks after the initial inspection. Facilities that remain out of compliance after the followup inspection has been completed will be referred to the City Project Manager and a visit from City Code Enforcement will be recommended for implementation of the Permit-required Progressive Enforcement Policy.

Suspected Industrial General Permit non-filers (i.e., facilities found to be conducting an industrial activity that do not have active coverage under the Industrial General Permit) will be referred to the Regional Board on behalf of the City following the conclusion of each group of inspections (or approximately once every four months) during active inspection periods. The City Project Manager will be notified via email in advance of planned Regional Board non-filer referrals. Facilities who already maintain coverage under the Industrial General Permit but are found to be out of compliance with the Permit requirements, as determined by a QISP, will be referred to the Regional Board no later than one week following the initial facility inspection. The City Project Manager will be notified via email in advance of planned Regional Board non-compliance referrals.

Task 4 Assumptions
Follow-up inspections are assumed at a rate of 10% of the total number of initial inspections and include 25 follow-up commercial facility inspections, 4 follow-up NOI inspections, and 1 follow-up NEC inspection. A rate of 10% assumed for follow-up inspections is consistent with the rate at which follow-ups were conducted during the previous round of inspections conducted by Geosyntec (47 follow-ups performed for 451 initial facility assessments). Follow-up inspections will be billed at 75% of the rate of the applicable initial inspection fee.

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Follow-up actions will be documented on progress reports prepared under Task 5 and submitted to the City monthly. The City will be notified, as needed, of planned non-compliance referrals to the Regional Board.

Task 5 – Database Management
After the initial update performed under Task 1, the industrial and commercial facilities database will be updated to add or terminate facilities, as applicable, once per year at the end of each fiscal year in conjunction with inspection planning for the next fiscal year. Throughout the remainder of the fiscal year, routine maintenance of the database will be performed as new information is obtained in the field. Routine database maintenance will include, but is not limited to, adding or updating notes regarding contact information, activities conducted, and/or level of exposure for existing facilities, filling in attribute information for newly added facilities that have been inspected for the first time, and terminating facilities found to be no longer “active”.

Under this task, Geosyntec will also quantify and communicate inspection and business assistance efforts as well as progress toward completing the other project objectives to the City Project Manager.

Tasks 5 Assumptions
This task includes budget for approximately one day (8 hours) to update the database during the last month of each fiscal year (i.e., June). One and a half (1.5) hours per month is assumed for routine maintenance during the remaining 11 months of the fiscal year.

If no work is performed, an invoice will not be generated, and a progress report will not be provided. During active inspection and follow-up periods (i.e., fiscal years 22-23, 23-24, 24-25, and 25-26), two hours per month for tracking inspections, business assistance activities, progress toward the remaining project objectives, and reporting to the City Project Manager by the Geosyntec Project Manager is assumed. Otherwise, the cost estimate assumes one hour per month for invoice and progress report generation. Budget is also included to provide the City with a final project review summarizing lessons learned, difficulties encountered, and adjustments made to approach during periods of active inspection at the end of the contract term.

Task 5 Deliverables
Geosyntec will submit the updated facility database along with a progress report to document the status of project task completion and business assistance activities to the City Project Manager with each invoice.

Inspection forms, letters, and photographs will be provided, as applicable, to the City Project Manager in a digital format with the final invoice for each fiscal year (i.e., by June 30th).

Task 6 – Business Assistance
Prior to the first year of inspections, Geosyntec will update the City’s three existing BMP brochures (general business, automotive, and restaurant) to address the permit requirements for implementing the appropriate Source Control BMPs listed in Table 6 of the MS4 Permit, changes in other stormwater General Permit (i.e., Industrial or Construction) requirements, updates to City ordinances, or changes in City protocols. Prior to subsequent years, these materials will be reviewed and updated only as needed.

During the two rounds of inspections conducted under the previous MS4 Permit, Geosyntec became an established technical resource for business owners in the City. Education and outreach were not only provided through inspections and print materials but also through emails and telephone calls in relation to inspection activities. To continue providing high-quality technical information and support to the City and its business City of Commerce
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Tasks 6 Assumptions
The cost estimate for this task assumes Geosyntec will spend 9 hours updating the City’s existing educational materials prior to the first year of inspections then 6 hours reviewing and making minor, updates, as needed prior to subsequent years. Time is also included for responding to the City’s comments, if needed. It is assumed these brochures will be included, as applicable, in the notification letter mailings sent to inventoried businesses for at least the Round 1 inspections. During active inspection and follow-up periods (i.e., for four fiscal years), we have included budget for 1 hour per month to respond to help desk inquiries and phone calls from business owners.

Task 6 Deliverables
Geosyntec will provide three (3) updated brochures with one review and revision to address the City’s comments per fiscal year for four years. Business assistance activities will be tracked and reported under Task 5.

Task 7 – Staff Training
Once per year, Geosyntec will prepare and deliver interactive training that provides an overview of the City’s IDDE program for applicable municipal staff and contractors in accordance with Section VIII.A.3.e of the MS4 Permit. The training will include a discussion of the types of non-stormwater discharges, how to identify whether or not a non-stormwater discharge is authorized or illicit (unauthorized), and how to report unauthorized non-stormwater discharges. Handouts will be prepared and will include a field guide designed to support field staff in correctly identifying and reporting unauthorized discharges to the City’s MS4.

Geosyntec will also conduct a workshop at the City’s offices for the City’s Community Development and Public Works planning, engineering, and inspection staff to meet the MS4 Permit training requirements. Both the Planning & Land Development and the Construction programs will be covered during this session. The training will include discussion of information tracking parameters for each of the programs in MS4Front.

Task 7 Assumptions
Training will be conducted in one day during two separate sessions. Approximately 70 City employees will attend. Existing training materials will be used; however, budget is included for updating these materials to conform to the new MS4 Permit requirements and for the preparation of handouts, as needed.

It is assumed the City will require municipal contractors that do not attend the training to self-certify, procure separately for comprehensive training of staff that use or have the potential to use pesticides or fertilizers, and procure separately for comprehensive training of staff in SWPPP review and construction site inspection procedures consistent with the State Water Resources Control Board sponsored program for Qualified SWPPP Practitioners and Qualified SWPPP Developers for construction sites one acre or greater.

Task 7 Deliverables
Geosyntec will conduct one (1) 1- to 1.5-hour training session per year of the five-year contract term for municipal staff and applicable contractors on the IDDE Program with field guide and slide handouts and one (1) 2-hour workshop per year of the five-year contract term on the Planning and Land Development and Construction Stormwater Programs with slide handouts.

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2. Qualifications & Experience
2a. Qualifications & Experience Overview
Our professionals excel in the development and implementation of comprehensive water quality master plans and site-specific designs using green infrastructure concepts for long-term stormwater control. We also guide the development and design of construction, industrial, and municipal programs for NPDES regulatory program compliance. We have evaluated the opportunities, constraints, effectiveness, and costs associated with a variety of low impact development and "green streets" options, as well as provided conventional treatment control BMPs for maintaining water quality control. Our comprehensive design capabilities allow us to provide end-to-end solutions for a wide variety of applications: from proprietary cistern sizing and optimization modeling, to water collection and pre-filtration strategies, to designs for filtration, treatment, and water distribution systems.

Our water resources engineers specialize in surface water and groundwater interactions, ecosystem restoration, and multi-beneficial project development as well as hydromodification management and erosion and sediment control. In addition, our practitioners have been instrumental in the development, publication, and support for numerous stormwater guidance and design manuals. Geosyntec professionals established and continue to contribute to the International Database on Urban Stormwater BMP Design and Performance. We frequently present state-of-the-practice training sessions and workshops on stormwater management, NPDES regulatory program requirements, erosion and sediment control technologies, and BMP performance and design.

The project descriptions and successful project completion matrix included in Sections 2b and 2c, respectively, demonstrate the Geosyntec Team’s qualifications and representative experience with successful implementation and management on similar projects.

Geosyntec provides
comprehensive water quality
permitting and receiving
water assessment services.

Our services include:

National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
permitting negotiations as
well as technical support for
wastewater treatment plant
discharges, combined sewer
overflow systems, and
stormwater management.

Geosyntec's engineers and
scientists stand among the world's
foremost experts in urban
stormwater management and are
leading innovators in the design of
best management practices that
mitigate impacts to surface water
quality, enhance water
conservation strategies, and even
contribute to municipal water
supplies.

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City of Commerce MS4 Permit Support

CLIENT CONTACT
City of Commerce
Public Works Department
Gina Nila, Deputy Director
2535 Commerce Way
Commerce, CA 90040
P: (323) 722-4805 ext. 2839

TOTAL COST
$466,600

COMPLETION DATES
2013 - 2018

KEY STAFF
Misty Steele – Project Director
Julie Walters – Project Manager
Stacy Luell – Project Staff
The City of Commerce (City) is a permittee subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles County (MS4 Permit), Order No. R4-2012-0175. Geosyntec was originally retained by the City in 2013 to update the City’s industrial and commercial facilities program and to perform round one of routine site assessments for stormwater compliance at industrial/commercial facilities, as required by the MS4 Permit. Geosyntec visited select industrial and commercial facilities on behalf on the City to assess each facility in accordance with Part VI.D.6 of the MS4 Permit.

Two rounds of facility inspections are required per 5-year MS4 Permit term. In 2015, after completion of round one of routine inspections, Geosyntec’s scope of work expanded to include general MS4 Permit assistance. The services provided included:
• Revising City’s Stormwater and Runoff Pollution Control municipal code to be consistent with 2012 MS4 Permit; • Customizing the City’s facility inventory and inspection tracking database (MS4Front) to facilitate Annual Reporting and support the creation of an inventory for Low Impact Development (LID) BMPs in accordance with the MS4 Permit requirements and Los Angeles River Upper Reach 2 Watershed Management Area Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP);
• Reviewing the City’s existing green webpage and preparing a memorandum providing recommendations for additional website links and information to be used in updating the website; • Creating brochures for three different business sectors to educate business owners about source control best management practices (BMPs) and commonly observed violations during facility inspections; • Assisting the City with updating its Green Streets Policy; • Revising the City’s Illicit Discharge/Illicit Connections program procedures to address MS4 Permit requirements; • Training planning and land development, development construction, municipal, and field staff on BMPs and MS4 requirements (as applicable).

As part of this scope of work, Geosyntec also assisted the City with updating the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for their Transportation Maintenance Facility in accordance with the requirements of the newly adopted 2014 Industrial General Permit (IGP) and completing required annual reporting. In 2016, Geosyntec performed round two commercial/industrial inspections, which included assessing approximately 630 facilities in 18 months. Since 2013, Geosyntec has conducted over 850 initial facility inspections and 175 follow-up inspections at industrial and commercial facilities within the City.

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CLIENT CONTACT
City of El Segundo
Cheryl Ebert
350 Main Street
El Segundo, CA
P: (310) 524-2321

TOTAL COST
$240,000

COMPLETION DATES
2013 - 2019

KEY STAFF
Stacy Luell – Project Staff
The City of El Segundo (City) is a permittee subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharges within the Coastal Watersheds of Los Angeles County (MS4 Permit). Geosyntec was retained by the City in 2013 to provide ongoing assistance with the implementation of the requirements of the MS4 Permit as well as technical and regulatory support in developing and implementing compliance strategies for various TMDLs. Specific assistance has included: revisions of the City’s municipal code to reflect requirements of the MS4 Permit; regional BMP effectiveness analysis; training presentations to City staff on the various requirements set forth in the Permit; implementation planning; commercial and industrial facility inspections; and illicit connection and illicit discharge program planning. Regarding the commercial and industrial facility inspection program, Geosyntec assisted the City in initiating their own self-sustaining program to comply with the MS4 Permit, which requires two rounds of facility inspections during the 5-year Permit term. In addition to helping create inspection forms for appropriate tracking and reporting, Geosyntec attended multiple facility inspections to provide field training for City staff. Geosyntec also supported the City’s compliance with California Senate Bill 205 (SB 205), which mandates industrial facilities operating within the City to demonstrate coverage under the NPDES Industrial General Permit (IGP) program prior to being issued a new or renewed business license by the City. The City is also subject to Trash Provisions Water Code Section 13383 Order (“Order 13383”). Geosyntec authored the City’s Statewide Trash Provisions Implementation Plan to identify the City’s Trash Provisions compliance method and present jurisdictional maps and implementation schedules required by Order 13383. • Ongoing assistance to help the City maintain compliance with the MS4 Permit • Support the City with their compliance program for the Statewide Trash Provisions and Senate Bill 205 • MS4 Permit workshops – stormwater and dry weather runoff training and plan check training workshops • Construction SWPPP review checklist
• IC/ID identification planning
• Supported Santa Monica Bay J2/J3 EWMP and Dominguez Channel EWMP implementation • Authored the Statewide Trash Provisions Implementation Plan • Created materials for the City to distribute to industrial businesses in order to comply with SB 205 • Analyzed Regional Sandhill Basin BMP and Pump Station #18 for appropriate EWMP load reduction credits
• Provided annual staff training workshops
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CLIENT CONTACT
City of Huntington Beach
Public Works Department
Jim Merid, Environmental
Specialist
2000 Main Street, 1st Floor
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
[email protected]
P: (714) 374-1548

TOTAL COST
$200,000

COMPLETION DATES
2006 - 2016

KEY STAFF
Misty Steele – Project Staff
Julie Walters – Project Staff
In March 2006, Geosyntec was first retained by the City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department (HBPWD) to implement their City-wide storm water inspection and compliance program. With the expiration of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit CAS618030 (Third Term Permit) approaching in January 2007, HBPWD sought Geosyntec’s assistance to meet their permit requirements in time. Geosyntec was sole sourced to perform key parts of the permit requirements: site inspections for storm water compliance and coordination of the compilation of the City’s municipal compliance permit information. Over the period 2006-2013, Geosyntec was retained to perform these City-wide NPDES inspections and over the period 2013-2016 was retained to perform inspections at Food Service Establishments (FSEs) for compliance with the City’s Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control Program.

Geosyntec’s scope of work included performing routine site inspections for storm water compliance at commercial/industrial facilities in Huntington Beach (over 600 facilities). The purpose of these inspections was to assess each facility in general accordance with Sections IX and X of the NPDES Third Term Permit, and associated City ordinances including the municipal code. Geosyntec staff coordinated the inspection program, performed the individual inspections, reviewed existing facility operations and storm water best management practices (BMPs), and documented facility status for HBPWD’s records. When necessary, Geosyntec issued Corrective Action (SelfCorrect) notices and provided advice on replacing/upgrading BMPs and/or housekeeping practices. The program also included follow-up inspections to revisit identified facilities. In a similar manner, Geosyntec performed FOG inspections at FSE facilities within the City for compliance with the City’s FOG Control Program (over 400 facilities).

In addition to performing the inspections, Geosyntec inspectors took the time with each facility owner/operator to discuss the NPDES and FOG program approaches in an effort to increase public awareness and provide site-specific storm water education to the small business owners.

Geosyntec performed over 1,000 facility inspections (NPDES/FOG) under expeditious schedules to meet stringent permit requirements successfully and on time. Public outreach and site-specific business owner/operator storm water and FOG education was provided to keep the community informed. Problem facilities were identified, and corrective action guidance was provided. Complete facility status databases were developed for HBPWD to improve communication and efficiency.

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CLIENT CONTACT
City of San Clemente
Environmental Programs
Cynthia Mallet, Environmental
Programs Supervisor
380 Avenida Pico, Bldg. N
San Clemente, CA 92672
[email protected]
P: (949) 366-1553

TOTAL COST
$137,000

COMPLETION DATES
2019 - Ongoing

KEY STAFF
Misty Steele – Project Manager
Julie Walters – Task Lead
Stephanie Bone – Project Staff
In 2019 Geosyntec was retained by the City of San Clemente to assist its Environmental Program manage and implement the requirements of the City’s WQMP Program. Geosyntec’s scope of work included:
• Reviewing, Updating, and Developing the City’s WQMP Inventory, • Performing annual WQMP Inspections for installed BMPs, • Reviewing WQMP Submittals for Development and Redevelopment Projects, • Assessing and Providing Recommendations to Improve the City’s WQMP Review Process.

Utilizing the recently developed Orange County Stormwater Tools, Geosyntec updated and migrated the City’s existing Excel based inventory and tracking system to a web based spatial BMP database and reporting system.

Migration of the inventory to the web-based system greatly increases the ability to actively manage its program and facilitates inspection tracking and annual reporting with the potential for future build out to facilitate water quality modeling and progress towards Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) goals and TMDL compliance. Geosyntec and the City’s work will be the subject of a presentation entitled “Envisioning the Future of BMP Inventory Management and Inspection Programs” to be delivered during the California Storm Water Quality Association’s (CASQA) 2020 annual conference.

Geosyntec’s technical BMP design, construction, and MS4 Permit expertise has also been recognized by the City in helping it more efficiently review WQMP submittals, identify potential compliance issues, and inform better BMP design and implementation on WQMP projects. Geosyntec’s plan reviewers provide consistent and technically sound comments, in a constructive and timely manner, while maintaining a lifecycle perspective on construction, verification, and operations and maintenance to help the City reduce water pollution, maintain compliance, and support economic development.

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Relevant Projects
NPDES Compliance Reporting and Regulatory SupportReviewing, Evaluating, Recommending Updates to Stormwater Related OrdinancesStormwater Program Reviews Successful Completion Performing Commercial andIndustrial Stormwater Inspections for NPDES Compliance City of Commerce MS4 Permit Support    
El Segundo MS4 Permit Compliance Assistance    
City of Huntington Beach Stormwater Inspections and Compliance Programs     City of San Clemente WQMP Program Assessment   
Industrial General Permit Training in Spanish 
Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District WQMP Updates     South Orange County Water Quality Improvement Plan     Orange County Stormwater Tools    
Orange County MS4 Land Development Help Desk, Orange County Stormwater Program, California.     OC Waste & Recycling, Orange County, California Routine Regulatory Compliance Services     South Orange County Pollutant Load Model, Compliance and Asset Management System    Disneyland Resort Master WQMP Development and WQMP Review, Anaheim, California    Drainage Study and Water Quality Management Plan, San Juan Capistrano Substation, Orange County     Irvine Company Water Quality Technical Support, Orange County, California.   Measure M2 Water Quality Planning, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange County, California.     Mission Village Regional Stormwater Management Plan, Newhall Land, Valencia, California.     Ascon Landfill Site, Huntington Beach, California.     Model BMP Design Manual, San Diego County, California.     Stormwater BMP Design Review, San Diego County, California-City of San Diego.     As Needed Storm Water Support Services, Port of San Diego, California.     Offsite Storm Water Alternative Compliance-Phase I, San Diego County, California.     Industrial General Permit Compliance Support, Southern California.     City of Commerce
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Misty Steele, CPSWQ, IGP Trainer of Record, QSD/P Project Director Principal | Long Beach, California

EDUCATION
 B.S., Environmental Engineering, Montana Tech of the University of Montana

REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
 Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality, No. 0787  Industrial General Permit Trainer of Record, No. 120
 Qualified SWPPP Developer/Practitioner, No. 01365
 Certified Engineer-in-Training, 14155EI

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Stormwater Quality Monitoring and BMP
Inspection
 NPDES Permit Compliance and Training
 Regulatory Compliance Program Management

CAREER SUMMARY
Ms. Steele has over 20 years of experience in environmental consulting which includes regulatory compliance program management and stormwater general permit compliance for municipal and private sector clients. Ms.

Steele specializes in urban runoff, characterizing water quality impacts and developing both planning level and applied solutions. She has a solid understanding of municipal, industrial and construction NPDES permit compliance and storm water best management practices and has conducted an extensive amount of stormwater BMP inspections in accordance with these permits. Ms. Steele was the project director for the Industrial/Commercial Facility inspection program implemented beginning in 2013 through 2018 for the City of Commerce, which included database management and coordinating inspections for over 600 facilities on a biannual basis. She is the current project director for the OC Waste & Recycling Regulatory Compliance contract, which is a multi-year multi-million-dollar contract and is the project manager for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s IGP compliance program which includes 23 bus and rail car maintenance facilities.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Commerce Public Works Department, Commerce, California. Ms. Steele was the project director for the City of Commerce MS4 support services project. She developed the industrial and commercial facilities program in accordance with the requirements of the LA MS4 permit which includes managing a database and coordinating bi-annual inspections at over 630 industrial, commercial, and restaurant facilities. Prior to implementation of the initial round of inspections, Ms. Steele developed inspector training to deliver consistent inspection reports to the City and oversees a team of inspectors who conduct the inspections. In addition, she prepares and revises stormwater ordinances, policies, and procedures, has developed stormwater program website content, and prepares and conducts training for City staff on various MS4 permit programs. Ms. Steele is the project director for the City’s IGP support project which includes providing IGP support for the City of Commerce operated Transportation Maintenance Facility. The IGP support provided by Ms. Steele includes conducting annual inspections which involve evaluating BMPs, providing annual training for site personnel, preparing annual reports in SMARTS, and updating the facility SWPPP. She is also the QISP who assists with development of additional BMP implementation strategies in response to NAL exceedances.

OC Waste & Recycling, Orange County, California. Ms. Steele is the project director for the County of Orange OC Waste & Recycling departments Routine Regulatory Compliance Services project for compliance with the IGP, individual landfill Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) and Monitoring and Reporting Programs (M&RPs), Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program, and flare testing requirements. She also assists OC Waste & Recycling with various non-routine regulatory compliance projects for the three active landfills and numerous closed landfills operated and maintained by the County. The IGP program support provided by Ms. Steele includes conducting annual inspections which involve evaluating Best Management Practices (BMPs) utilized at the sites, providing annual training for site personnel, preparing annual reports in the Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System (SMARTS), and updating the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for each site. Ms. Steele is also the QISP who assists with development of additional BMP implementation strategies in response to Numeric Action Level (NAL) exceedances and prepares Exceedance Response Action (ERA) Level 1 and 2 reports.

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The IGP program includes 23 bus and rail car maintenance facilities for which Ms. Steele oversees monthly inspections and stormwater sampling, conducts annual inspections, provides annual training, prepares annual reports in SMARTS and updates to the facility’s SWPPPs. In addition to optimizing implementation of the routine IGP requirements, Ms. Steele is assisting Metro with reducing risk by terminating IGP coverage for facilities that were enrolled incorrectly and implementing exposure elimination measures to reduce potential exceedances of numeric effluent limits which would lead to notices of violation under the IGP.

City of San Clemente WQMP Program Assessment and Implementation, San Clemente, California Ms.

Steele is the project manager for the City of San Clemente Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) project which includes implementation of the MS4 required WQMP inspection program, maintaining the WQMP inventory database, and overseeing WQMP reviews for the City of San Clemente.

City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department, Huntington Beach, California. Ms. Steele performed routine site inspections for stormwater compliance at commercial/industrial facilities in Huntington Beach, working on behalf of the City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department. The purpose of these inspections was to assess each facility in general accordance with Sections IX and X of NPDES permit CAS618030, and associated City ordinances. Inspections involved review of existing facility operations and stormwater BMPs, discussing the NPDES program approach with facility owners/operators, and attending relevant stormwater inspection training seminars.

Weber Metals, Long Beach, California. Ms. Steele is currently leading a team to implement IGP compliance including conducting the monthly and annual inspections, collecting stormwater samples, providing recommendations for BMP upgrades, providing annual training, preparing annual reports in SMARTS, preparing SWPPP updates, and maintaining the facility SMARTS account. She is also the QISP who assists with development of additional BMP implementation strategies in response to NAL exceedances and prepares ERA Level 1 and 2 reports.

Cacique, Inc., City of Industry, California. Ms. Steele is currently leading a team to implement IGP compliance including conducting the monthly and annual inspections, collecting stormwater samples, providing recommendations for BMP upgrades, providing annual training, preparing annual reports in SMARTS, preparing SWPPP updates, and maintaining the facility SMARTS account. She is also the QISP who assists with development of additional BMP implementation strategies in response to NAL exceedances and prepares ERA Level 1 and 2 reports.

Bowerman Power Landfill Gas to Energy Project, Irvine, California. Ms. Steele provided CGP compliance support services during plant construction and IGP compliance support services once the plant became operational. During plant construction under the CGP, services included, developing the CGP SWPPP, conducting and overseeing weekly and rain event inspections and sampling, SMARTS reporting, and assisting the contractor with development of a WQMP. Ms. Steele performed the CGP NOT inspection, annual report preparation, and assisted with the transition to IGP coverage which included developing the IGP SWPPP and continues to provide assistance with performing the annual training for facility staff and providing ERA support.

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EDUCATION
 B.S., Natural Resources Management, Grand Valley State University  M.S., Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan

REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
 Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality (CPSWQ) - #1174  Certified Erosion, Sediment, and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI) - #4819  Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) - #00423  Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Developer/Practitioner - #26936

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 NPDES Permit Compliance
 Stormwater Inspections
 Training

CAREER SUMMARY
Ms. Walters is a Project Scientist with seven years of NPDES inspection and permit implementation experience.

She has dedicated her career to assisting clients with municipal, industrial, and construction stormwater permit compliance in the state of California. She is highly proficient in the assessment of site conditions and best management practices (BMPs) and manages and leads inspection programs for several Industrial General Permit (IGP), Construction General Permit (CGP), and MS4 projects. As a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality, much of her current day to day work includes communication with clients and other facilities and sites regarding their NPDES permit compliance status.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of Commerce Public Works Department, Commerce, California. Ms. Walters managed the Industrial and Commercial Facility database and inspection program for the City of Commerce during the most recent round of inspections (2016-2018). She performed stormwater inspections, reviewed completed inspection reports from other inspectors, communicated directly with facilities regarding their compliance status, and communicated the status of project completion to the client in monthly memos. In addition to managing the City’s industrial and commercial facility inspection program, Ms. Walters has assisted with general MS4 permit implementation for the City of Commerce. Specific tasks have included review and revision of program outreach materials and website content and database management/customization for the Illicit Discharge/Illegal Connections, Municipal Facilities, and Development Construction programs.

City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department, Huntington Beach, California. Ms. Walters performed routine inspections for stormwater compliance at restaurants in Huntington Beach, working on behalf of the City of Huntington Beach Public Works Department. The purpose of these inspections was to assess each facility in general accordance with Section X of NPDES permit CAS618030 and associated City ordinances. Inspections involved review of existing facility operations and stormwater BMPs and discussing the NPDES program facility owners/operators.

Water Quality Management Plan Inspection Program, San Clemente, California. Ms. Walters assists with management of the Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) program for the City of San Clemente which includes implementation of the MS4 required WQMP inspection program, maintaining the WQMP inventory database, and overseeing WQMP reviews for the City of San Clemente. Ms. Walters reviews completed inspection reports, communicates instances of non-compliance directly to code enforcement staff, and communicates the status of project completion to the client through regular phone calls, emails, and monthly progress reports.

Waste Management, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties. Ms. Walters conducted site visits at sixteen facilities across southern California where she performed revised pollutant source assessments and recommended additional BMPs in preparation for the effective date of the 2018 Amendment to the IGP. This work involved identification of common industrial activities, material storage methods, and pollutants associated with waste hauling, transfer, and material recovery. Following the inspections, she prepared updates for each Facility’s stormwater pollution prevention plan to incorporate additional monitoring parameters based on the revised pollutant source assessment (as needed), additional BMPs, and language to satisfy the additional requirements of the Permit Amendment prior to the effective date of July 1, 2020.

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© 2021 Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Use only with permission. Page | 22 OC Waste & Recycling, Orange County, California. Ms. Walters is the Project Manager for the County of Orange OC Waste & Recycling department’s Routine Regulatory Compliance Services project for compliance with the IGP, individual landfill Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) and Monitoring and Reporting Programs (M&RPs), Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program, and flare testing requirements. The IGP program support provided by Ms. Walters includes conducting annual inspections which involve evaluating Best Management Practices (BMPs) utilized at the sites, providing annual training for site personnel, preparing annual reports in the Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System (SMARTS), and updating the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for each active landfill site. Ms. Walters assists the project’s Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP) with development of additional BMP implementation strategies in response to Numeric Action Level (NAL) exceedances and prepares Exceedance Response Action (ERA) Level 1 and 2 reports.

Industrial General Permit Compliance Support, Southern California. As a QISP, Ms. Walters performs monthly dry weather site inspections and comprehensive annual site evaluations for multiple industrial clients operating in various industrial sectors, such as public utilities, metal forging, oil refining and asphalt production, wood preservation, food and beverage manufacturing, and municipal solid waste disposal, in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. Ms. Walters has inspected over 40 client facilities and conducted more than 100 site inspections. Through her inspections, Ms. Walters evaluates adherence to best management practices BMPs as they are described in each site’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and offers recommendations to assist facilities with implementing BMPs correctly. Ms. Walters also assists multiple clients with routine IGP compliance by providing annual training to site employees regarding stormwater BMPs, collecting stormwater discharge compliance samples, completing and submitting annual reports via SMARTS, and performing periodic SWPPP updates. Ms. Walters prepares Exceedance Response Action (ERA) Level 1 Reports, Level 2 Action Plans, and Level 2 Technical Reports for her clients on an as needed basis. Ms. Walters has assisted with the ongoing efforts to reduce concentrations of pollutants in stormwater discharges from her client’s facilities through extensive source area sampling during both dry and wet weather and by recommending additional source area specific BMPs.

Ascon Landfill Site, Huntington Beach, California. Ms. Walters currently serves as the Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) for the Ascon Landfill Site final remedy construction project, a CGP Risk Level 2 project. This involves weekly, pre-, during-, and post-storm inspections of erosion and sediment control BMPs, providing recommendations for improved performance of BMPs, and working closely with the Site construction manager to ensure identified corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner. As the QSP, Ms. Walters also interacts closely with City of Huntington Beach Department of Public Works inspectors and regulators at the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and Department of Toxic Substances Control.

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EDUCATION
 B.S., Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University
 M.S., Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University

REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
 Registered Professional Civil Engineer, California - #82919  Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Developer/Practitioner - #26980

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 NPDES Permit Compliance
 Watershed and Stormwater
Management

CAREER SUMMARY
Stacy Luell, P.E., QSD/QSP is a Professional Engineer in the state of California. She has over ten years of experience in MS4 Permit and water quality objective compliance, Construction General Permit compliance, Enhanced Watershed Management program support, hydrology, stormwater BMP inspections and performance evaluations, stormwater management, and surface water and BMP modeling. Her project experience also includes California Statewide Trash Provisions compliance, reasonable assurance analysis development, monitoring report development, dry and wet weather field sampling, BMP siting and monitoring plan development, BMP construction oversight, and stormwater quality and hydrology data analysis.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
City of El Segundo Public Works Department, El Segundo, California. Project Manager. Offers ongoing MS4 Permit compliance support to the City’s municipal programs. Managed and authored the Statewide Trash Provisions Implementation Plan and conducted GIS desktop analyses in response to Statewide Trash Provisions Water Code Section 13383 Order (“Order 13383”). The Implementation Plan presents the Jurisdictional Map(s) required by Order 13383 to comply with the Statewide Trash Provisions. The Implementation Plan also presents alternative proposed compliance approaches and implementation schedules to achieve the full trash capture device coverage presented in the Jurisdictional Maps. Presented the City’s municipal permit compliance efforts to the City’s Environmental Committee in November 2021. Supported the City’s Business Licensing Department in implementing Senate Bill No. 205, which requires that specific business operations applying for a business License within the City must demonstrate enrollment with the NPDES Industrial General Permit (IGP) program. Helped train staff on the Senate Bill 205 requirements and produced informational materials for the City to distribute to its businesses.

Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, Los Angeles County, California. Project Manager.

Trash Monitoring and Reporting Plan (TMRP) for Crescenta Valley Community Regional Park, Pamela Park, Santa Anita Golf Course, and Whittier Narrows Golf Course. Managed and authored the TMRP, which was developed to achieve final Load Allocations of zero trash from the recreational areas listed in Attachment A of Resolution No. R15-006, an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region. TMRP development included desktop and in-field site analyses, non-structural BMP selection, and trash monitoring and reporting method selection, to be approved by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Executive Officer.

Southern California Edison, Carpinteria, California. Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) support for Caltrans HOV Project. Conducts QSP support to maintain SWPPP and Construction General Permit compliance on high profile construction project, which includes weekly site inspections, rain event inspections, and reporting.

Forestar Chatsworth, Unincorporated Los Angeles County, California. Task lead for Deerlake SWPPP Support. Third party consultant for SWPPP compliance on large-scale construction project, which includes weekly site inspections, wet weather sampling, data submittal to the State Water Board, and SWPPP revisions.

City of Commerce Public Works Department, Commerce, California. Performed inspections of industrial and commercial facilities as part of the Los Angeles Regional NPDES Permit to confirm whether BMPs are in place at the facilities to control and prevent pollutants at the source. Worked with facility managers and operators City of Commerce
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NPDES Support, Southern California. Task Manager. Performed data analyses and generated analytical figures for a complex, high profile industrial stormwater NPDES permit. Data analyses were performed in contribution to an annual report and several memos to rank the effectiveness of various BMPs and potential BMP locations. Managed, and was lead author of, the 2013 and 2014 BMP ranking analysis memo. Performed multiple site visits to analyze stream stability and BMP performance and to conduct pebble counts and Facies mapping. Managed and coordinated staff to perform sampling for a special monitoring study and synthesized input from the client and an independent Expert Panel to create the study’s monitoring plan.

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Stephanie Bone – Inspection Staff
Ms. Bone is a senior staff professional with three years of experience in the organization and oversight of environmental investigations. Her project experience focuses on work related to remediation, water quality monitoring, and compliance support. Ms. Bone provides technical assistance for various projects related to water quality assessment, NPDES permitting and compliance, and stormwater best management practices. She has organized field work and reports under the oversight of various regulatory agencies and performs stormwater management support through wet weather field sampling, non-stormwater source tracking, and construction support for stormwater diversion for groundwater recharge. She has performed and led task management roles for a number of projects, including field activities and reporting, work plans, cost estimates, proposals, presentations, and data analysis.

Chris Adkison, QSP – Inspection Staff
Mr. Adkison is a staff scientist based in Southern California who has over four years of experience in the environmental sciences. His knowledge and experience are highly interdisciplinary, including terrestrial and aquatic ecology, hydrology, fate and transport modeling, statistics and data analytics, and regulatory compliance. Project experience with Geosyntec includes stormwater compliance for industrial, construction, and municipal clients for tasks such as preparation of SWPPPs, conducting monthly inspections, stormwater sample collection and data management, report preparation, and client training. Mr. Adkison also conducts statistical analysis for groundwater chemical data at nine landfills throughout Southern California, and has experience supporting environmental assessments, public works improvement projects, and overseeing construction projects.

Megan Geer – Inspection Staff
Ms. Geer is a staff professional with 3 years of environmental compliance experience in areas such as stormwater, air emissions, health and safety, and general permit compliance. This has included tasks such as QSE tracking and monitoring, dry weather inspections, public data uploads, and stormwater training. She has participated as an auditor in several health and safety audits and has assisted in a wholistic environmental audit that analyzed health and safety, wastewater, air, and stormwater permitting procedure. Megan has also worked on nonstormwater projects focusing on obtaining and maintaining compliance with various air quality boards.

Manny Padilla, GIT – Inspection Staff
Mr. Padilla is a geologist working out of the Long Beach office. He has over 10 years of environmental consulting experience and three years of experience with the Industrial General Permit, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, and California Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure requirements and plans. His experience includes conducting site inspections and storm water sampling at concrete manufacturing facilities, a railroad transloading yard, a chemical manufacturing facility, and a truck trailer freight transportation facility. Mr. Padilla has assisted clients with SMARTS reporting, staff training, and Exceedances Response Action evaluations and reporting.

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3. Cost Estimate
3a. Total Contract Cost
Task / Subtask Name Fiscal Year
21-22
Fiscal Year
22-23
Fiscal Year
23-24
Fiscal Year
24-25
Fiscal Year
25-26
Fiscal Year
26-27 Total
Task 1 - Industrial and Commercial Facility Database Update $ 7,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 7,000 Determine List of Facilities to be Inspected $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ - $ - $ 9,600 Prepare and Update Notification Letters $ 2,400 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ - $ - $ 6,000 Direct Mail Notification Letters to Businesses $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 $ 300 $ - $ - $ 1,200 Task 2 Total Costs $ 5,100 $ 3,900 $ 3,900 $ 3,900 $ - $ - $ 16,800 Prepare and Update Checklists $ 2,400 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ 1,200 $ - $ - $ 6,000 HASP Review/Update and Inspection Staff Training $ 2,600 $ 1,800 $ 1,800 $ 1,800 $ - $ - $ 8,000 Initial Facility Visits $ - $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ - $ 304,000 Additional Initial Visits (As Needed) $ - $ 7,600 $ 7,600 $ 7,600 $ 7,600 $ - $ 30,400 Direct Mail Inspection Checklists to Facilities (As Needed) $ - $ 210 $ 210 $ 210 $ 210 $ - $ 840 Task 3 Total Costs $ 5,000 $ 86,600 $ 86,600 $ 86,600 $ 83,600 $ - $ 349,240 NOI Facilities $ - $ 825 $ 825 $ 825 $ 825 $ - $ 3,300
NEC Facilities $ - $ 188 $ 188 $ 188 $ 188 $ - $ 750
Commercial Facilities $ - $ 4,688 $ 4,688 $ 4,688 $ 4,688 $ - $ 18,750 Task 4 Total Costs $ - $ 5,700 $ 5,700 $ 5,700 $ 5,700 $ - $ 22,800 End of Fiscal Year Database Updates $ - $ 1,600 $ 1,600 $ 1,600 $ - $ - $ 4,800 Routine Database Maintenance $ - $ 3,300 $ 3,300 $ 3,300 $ 3,300 $ - $ 13,200 Inspection Tracking and Progress Reporting $ 500 $ 5,600 $ 5,600 $ 5,600 $ 5,600 $ 3,000 $ 25,900 Task 5 Total Costs $ 500 $ 10,500 $ 10,500 $ 10,500 $ 8,900 $ 3,000 $ 43,900 Brochure Updates $ 2,000 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ - $ - $ 6,500 Business Assistance "Help Desk" $ - $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ 2,400 $ - $ 9,600 Task 6 Total Costs $ 2,000 $ 3,900 $ 3,900 $ 3,900 $ 2,400 $ - $ 16,100 IDDE Training $ 3,500 $ 2,600 $ 2,600 $ 2,600 $ 2,600 $ - $ 13,900 Planning and Land Development Training $ 3,500 $ 2,600 $ 2,600 $ 2,600 $ 2,600 $ - $ 13,900 Task 7 Total Costs $ 7,000 $ 5,200 $ 5,200 $ 5,200 $ 5,200 $ - $ 27,800 Total Project Costs $ 26,600 $ 115,800 $ 115,800 $ 115,800 $ 105,800 $ 3,000 $ 483,640 Task 6 – Business Assistance and Outreach
Task 7 – Staff Training
Task 3 – MS4 Inspections (see Table 2 for details)
Task 2 - Facility Notification
Task 4 – Follow-up Inspections (see Table 2 for details) Task 5 – Database Maintenance
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Task / Subtask
Name
Inspection
Fee
Number of
Inspections
Fiscal Year
21-22
Fiscal Year
22-23
Fiscal Year
23-24
Fiscal Year
24-25
Fiscal Year
25-26
Fiscal Year
26-27 Total
NOI Facilities $ 275 40 $ - $ 11,000 $ 11,000 $ 11,000 $ 11,000 $ - $ 44,000 NEC Facilities $ 250 12 $ - $ 3,000 $ 3,000 $ 3,000 $ 3,000 $ - $ 12,000 Commercial Facilities $ 250 248 $ - $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $ 62,000 $ - $ 248,000 $ - $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ - $ 304,000
NOI Facilities $ 275 4 $ - $ 1,100 $ 1,100 $ 1,100 $ 1,100 $ - $ 4,400 NEC Facilities $ 250 1 $ - $ 250 $ 250 $ 250 $ 250 $ - $ 1,000 Commercial Facilities $ 250 25 $ - $ 6,250 $ 6,250 $ 6,250 $ 6,250 $ - $ 25,000 $ - $ 7,600 $ 7,600 $ 7,600 $ 7,600 $ - $ 30,400
$ - $ 83,600 $ 83,600 $ 83,600 $ 83,600 $ - $ 334,400
NOI Facilities $ 206 4 $ - $ 825 $ 825 $ 825 $ 825 $ - $ 3,300 NEC Facilities $ 188 1 $ - $ 188 $ 188 $ 188 $ 188 $ - $ 750 Commercial Facilities $ 188 25 $ - $ 4,688 $ 4,688 $ 4,688 $ 4,688 $ - $ 18,750 Task 4 Total Costs $ - $ 5,700 $ 5,700 $ 5,700 $ 5,700 $ - $ 22,800 Task 3 - MS4 Inspections
Initial Visits
Additional Initial Visits (As-Needed)
Task 3 Total Costs
Task 4 - Follow-Up Inspections
Initial Visit Total Costs
Additional Initial Visit Costs
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Labor Class Rate
Senior Technician I $110
Senior Technician II $120
Staff Professional $155
Senior Staff Professional $180
Professional $200
Project Professional $225
Senior Professional $245
Principal $265
Senior Principal $290
Project Administrator $85
Clerical $65
Direct Expenses Cost plus 12%
Subcontract Services Cost plus 12%
Specialized Computer Applications 15 per hour
Geosyntec Vehicle Rental $120 per day
Personal Automobile Current Gov’t Rate (per mile)
Photocopies $0.09 per page
NOTES:

1. Rates are provided on a confidential basis and are client and project specific.

2. Unless otherwise agreed, rates will be adjusted annually based on a minimum of the Producer Price Index for Engineering Services.

3. Rates for field equipment, health and safety equipment, and graphical supplies presented upon request.

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4. Example Project Schedule (Inspection by Round) Plan Duration

ACTIVITY TASK

NUMBER PLAN START PLAN END
Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 Oct-23 Nov-23 Dec-23 Jan-24 Feb-24 Mar-24 Apr-24 May-24 Jun-24 Jul-24 Aug-24 Sep-24 Oct-24 Nov-24 Dec-24 Jan-25 Feb-25 Mar-25 Apr-25 May-25 Jun-25 Jul-25 Aug-25 Sep-25 Oct-25 Nov-25 Dec-25 Jan-26 Feb-26 Mar-26 Apr-26 May-26 Jun-26 Jul-26 Aug-26 Sep-26 Oct-26 Nov-26 Dec-26 Jan-27 Feb-27 Mar-27 Initial Database Updates 1 1-Apr-2022 31-May-2022
Round 1 Inspection Planning 2 1-Apr-2022 30-Jun-2022
Notification Letter and Checklist
Updates 2 1-May-2022 31-May-2022
BMP Brochure and Outreach
Material Updates 4 1-May-2022 31-May-2022
Staff Training (ICIC / Land
Development and Planning) 5 1-May-2022 31-May-2022
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 1) 2 1-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022
Round 1 Group 1 Inspections 3 1-Jul-2022 31-Oct-2022
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 2) 2 1-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022
Round 1 Group 2 Inspections 3 1-Nov-2022 28-Feb-2023
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 3) 2 1-Feb-2023 28-Feb-2023
Round 1 Group 3 Inspections 3 1-Mar-2023 30-Jun-2023
Round 1 Follow-Up Inspections 3 1-Aug-2022 31-Jul-2023
Routine Database Maintenance 1 1-Jul-2022 31-Jul-2023
Staff Training (ICIC / Land
Development and Planning) 5 1-May-2023 31-May-2023
Round 2 Inspection Planning /
Database Updates (as needed) 1 & 2 1-Jan-2024 31-Mar-2024 Notification Letter Updates 2 1-Feb-2024 28-Feb-2024
BMP Brochure and Outreach
Material Updates 4 1-Feb-2024 28-Feb-2024
Notification Letter and Outeach
Mailing (Group 1) 2 1-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024
Round 2 Group 1 Inspections 3 1-Apr-2024 31-Jul-2024
Staff Training (ICIC / Land
Development and Planning) 5 1-May-2024 31-May-2024
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 2) 2 1-Jul-2024 31-Jul-2024
Round 2 Group 2 Inspections 3 1-Aug-2024 30-Nov-2024
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 3) 2 1-Nov-2024 30-Nov-2024
Round 2 Group 3 Inspections 3 1-Dec-2024 31-Mar-2025
Round 2 Follow-Up Inspections 3 1-May-2024 30-Apr-2025
Routine Database Maintenance 1 1-Apr-2024 30-Apr-2025
Staff Training (ICIC / Land
Development and Planning) 5 1-May-2025 31-May-2025
Round 3 Inspection Planning /
Database Updates (as needed) 1 & 2 1-Nov-2025 31-Jan-2026 Notification Letter Updates 2 1-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025
BMP Brochure and Outreach
Material Updates 4 1-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025
Notification Letter and Outeach
Mailing (Group 1) 2 1-Jan-2026 31-Jan-2026
Round 3 Group 1 Inspections 3 1-Feb-2026 31-May-2021
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 2) 2 1-May-2026 31-May-2021
Staff Training (ICIC / Land
Development and Planning) 4 1-May-2026 31-May-2026
Round 3 Groups 2 Inspections 3 1-Jun-2026 30-Sep-2026
Notification Letter and Outreach
Mailing (Group 3) 2 1-Sep-2026 30-Sep-2026
Round 3 Group 3 Inspections 3 1-Oct-2026 31-Jan-2027
Round 3 Follow-Up Inspections 3 1-Apr-2026 28-Feb-2027
Routine Database Maintenance 1 1-Mar-2026 28-Feb-2027
Business Assistance "Help-Desk" 4 1-Jul-2022 31-Mar-2027 Project Management and
Progress Reporting 6 1-Apr-2022 31-Mar-2027
FY 21-22 FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 FY 25-26 FY 26-27
DATES
Permit Exp. 9/11/2026
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