RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC. FOR CITY ENGINEERING SERVICES AND WITH 38 ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED CONSULTANTS FOR VARIOUS ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHEREAS, the City relies on qualified professional consultants to supplement City resources and provide engineering, design, construction management, inspection, grant support, and other specialized services for City projects and programs; and WHEREAS, the City issued a Request for Statements of Qualifications for City Engineering and Various On-Call Professional Services through PlanetBids; and WHEREAS, the solicitation included services for locally funded Capital Improvement Program projects and projects funded by Metro, State, Federal, and other grant sources, on an as-needed basis; and WHEREAS, the City received submissions from 39 distinct firms and evaluated their demonstrated competence, professional qualifications, proposed teams, relevant experience, and ability to perform the requested services; and WHEREAS, staff recommends approval of a professional services agreement with Transtech Engineers, inc., for full-service city engineering services and with 34 additional qualified consultants for various on-call professional services, as identified in Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, several consultants qualified in more than one service category and are therefore listed in each applicable category in Exhibit A, while a separate agreement will be executed with each recommended on-call consultant; and WHEREAS, the agreements do not guarantee any consultant a minimum amount of work or compensation, and all services will be authorized only through project-specific task orders supported by available funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Professional Services Agreements with Transtech Engineers, inc., for city engineering services and with 38 additional qualified consultants for various on-call professional services as identified in Exhibit A for the service categories assigned to each consultant, in forms approved by the City Attorney. The City Manager is authorized to execute any future Amendment(s).
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute this Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, this 22nd day of September 2026 Kevin Lainez, Mayor
ATTEST:
Eduardo Sarmiento, City Clerk