Agenda packet — El Centro City Council, January 6, 2026 (part 2 of 3)

On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 22

HUSTON CREEK WWTP DEWATERING BUILDING AND PRIMARY CLARIFIER DESIGN Client: Crestline Sanitation District
Client Reference: Rick Dever; General Manager; 909.338.1751; [email protected] Period of Performance: 2019–2021
Dudek completed engineering design drawings and specifications for a new two-story biosolids dewatering building and primary clarifier for Crestline Sanitation District's 1.0 MGD Huston Creek WWTP. The project includes new structures, process equipment, pumps, channels, electrical systems, and a new emergency generator. On the solids handling side, the project included the design of new thickened sludge transfer pumps (progressive cavity style), a new thickened sludge holding tank with a mixing system, and a new dewatering system installed within the new two-story building that included a progressive cavity sludge feed pumps, polymer storage, blending, and feed system, dewatering equipment, and sludge cake conveyor system to transport sludge cake to a hauling truck. Project challenges included sloped topography, which required careful structural design and retaining wall construction to support new facilities, maintenance of plant operation during construction and construction phasing, electrical service upgrades, and site drainage improvements. Project completion provides the District with improved reliability and performance of the facility for regulatory compliance, mitigated health and safety concerns, and reduced operations and management costs.

On-Call Project Experience
Dudek has a proven track record of delivering responsive and reliable support under on-call contracts across a wide range of engineering and environmental disciplines. Dudek is currently supporting more than 150 on-call or as-needed services contracts worth more than $168,600,000. Table 2 details additional on-call experience relevant to this proposal.

Table 2. Example Dudek On-Calls and Project-Specific Experience Client and Reference Contracts/Projects/Task Orders
Services Provided Under
This Contract
Coachella Valley Water
District
Mario Zamora
Senior Engineer
760.398.2651
[email protected]
▪ On-Call Biennial
Engineering
Services
(2016–Ongoing)
▪ On-Call Biennial
Construction
Inspection Services
(2018–Ongoing)
▪ Avenue 66
Transmission Main
Replacement
▪ WRP 10 T1 Filter
Assessment and
Repair
▪ Lift Station 80-03
Upgrade Condition
Assessment Alternative
Evaluation Sky Mountain
Pressure Zone
Enhancements
▪ Streetscape Frontages for
Reservoirs 5643-1 and
5643-2
▪ Canal 5-Year Grant
Funding Plan
✓ Project management
✓ Planning/preliminary
engineering
✓ Technical reports
✓ Environmental
documentation
support
✓ Final engineering
✓ Subconsultant
management
✓ Bid and construction
support
✓ Construction
management and
inspection

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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 23 Table 2. Example Dudek On-Calls and Project-Specific Experience Client and Reference Contracts/Projects/Task Orders
Services Provided Under
This Contract
Moulton Niguel Water
District
Alex Thomas
Principal Engineer
949.312.2500
[email protected]
▪ Engineering
Services for CIP
(2017–Ongoing)
▪ Plant 3A
Consequence of
Failure Analysis
▪ Pressure Reducing
Station
Rehabilitation
▪ Update to Districts
Standard Drawings
and Specifications
▪ Concept-Level
Solids Handling
Analysis
▪ Town Center Water
Supply Assessment
▪ Construction
Management and
Inspection at
Interstate-5 and
Oso Creek
▪ Moulton Peak
Radio Tower
▪ Camino Capistrano
Relocation
▪ Hydraulic Modeling &
Analysis
▪ Concept-Level Facility and
Process Review
▪ Pump Station Electrical
Upgrades
▪ Secondary Feed to the
1050 Zone
▪ Southerly Takeout
Rehabilitation
Construction
Management and
Inspections for Reservoir
Management
▪ Mission Viejo High School
Vault
▪ Pipeline Adjustments
▪ 54-Inch Central Intertie
Pipeline Improvements
▪ Culturing Monitoring for
Effluent Treatment Main
(ETM) Pipeline Removal in
San Juan Creek
▪ ETM Pipeline Removal in
San Juan Creek
▪ 650-Zone Niguel Road
Intertie
✓ Project management
✓ Planning/preliminary
engineering
✓ Technical reports
✓ Environmental
documentation
support
✓ Final engineering
✓ Subconsultant
management
✓ Bid and construction
support
✓ Construction
management and
inspection
Orange County Sanitation
District (OC San)
Hardat Khublall, PE
Project Manager
714.962.2411
[email protected]
▪ FE16-14 Slater
Pump Station
▪ P1-135 Digester
Ferric Chloride
Replacement
▪ FE14-04 Primary
Influent Channel
Repair
▪ FE12-06 84-Inch
Treatment Plant
No. 2 Primary
Influent Line
▪ FE15-19 CenGen
Hot Water Pipe
Bracing at P1
▪ FE18-14 Plant No.
2 Water Pipe
Replacement in
Kinnison,
▪ P2-106 Boiler System
Rehabilitation
▪ FE20-04 CenGen Cooling
Water Pipeline
Replacement at Plant
No. 2
▪ FR1-0017 Trickling Filter
Valve Replacement
▪ FE20-08 Olive Sub Trunk
Siphon Rehabilitation
▪ FRJ-0003R Interplant Gas
Line Blow-Off Vault
Repairs
▪ Fairview Trunk
Rehabilitation (Project
No. 6-20)
▪ 5-68 Newport Beach
Pump Station
✓ Project management
✓ Planning/preliminary
engineering
✓ Technical reports
✓ Environmental
documentation
support
✓ Final engineering
✓ Subconsultant
management
✓ Bid and construction
support
✓ Construction
management and
inspection

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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 24 Table 2. Example Dudek On-Calls and Project-Specific Experience Client and Reference Contracts/Projects/Task Orders
Services Provided Under
This Contract
Lindstrom, and
Scott Tunnels
▪ 5-61 Bayside Drive
Improvements
Pressurization
Improvements
Eastern Municipal Water
District
Chris Teague
Contracts Manager
951.928.3777
[email protected]
▪ As-Needed
Engineering Design
– Potable and
Recycled Water
▪ As-Needed
Engineering Design
– Pipelines
▪ As-Needed
Engineering NonDesign – Facilities
Planning
▪ As-Needed
Engineering
Hydraulic Modeling
Services
▪ As-Needed
Hydrogeological
Services for
Groundwater and
Wells
▪ As-Needed Grant
Application
Services
▪ Hydraulic Modeling
and Analysis –
numerous projects
▪ Citrus Tank II Structural
Repairs
▪ Wells 65, 66, and 209
Construction
Management and Testing
Services
▪ Mountain Avenue East
Recharge Basins
▪ Proposition 1 San Jacinto
Valley Watershed Water
Supply Projects
Development
▪ Water Availability Analysis
– Well 55
▪ Mountain Avenue West
Basin Final Design and
Replenishment Basin
▪ Sherman Road Brackish
Transmission Main
▪ Citrus II and Markum Tank
Recoating and
Improvements
▪ Judson Transmission
Main Preliminary and
Final Design
✓ Project management
✓ Planning/preliminary
engineering
✓ Technical reports
✓ Environmental
documentation
support
✓ Final engineering
✓ Subconsultant
management
✓ Bid and construction
support
✓ CM and inspection

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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 25 Key Staff Qualifications
Ken Deibert, PE, will be the contract manager and City’s primary contact for initiating task orders and managing task budgets and the overall contract budget. Ken is a licensed civil engineer with 30 years’ experience specializing in project management and wastewater conveyance, disposal, and reuse.

Figure 2 outlines our team composition and organization. This structure provides the City with both depth and breadth of experience and enables efficient project initiation coordinated through a single point of contact. The Dudek project team is backed by a nationwide workforce of over 1,000 professionals, including more than 50 engineers.

Figure 2. Dudek Team Organization

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Principal in Charge
Russ Bergholz, PE, PMP
Project Manager
Ken Deibert, PE
Quality Control
Michael Metts, PE

PROJECT TEAM
Water/Wastewater
Infrastructure
Sam Hawkinson, EIT
Brian Robertson, PE
Hilary Goldschmidt, EIT

CEQA/NEPA
Brian Grattidge
Permitting
Kate Palmer, PE
Ian Crano, PE
Traffic
Amanda Meroux, EIT
Arthur Chen
CAD
Nikki Hunter
Pipeline Design/Rehab
Amanda Combs, PE
Ian Crano, PE
Ted Dhanens, EIT
Electrical Engineering/
Instrumentation
Joe Schneider, PE, EE
Lift Station
Replacements/Rehab
Neil Harper, PE
Brandon Lacap, PE
Structural Engineering
Matt Stone, PE, SE1
Storage Reservoirs
Neil Harper, PE
Amanda Combs, PE
Servando Diaz, PE
Condition Assessment
Brian Tran, PE
Brandon Lacap, PE

SWPPP/NPDES/WQMP
Nicole Rieger, PE, QSD
Jennifer O'Brien, PE
Josh Cato, PE, CFM
Constructability
Review
Roland Elvera, PE, QSP2
Hydraulic Modeling Master
Plan Updates
Elizabeth Caliva, PE
Zoey Wang, PE
Jenny Li, EIT
Civil/Drainage
Nicole Rieger, PE, CFM, QSD
Shannon Brown, PE, QSD
Sofie Black, EIT, CFM
Geotechnical
Carl Henderson, PhD., PE,
GE2
Surveying
Joel Paulson, PLS, GISP2
1 Kelsey Structural
2 NV5 Engineering

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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 26 Project Management Resumes
Russ Bergholz, PE, PMP

PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE
Qualifications
▪ 30 years’ experience in
managing and designing
water, wastewater, and
recycled water infrastructure
▪ Solid skills and a proven
record in tracking,
monitoring, delegation,
deliverable quality control,
and subconsultant
coordination
▪ Expertise in trenchless
design construction methods,
including HDD, micro
tunneling, slip lining, curedin-place pipe, and jack and bore
Related Experience
▪ Citywide Recycled Water
Conveyance System, City of
Oceanside
▪ As-Needed Professional
Consulting Services, Moulton
Niguel Water District
▪ As-Needed Design Services,
City of Laguna Beach
Education/License(s)
BS, Civil Engineering
Professional Civil Engineer
(PE), CA No. 59396
Program Management
Professional (PMP) No. 14722209
Ken Deibert, PE

PROJECT MANAGER
Qualifications
▪ 30 years’ professional
experience as a civil engineer
specializing in wastewater
treatment, conveyance,
disposal, and reuse
▪ Experience in Capital
Improvement Project
Management for a
Wastewater District,
including lift stations, force
mains, and sewer
replacements
Related Experience
▪ Hilltop Green Force Main
Replacement, West County
Wastewater District
▪ Hilltop Green Lift Station
Rehabilitation, West County
Wastewater District
▪ Lakeside Force Main
Replacement, West County
Wastewater District
Education/License(s)
BS, Civil Engineering
Professional Civil Engineer (PE),
CA No. 62246
Michael Metts, PE

QUALITY ASSURANCE/

QUALITY CONTROL
Qualifications
▪ 40 years’ experience in civil
engineering
▪ Experience encompasses
water, wastewater, and
recycled water engineering
design, permitting, water
resources planning, facility
design, and construction
management and assistance
▪ Project experience
encompasses the evaluation
and expansion of existing
facilities as well as the
design of new facilities
Related Experience
▪ Chino Product Water Pipeline
and 32-inch HDD Crossing at
the Santa Ana River
▪ On-Call Engineering,
Drainage, Hydrologic and
Hydraulic Services, City of
Oxnard
▪ On-Call Engineering Services
(Water, Wastewater), City of
Oxnard
Education/License(s)
BS, Civil Engineering
Professional Civil Engineer (PE),
CA No. 42586

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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 27 Key Personnel Resumes
Our team is outlined in Table 3.

Table 3. Key Personnel Resumes
Name, Role and Years’ Experience Education and Certifications Select Relevant Experience Sam Hawkinson, EIT
Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
8 Years’ experience, 3 years with
Dudek
BS, Environmental
Engineering
Professional Civil Engineer
(PE), CA No. 105379
▪ Ignacio Pump Station Electrical
Upgrades Project, Novato Sanitary
District
▪ Engineering Services for Aeration
System Optimization, Fresno
Wastewater Reclamation Facility
Brian Robertson, PE
Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
19 years’ experience, 5 years with
Dudek
PE, CA No. 77990
CFM, No. 13348
Certified QSD, No. 24471
▪ Farmersville Wastewater Treatment
Plant Design, City of Farmersville
▪ On-Call Engineering Services for
Prado Dam Improvements, Orange
County Flood Control District
Hilary Goldschmidt, EIT
Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
1 year experience, 1 year with Dudek
BS, Civil Engineering
EIT, No. 183513
▪ Petaluma Chemical Systems
Upgrade, City of Petaluma
▪ Ignacio Transfer Pump Station
Electrical Upgrades, Novato Sanitary
Brian Grattidge

CEQA/NEPA
29 years’ experience, 12 years with
Dudek
MA, Political Science
BA, International Relations
▪ On-Call Development Review
Services, City of Woodland
▪ Merced County Downtown
Government Center EIR, Merced
County
Kate Palmer, PE
Permitting
22 years’ experience, 14 years with
Dudek
MS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
BS, Biosystems Engineering
PE, CA No. 68695
▪ El Monte Water Transmission Pipeline
Rehabilitation, City of San Diego
▪ Lift Station 1269 Force Main
Replacement, Western Municipal
Water District
Ian Crano, PE
Permitting and Pipeline
Design/Rehabilitation
12 years’ experience, 9 years with
Dudek
MS, Civil Engineering (Water
Resources)
BS, Civil Engineering (Water
Resources)
PE, CA No. 90073
▪ Influent Pump Station Wet Well and
Force Main, Padre Dam Municipal
Water District
▪ LS55-11 Lift Station Capacity
Upgrade, Coachella Valley Water
District
Amanda Meroux, EIT
Traffic
7 years’ experience, 7 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT),
No. 161772
▪ Multiple Projects, LADWP, Los
Angeles, California. Worked as part of
a team on multiple Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power
▪ Facilities Master Plan Programmatic
EIR, Orange County Sanitation District
Arthur Chen
Traffic
MA, Urban Planning
BA, Geography
▪ Solano Napa Activity Based Model
On-Call Land Use, Transportation, and
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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 28 Table 3. Key Personnel Resumes
Name, Role and Years’ Experience Education and Certifications Select Relevant Experience 13 years’ experience, 1 year with
Dudek
Forecasting Services, Solano
Transportation Authority
▪ Senate Bill 743 Vehicle Miles Traveled
Implementation and Mitigation
Measures, City of Morgan Hill
Amanda Combs, PE
Pipeline Design/Rehabilitation and
Storage Reservoirs
25 Years’ Experience, 13 Years with
Dudek
MS, Environmental
Engineering
BS, Civil/Environmental
Engineering
PE, CA No. 67287
▪ 6-20 Fairview Trunk Sewer
Rehabilitation, Orange County
Sanitation District
▪ Cleghorn Effluent Force Main
Replacement, Crestline Sanitation
District
Ted Dhanens, EIT
Pipeline Design/Rehabilitation
4 years’ experience, 4 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT),
No. 21-773-60
▪ Avenue 66 Trunk Sewer Project,
Coachella Valley Water District
▪ Cottonwood Creek Sewer
Rehabilitation and Access Project,
City of Encinitas
Nikki Hunter
CAD
32 years’ experience, 14 years with
Dudek
BA, Fine Arts ▪ Coast Pump Station and Force main
Rehabilitation, City of Encinitas
▪ Water Distribution and Wastewater
Collection System Study, DeKalb
County Department of Watershed
Management
Joe Schneider, PE, EE
Electrical Engineering/Instrumentation
27 Years’ Experience, 2 Years with
Dudek
MBA, Project Management
BSE, Electrical Engineering
PE, CA No. 19636
▪ Avenue 66 Trunk Sewer Design,
Coachella Valley Water District
▪ Oro Grande Lift Station, Victor Valley
Water Reclamation Authority
Neil Harper, PE
Lift Stations and Reservoirs
25 years’ experience, 16 years with
Dudek
BS, Bio-Resource and
Agricultural Engineering
PE, CA No. 63288
▪ San Jacinto Valley Enhanced
Recharge and Recovery Program,
Eastern Municipal Water Department
▪ Sand Canyon Zone A Pump Station
and Filtration Facility, Irvine Ranch
Water District
Brandon Lacap, PE
Lift Station Replacements/
Rehabilitation and Condition
Assessment
15 years’ experience, 7 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil Engineering
PE, CA No. 87211
▪ Blossom Valley Reservoir
Rehabilitation/Replacement, Padre
Dam Municipal Water District
▪ Benson Avenue Temporary and
Permanent Sewer Pump Stations and
Force Main, City of Chino
Servando Diaz, PE
Storage Reservoirs
18 years’ experience, 13 with Dudek
BS, Bioresource and
Agricultural Engineering
PE, CA No. 90015
▪ E Reservoir Replacement and Pump
Station, Vista Irrigation District
▪ Santa Maria Wastewater Treatment
Plant Percolation Ponds Expansion,
City of Santa Maria

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Name, Role and Years’ Experience Education and Certifications Select Relevant Experience Brian Tran, PE
Condition Assessment
13 years’ experience, 13 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil Engineering
PE, CA No. 86704
▪ Santa Maria Water Reclamation Plant
Clarifier No. 4, Ramona Municipal
Water District
▪ North City Water Reclamation Plant
Electrical Updates and Condition
Assessment, City of San Diego
Nicole Rieger, PE, CFM, QSD
SWPPP/ NPDES/ WQMP and Civil
Drainage
22 years’ experience, 9 years with
Dudek
PE, CA No. 70782
Certified Floodplain Manager
(CFM), No. 13348
Qualified SWPPP Developer
(QSD), No. 24471
▪ Copeland Creek Bank Repair
Hydraulics Analysis, Sonoma State
University
▪ Saratoga Creek Restoration Design
and Monitoring Plan, Santa Clara
Valley Water District
Jennifer O’Brien, PE

SWPPP/NPDES/WQMP
10 years’ experience, 10 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
PE, CA No. 97426
▪ Upper and Lower System Recycled
Water System Expansion, City of
Oceanside
▪ Anaheim South Recycled Water
Project, City of Anaheim
Josh Cato, PE, CFM

SWPPP/NPDES/WQMP
10 years’ experience, 10 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil Engineering
PE, CA No. 92397
ASFPM Certified Floodplain
Manager, US 23-12976
▪ Haigh Road Storm Drain
Improvement Plans, City of Thousand
Oaks
▪ John Warner Road Pipeline
Relocation, Rancho California Water
District,
Elizabeth Caliva, PE
Hydraulic Modeling Master Plan
Updates
22 years’ experience, 16 years with
Dudek
MS, Water Resources and
Water Quality Engineering
BS, Environmental
Engineering
PE, CA No. 64331
▪ Sewer Master Plan and GIS Update,
City of Chino
▪ Sanitary Sewer Management Plan
Update, Western Municipal Water
District
Zoey Wang, PE
Hydraulic Modeling Master Plan
Updates
10 years’ experience, 2 years with
Dudek
MS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
BS, Hydrology and Water
Resources Engineering
PE, CA No. 87599
▪ Water Transfer to Laguna Beach
Modeling, South Coast Water District
▪ Sewer Model Development, Ramona
Water District
Jenny Li, PE
Hydraulic Modeling Master Plan
Updates
8 years’ experience, 5 with Dudek
BS, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
PE, CA No. 97684
▪ As-Needed Engineering (Non-Design)
Services – Hydraulic Modeling and
Fire Flow Testing & Design
Reports/Conditions, Eastern
Municipal Water District
▪ Sewer Master Plan Update, City of
Fullerton
Shannon Brown, PE
Civil/Drainage
MS, Environmental
Engineering
▪ Santa Maria Wastewater Reclamation
Plant Headworks Design, Ramona
Municipal Water District

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On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment 30 Table 3. Key Personnel Resumes
Name, Role and Years’ Experience Education and Certifications Select Relevant Experience 16 Years’ Experience, 8 Years with
Dudek
BS, Environmental and
Resource Science (GIS and
Remote Sensing)
PE, CA No. 92771
▪ Saratoga Creek Restoration Design
and Monitoring Plan, Santa Clara
Valley Water District
Sofie Black, EIT, CFM
Civil/Drainage
7 years’ experience, 4 years with
Dudek
BS, Civil Engineering
EIT, No. 74093
CFM, No. US-19-11308
▪ Stormwater Capture, Reuse and
Water Quality Improvements Project,
San Elijo Joint Powers Authority
▪ Perchlorate Well Access Road Design,
City of Redlands
Subconsultants
Key personnel for our subconsultants can be found in Table 4.

Table 4. Subconsultant Information
Name, Role, and Years Experience Education and Certifications Kelsey Structural
Matt Stone, PE, SE
Structural Engineering
15 years’ experience
BS, Structural Engineering
MS, Structural Engineering
PE, CA No. 78488
Structural Engineer (SE), CA No. 6183
NV5
Roland Elvera, PE, QSP
Constructability Review
35 years’ experience
BS, Civil Engineering
PE, CA No. 54936
Qualified SWPPP Practitioner No. 24209 (CASQA)
Carl Henderson, PhD., PE, GE
Geotechnical
26 years’ experience
PhD, Civil Engineering
MS, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)
BS, Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineer (GE), CA No. 2886
PE, CA No. 71115
Joel Paulson, PLS, GISP
Surveying
43 years’ experience
MA, Near Eastern Studies/Egyptology
BA, Near Eastern Studies/Egyptology
Land Surveyor (CA) No. 6637
GIS Professional (GISP) No. 90366

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Appendix A
Required Attachments

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EXHIBIT D

LEVINE ACT STATEMENT
Levine Act Statement
***PRIME PROPOSER AND SUBCONSULTANTS MUST SUBMIT A SIGNED LEVINE ACT STATEMENT***
California Government Code § 84308, commonly referred to as the “Levine Act,” precludes an officer of a local government agency from participating in the award of a contract if he or she receives any political contributions totaling more than $500 in the 12 months preceding the pendency of the contract award, and for three months following the final decision, from the person or company awarded the contract.

This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

1. Have you or your company, or any agent on behalf of you or your company, made any political contributions of more than $500 to any City of El Centro Council Memberin the 12 months preceding the date of the issuance of this RFP? YES NO
If yes, please identify the Council Member:

2. Do you or your company, or any agency on behalf of you or your company, anticipate or plan to make any political contributions of more than $500 to any City of El Centro Council Member in the three months following the award of the contract? YES NO
If yes, please identify the Council Member:

Answering yes to either of the two questions above does not preclude City of El Centro from awarding a contract to your firm. It does, however, preclude the identified Council Member from participating in the contract award process for this contract.

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)
X
N/A
X
N/A
10/03/2025

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EXHIBIT D

This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)
X
X
09/25/2025 Guy Kelsey, Principal, Kelsey Structural APCPage 236 of 486 04/2024/cdz/A25-0051/RFP-OnCallSrvs 20

EXHIBIT D

This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)
09/29/25

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800.450.1818 | [email protected]
DUDEK.COM

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Exhibit B- Fee Schedule

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Docusign Envelope ID: E14251A8-4D68-4D62-829C-ADAAFEFCB694 Vice President

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR

ON-CALL SERVICES

1. CIVIL ENGINEERING – GENERAL

2. CIVIL ENGINEERING - WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Requested By:

City of El Centro
Department of Public Works
307 W. Brighton Ave.

El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 336-3152
Abraham Campos, PE
Director of Public Works/ City Engineer
August 2025
Exhibit F- RFP

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EXHIBITS
A - Civil Engineering – General and Water and Wastewater Treatment. Expanded Scope B – Sample Proposal Evaluation Form
C – Sample Design Professional Services Agreement
D- Levine Act. Statement
E- Sample Task Order
*No changes shall be made to consultant agreement by consultant.

I. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
I. Table of Contents 2
II. Request for Proposal (RFP) 3
III. Introduction and Purpose 3
IV. Background 5
V. Scope of Services 5
VI. Project Schedule 7
VII. Deliverable Items 7
VIII. Corrections 7
IX. Delivery of Proposal 7
X. Selection Process 8
XI. Submittal Requirements 9

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II. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (“RFP”)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the City of El Centro (the “City”) is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to provide Civil Engineering Design (Roads and Traffic, and Water and Wastewater facilities) (the “Consultant(s)”).

DEADLINE
Consultants are requested to submit five hard copies of their proposal before 04:30 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025. Refer to section IX for further information.

Note: late, emailed, or faxed proposals will not be considered.

OBTAINING DOCUMENTS
The Contract Documents are available through Planet Bids, by accessing our website (www.cityofelcentro.org) and selecting “GOVERNMENT > PUBLIC WORKS> BIDS & PROPOSALS> PROCEED TO SITE”.

III. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
INTRODUCTION.

The Department of Public Works - Engineering Division of the City of El Centro is seeking professional services from a consulting firm or team (Consultant) for On-Call services for the two (2) disciplines listed below. The City will contract with the primary firm under which subconsultants may operate. The City is requesting services for up the term of the agreement. The term of the agreement shall be for two (2) years, with up to three (3) one (1) year extensions, which extensions shall be at the City’s sole option.

Disciplines:

1. Civil Engineering – General Civil Engineering

2. Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment
Up to three consultants shall be selected for each discipline. The City reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of consultants awarded a contract under each discipline.

Consultant must submit a separate responsive proposal to each discipline that Consultant wishes to be considered. Each discipline will be judged independently. You are not required to submit a proposal for both disciplines.

PURPOSE. The purpose of this RFP is to:

1. Familiarize prospective consultants with the information necessary to understand the consultant selection process and the required documentation consultant must

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submit.

2. Receive, review and consider proposals from prospective consultants, and select a consultant to provide the desired services for each discipline.

3. Execute a contract for on-call services in the form of a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) (see RFP Exhibit C – Sample Standard Agreement), which will include a negotiated rate schedule established at the time of its execution.

4. Advise prospective consultants that the City is not obligated to issue any contract(s) by issuing this proposal.

The Consultant shall provide the Public Works Department with the ability to obtain assistance quickly during peak workload periods, staffing absences and when expedited/fast track support is needed to satisfy City customers. The most important objective is to maintain a level of high-quality, Civil Engineering Design (Roads, Traffic, Water and Wastewater facilities).

Qualified entities are invited to submit written proposals for consideration in accordance with this request. These services will be conducted under a contract with the City.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all responses received as a result of this solicitation; to extend the submission due date for; to modify, amend, reissue or rewrite this document; and to procure any or all services by other means. Consultants that respond to this RFP shall comply with all applicable laws. There are no M/WBE and/or DBE requirements for this RFP.

The contract will be regulated according to the provisions of all Federal, State and local laws and ordinances that are applicable. This includes compliance with prevailing wage rates and their payment in accordance with the California Labor Code, as applicable.

Consultants are advised to consider whether services to be performed include classifications subject to state or federal prevailing wage requirements. Prevailing wages will apply if the services to be performed will involve land surveying (such as flag persons, survey party chief, rodman or chainman), materials sampling and testing (such as drilling rig operators, pile driving, crane operators), inspection work, soils or foundation investigations, environmental hazardous materials and so forth. California State prevailing wage information is available through the California Department of Industrial Relations website at https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/dprewagedetermination.htm Labor categories subject to prevailing wage requirements, when employed for any work on this project, are wholly the responsibility of the firm or individual named in any Professional Services Agreement approved by the City. City will not assume any responsibility for Consultant’s failure to pay prevailing wages in accordance with State law.

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IV. BACKGROUND
The City of El Cento incorporated in 1908 and later became a Charter city. El Centro is the center of one of Southern California's most promising new commercial and industrial regions. There are two international border crossings nearby for commercial and noncommercial vehicles. Covering 11.019 square miles, it is the largest city in Imperial County. El Centro is located 616 miles southwest of San Francisco, 117 miles east of San Diego and 245 miles west of Phoenix, Az. and just 15 minutes from the international industrial complexes in Mexicali, Baja California. El Centro is accessible via Interstate 8, State Highway 86 and State Highway 111. The City population is estimated to be over 45,000 residents; however, population increases during the day as the City is the County seat.

The consultant(s) will work under the direction of the Public Works Director or designee to handle engineering service tasks as they are required. The highest rated consultant(s) will be selected to be on contract for on-call services. Consultant(s) will enter into a master agreement which will specify the billing rates, personnel to be assigned, and other terms.

No monthly retainer is anticipated.

Letter proposals will be requested from one or more on-call consultants when engineering service tasks are required. The letter proposals will set forth the scope, fee, personnel, and time of performance for the particular task. The letter proposals will be approved through a task order implementing and attached to the master agreement. Consultant selection for a particular task will be based on qualification as set forth in the Statement of Qualifications. Consultant selection will be at the sole discretion of the City. No consultant is guaranteed work.

V. SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultants shall submit in their proposal in addition to the main scope the discipline(s) for which they wish to be qualified. The disciplines include, but are not necessarily limited to the following areas of experience and expertise.

Civil Engineering - General
The consultant shall design and prepare plan, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) for arterial and local streets; including traffic engineering/design, landscaping, water, sewer and storm drain design. Sample work activities include:
 Preparation of Phase I and II site investigation and soils reports, including field exploration, drill test borings, sample soils, compacting testing, and laboratory tests.

Laboratory shall be Caltrans certified.
 Review and/or preparation of traffic plans (signing and striping plans, traffic detour and traffic staging plans, as well as signals), traffic studies/reports.  Review and/or preparation of street improvement plans.  Review and/or preparation of domestic or raw water improvement plans and studies.  Review and/or preparation of sewer improvement plans and studies

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 Review and/or preparation of storm drain improvement plans, hydrology and hydraulic reports.
 Review and/or preparation of tract and parcel map, lot line adjustments, certificates of compliance, map/easement or legal descriptions and supporting documentation.  Review and/or preparation of structure calculations.
 Review and/or preparation of engineering quantity estimates and costs.

Designers shall have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in civil design for public facilities.

A detailed scope of work is available as Exhibit A of this RFP.

The consultant shall assist City staff to identify and prioritize pavement preservation projects; design and prepare plan, specifications, and estimate (PS&E) for pavement projects. Utilize the latest technologies to design and construct/rehabilitate pavements in the most cost-effective way. Consultant must be experienced with state and federal funded projects and pavement designers shall have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in pavement design. A detailed scope of work is available as Exhibit A of this RFP.

Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities The objective of this discipline is to enable the City to improve the City potable water, sanitary sewer and storm water systems to meet the rules and regulations of the State and Federal mandates as well as public demand. Consultant shall provide all services and work required to complete studies, designs, plans, specifications and estimates for City projects as identified in the current city water, wastewater and storm water master plans or as may be requested by the City. City may request the consultant to update said master plans. The consultant shall have 10 years’ experience in the design of potable and sanitary sewer treatment, collection and distribution systems in compliance with State and Federal requirements in the State of California. A detailed scope of work is available as Exhibit A of this RFP.

The above list is not intended to be exclusive; other services will likely be sought as the need arises. The statement of qualifications does not need to include a fee proposal for any of these specific tasks; fee proposals for individual tasks would be requested during the course of the on-call contract.

Periodically, the City has the need for assistance with special engineering studies or general staff augmentation. The consultant must be able to assist the City through this contract to provide the necessary services.

The consultant shall utilize its’ in-house staff and/or sub-consultants to complete the assignments to meet the City standards. For specialized work for which the prime consultant will require a sub-consultant, the prime consultant will serve as an administrative liaison between the City and the sub-consultant. The prime consultant mark-up for sub-consultants shall not exceed 10%.

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VI. PROJECT SCHEDULE
The following is a tentative schedule for the project:

Release of RFP 08/22/2025
Proposal Due 09/19/2025
Consultant Interview (if needed) Week of October 6th, 2025 Contract Award 10/21/2025
VII. DELIVERABLE ITEMS
The Consultant will be required to verify that all information submitted as services rendered is accurate and current. Furthermore, the Consultant will be required to document the source(s) of all compiled information. All information generated as part of the Consultant's or sub-consultant's work shall become part of City of El Centro record of the project.

VIII. CORRECTIONS
Proposing Consultants are encouraged to amplify the scope of services, to identify any supplemental tasks necessary, and to recommend any alternatives that may enhance the project or reduce costs. Where applicable, consultant is encouraged to describe the anticipated level of effort for eachtask.

IX. DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS
Proposals must be submitted to 307 W. Brighton Ave., El Centro CA 92243 by at 4:30 pm on Friday, September 19, 2025 with subject reading as follows:

Response for City of El Centro On-Call Services RFP
Discipline: (Enter Discipline to be considered here)
Attn: Abraham Campos, PE
Public Works Director/City Engineer
On a separate envelope, submit a hard copy Fee Schedule to the same address and by the same date in a sealed envelope marked:

Fee Proposal for City of El Centro On-Call Services
Discipline: (Enter Discipline to be considered here)
Attn: Abraham Campos, PE
Public Works Director/City Engineer
Proposals and Fee Proposals received after the stated deadline will not be accepted. Advance submittals are permitted. The City will not be liable for any costs incurred by the Consultant

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incidental to the preparation of proposals or for developing and carrying out interview presentations.

Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the Consultant of the conditions contained in this RFP unless clearly and specifically noted in the proposal submitted and confirmed in the contract between the City of El Centro and the Consultant selected.

Questions concerning the RFP must be submitted via the Planet Bids portal. All questions must arrive at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the proposal due date to allow time for distributing answers and/or clarifications.

No questions or inquiries may be directed to any individual (s) at the location detailed in this document. All inquiries must be submitted in writing per the process described in this document. Attempts to contact any City employee other than the designated contact for this RFP may result in rejection of a submitted proposal. No questions will be answered after the ten-ten-day period.

X. SELECTION PROCESS
City staff will evaluate the proposals based on effectiveness and efficiency in supporting each of the following items.

1. Overall responsiveness to the RFP

2. Consultant (and project team) qualifications, experience and referenced projects

3. Qualifications, experience and commitment of the project manager and team members. The project manager shall preferably have successfully completed at least three (3) projects of similar nature, complexity, and size during the last 10 years

4. Project understanding, innovative approach and proposed scope of work

5. Ability to deliver the project scope of work within the stated estimated level of effort

6. Project management plan and schedule

7. Ability to sign the City’s Standard Professional Services Agreement and provide the City’s standard insurance coverages listed therein Based on this evaluation, the City may choose to invite up to three (3) Consultants from each discipline to participate in an oral presentation/interview session or select the Consultant based on the results from the evaluation of the proposal.

In the event the City chooses to conduct interviews as part of the selection process, the selected Consultants will be asked to bring an interview panel including the project manager and up to three (3) (maximum) key staff members who will be directly involved in providing the services. The Consultants selected for the interview will be allowed thirty (30) minutes to present their Consultant experience and project approach. Following the presentation there will be a thirty (30) minute informal question and answer discussion.

At the conclusion of the evaluation, the City may enter into contract negotiations with the top three ranking Consultants. If negotiations with the top-ranking Consultants are unsuccessful, negotiations will terminate and the City may undertake negotiations with the

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fourth-ranked Consultant. City staff then will make recommendations to the City Council, which reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. The selection process will be completed when a contract is executed.

Furthermore, the City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any and all irregularities to choose the Consultant which, in the City’s opinion, best serves the City’s interests. The City will not be liable for any costs incurred by the Consultant incidental to the preparation of proposals or for developing and carrying out interview presentations.

All Consultants issued this RFP were previously asked to certify that they would execute a contract with the City of El Centro with no exceptions or additions.

XI. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
Proposals shall be formatted for 8-1/2” x 11” portrait pages for written materials and 11” x 17” landscape pages for drawings, consisting only of the specified materials requested below. If interviews are required, presentation boards may be used. Presentation boards shall be 30” x 42”, unframed with appropriate scale and identification.

It is imperative that all Proposers responding to the RFP comply exactly and completely with the instructions set forth herein. Proposals must be concise, but with sufficient detail to allow accurate evaluation and comparative analysis. Proposals should be straightforward and provide "layman" explanations of technical terms that are used. Emphasis should be concentrated on conforming to the RFP instructions, responding to the RFP requirements, and on providing a complete and clear description of the offer. Do NOT include marketing brochures or other promotional material not connected with this RFP. Responses must be limited to 30 pages maximum.

To be responsive, each Proposal must include only the following information in the format indicated. Proposals not organized according to the following format may be rejected.

1. Cover with title and date

2. Cover Letter that documents the proposal offer, lists subconsultants and their roles, location of office where work will be done, is signed by an officer of the Consultant (or by another person with authority to act on behalf of and bind the Consultant), and indicates the contact person for the proposal

3. Table of Contents

4. Executive Summary

5. Approach to satisfying scope of work, which should highlight key issues as well as special processes, tools and lessons learned that will be applied

6. Scope of Work based on the respective discipline above

7. Availability to meet the expected schedule for this work, including current workload and backlog

8. History, general qualifications, employee count by title and discipline, and recent or pending litigation for Consultants and subconsultants

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9. Proposer must provide three (3) references for which Proposer has provided similar services performed in California of the nature and scope as set forth in the RFP within the last five (5) years. Include name of business, name of contact person, telephone number of contact person, and description and date of services provided. References for public agency projects are preferred.

10. Qualifications of Project Manager and Key Staff of Consultant and subconsultants, including individual resumes listing required licenses, credentials and relevant experience addressing qualifications requirements specified herein, with relevant experience focused on similar projects completed within the last 10 years. City will place considerable emphasis on the commitment by the Proposer to provide qualified personnel for the services being considered. The Proposer shall furnish resumes in outline form for the key personnel committed to this account. Proposer shall also include the number and type of additional support personnel who will be providing services. The substitution or addition of individuals shall be allowed only with prior written approval of the City.

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EXHIBIT A
CIVIL ENGINEERING – GENERAL AND WATER AND WASTEWATER
TREATMENT. EXPANDED SCOPE

1.0 Scope of Work
The Scope of Work shall include, but not limited to the following tasks:

In general, the Consultant shall perform engineering design services resulting in contract documents (plans, specifications and cost estimates) for various projects on an as-needed basis.

The Consultant shall provide a detailed schedule of the assigned project upon issuance of a Task Order of that particular project. The Consultant shall also provide all field survey works required to complete the designs. In addition to scope of work items necessary to complete the design of approved CIP projects, the selected consultant shall also provide specific Engineering Technician services. The services to be provided are enumerated below.

The Consultant’s services shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Research existing records of utility companies and agencies and coordinate the proposed improvements with existing field conditions.

2. Prepare all documentation required to obtain permits from any and all agencies having jurisdiction of the project.

3. Conduct an environmental assessment for each project and prepare all documentation required to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

4. Provide all field survey and topographic work necessary to complete the design effort.

Design level survey and base mapping of the project site shall be prepared in US Customary English units by a California licensed Land Surveyor in accordance with the City guidelines and in AutoCAD Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) format. The horizontal datum shall be NAD 83 and the vertical datum shall be NAVD 88. All survey field notes shall be on forms provided by the City, shall be neatly completed in pencil, and shall become property of the City upon completion of the project. Informal field investigations including marking of removal areas may be required for some of the sidewalk, curb and gutter, and pavement replacement projects.

5. Complete the design of projects including plans, specifications, and engineer’s construction cost estimate. The Consultant shall contact manufacturers and/or contractors to verify the engineer’s estimate prior to submitting to the City. Specifications shall be prepared in Microsoft Word and an electronic copy of the final version shall be furnished to the City. The City will provide the specification boiler plate to the Consultant.

6. All preliminary and bid sets of plans shall be plotted on bond or velum using the AutoCAD program. All drawings shall be completed per the City of El Centro CADD Standards

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7. All original plan sheets, the title sheet of the specifications, calculations, and reports shall be signed and stamped by the Consultant’s licensed professional engineer in responsible-charge of the project. These signed originals will then become the property of the City.

8. The Consultant shall provide support services as needed during the bidding and construction phases of the project, including:

A. The Consultant shall respond to bidder inquiries during the bidding process, including preparation of any addenda. Upon award of the construction contract, the Consultant shall attend the pre- construction meeting.

B. The Consultant shall review and approve all submittals and shop plan drawings required supporting the construction contract. The Consultant shall complete shop drawings reviews within one (1) week of receipt. Contract Change Order reviews shall be completed within two (2) working days of receipt.

C. The Consultant shall respond to written Requests for Information (RFI) to provide clarification or resolve discrepancies in the contract documents. Responses shall be completed within three (3) working days.

D. The Consultant shall provide periodic field reviews and bring to the attention of the City of El Centro any defects or deficiencies in the work by the construction contractor which the Consultant may observe. The Consultant shall have no authority to issue instruction on behalf of the City of El Centro, or to deputize another to do so.

9. Upon the completion of construction, as-builts shall be submitted to the City. The Consultant shall incorporate all changes to the plans electronically with all necessary revision notations.

Once plans have been updated, a signed set of as-built mylars shall be submitted to the City with an electronic copy (in AutoCAD and pdf formats) of the final as-built drawings via CD or e-mail.

10. The Consultant shall monitor the project progress, maintain project files, and control the quality of the work performed by in-house staff and/or sub-consultants. Incomplete (not meeting targeted completion) or poor-quality work will not be accepted. The Consultant will need to revise the documents within a revised schedule set by the City, which may require overtime. No additional regular or overtime hours shall be approved for the required revisions.

11. Attend meetings with the City staff as required.

12. Coordinate plan check, design topics, permits and any other issues with the City, other Agencies, and all utility companies as required. The Consultant shall be the liaison with affected agencies.

13. The Consultant shall be responsible for to reviewing and approving addenda and clarifications to plans and specifications.

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1.1 Preliminary Design
Review available record plans, existing/proposed conditions and requirements. Attend the Field Review Meeting; prepare Field Review Report
Conduct a field survey in order to confirm the accuracy of any existing drawings, surveys, streets, and utility locations data obtained. Consultant is expected to conduct additional surveys based on the project requirements.

Consultant shall prepare a preliminary Design Report (PDR) of alternatives, preliminary cost estimate and preferred alternative.

1.2 Development of Detail Plans, Specifications and Estimate (PS&E):

All reports, plans, specifications and quantity calculations shall conform to criteria, policies, procedures and standards of Caltrans, APWA and the City, and shall be made available to the City at stages specified in the milestone schedule and upon request.

Construction plans shall adhere to City of El Centro Standard Construction Drawing standards.

The Consultant shall produce, at the Consultant’s sole cost and expense, blank reproducible sample plan sheets and any needed standard drawings. Standard drawings and standard plans shall be incorporated into the Contract Plans where applicable.

Each plan sheet shall bear the State of California Registered Professional Engineer registration seal within signatures, license number and registration certificate expiration date of the Engineer who is in responsible charge for developing the plan. Each plan sheet shall be signed by the engineer who performed the independent plan check.

Consultant shall prepare complete contract specifications based on the Manuals/Standards section

2.4. A list of contract pay items with the descriptions, item codes and estimated quantities shall be included in the front of the special provisions.

The Consultant shall prepare quantity calculations for items that are applicable to this project, and prepare cost estimates.

Quantities for all contract pay items shall be substantiated by calculations. Quantity calculations shall be neat and orderly and shall show all sketches, diagrams, and dimensions necessary to allow them to be independently used by field inspectors during construction.

Electronic files for all structural details and calculations shall be submitted at the end of the contract or when requested by the City.

All electronic software developed, databases generated, spreadsheets and intellectual properties developed during the life of the Agreement shall become the property of the City.

1.3 Environmental Documents and Permit Compliance
Specific environmental documentation work as may be required by the funding agency and the City including, but not be limited to the following: prepare Preliminary Environmental Study (PES), CEQA compliance documentation, technical studies, , NPDES permit, Regional Board Section 401 certification, any coordination as required completing the environmental NEPA and

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CEQA work, and any encroachment permits required for the project from agencies such as Caltrans, County of Imperial, the City and any other having jurisdiction.

1.4 Utility Research and Coordination
(1) Research and obtain file copy of utility maps within the project limits for existing and/or proposed facilities.
(2) Prepare preliminary plans with utility notices/questionnaires to be sent to utility companies. (3) Plot existing and proposed utilities in plan (and profile when applicable) (4) Monitor response of utility notices received by the City and then make recommendations for mitigating conflicts.
(5) Attend coordination meetings when required regarding adjustments and relocations. (6) Pothole information, where required, shall be coordinated by the Consultant.

1.5 Construction Bidding Phase
Bidding procedures will be the responsibility of the City. While the PS&E construction package is being advertised for bids, all questions concerning the intent shall be referred to the City for resolution. In the event that any items requiring interpretation in the drawings or specifications are discovered during the bidding period, said items shall be analyzed by the Consultant for decision by the City, or by a covering change order after the award of the construction contract.

1.6 Construction Support Phase (As Needed)
(1) All construction support work shall be coordinated with the City. (2) Consultant shall furnish, at the consultant’s sole cost and expense, all necessary drawings for corrections and change orders required by errors and omissions of the Consultant. The original tracing(s) of the drawings and contract wording for the change orders shall be submitted to the city for duplication and distribution. (3) Consultant will receive written notification of the award of a construction contract. Upon such notification, Consultant will proceed with the services required by the Agreement. (4) Consultant is required to attend the pre-construction meeting with the successful construction contractor upon notification by the City.
(5) Consultant shall review and approve all submittals and shop plan drawings required supporting the construction contract. Consultant shall complete shop drawings reviews within two (2) weeks of receipt. Contract Change Order reviews shall be completed within two (2) working days of receipt.
(6) Consultant shall be available as requested by the City to resolve discrepancies in the contract documents. Consultant shall bring to the attention of the City any defects or deficiencies in the work by the construction contractor which the Consultant may observe.

Consultant shall have no authority to issue instruction on behalf of the City, or to deputize another to do so.
(7) The Consultant shall prepare and deliver to the City the final as-built plans incorporating field marked prints supplied by the City. Upon completion of construction, the City will submit field-marked prints to Consultant. Consultant shall incorporate all changes to the plans electronically with all necessary revision notations and submit to the City.

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1.7 Description of Required Services
All work shall be performed in conformance with the State of California and/or City of El Centro policies, procedures and standards.

Consultant shall carry out the instructions received from the City and shall cooperate with the City and other involved agencies.

The Consultant has total responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the plans and related designs, specifications and estimates prepared and shall check all such materials accordingly. The plans will be reviewed by the City for conformity with the requirements of the Agreement.

Reviews by the city do NOT include detailed review or checking of design or the accuracy with which such designs are depicted on the plans. The responsibility for accuracy and completeness of such items remains solely that of Consultant.

Consultant or its sub consultants shall not incorporate in the design any materials or equipment of single or sole source origin without written approval of the City.

The plans, specifications, estimates, calculations, and other documents furnished under the Agreement shall be of a quality acceptable to the City and State. The criteria for acceptance shall be a product of neat appearance, well organized, technically and grammatically correct, checked, and dated and having the maker and checker identified. The minimum standard of appearance, organization and content of the drawings shall be that of similar types produced by the State and set forth in related Caltrans manuals. The Consultant shall modify its work as necessary to meet the level of acceptability defined by the criteria above.

The Consultant shall have a quality control plan in effect during the entire time work is being performed under the Agreement. The Quality control plan shall establish a process whereby plans are independently checked, corrected and back checked, and all job-related correspondence and memoranda dated and received by affected persons and then bound in appropriate job files.

2.0 Construction Plans

2.1 60% PS&E (Unchecked Details)
Unchecked plan details shall consist of 60% design and detailed plans ready for the independent design check.

Three sets (3) full size (24”x36”) of design plans. The following submittals may be submitted electronically: draft SSP, preliminary quantities and estimates, pay item list, and design calculations.

2.2 100% PS&E
The Consultant shall submit the following documents for review and approval: Four sets (4) full size (24”x36”) signed and sealed prints of checked design Electronic copies of Special Provisions Electronic copies of cost estimate and check quantity calculations Electronic copies of design calculations
Electronic copies of design check calculations
Other reports as needed by the City of El Centro

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The City will review and comment on the PS&E package as soon as possible. The turnaround goal is within four (4) weeks of receipt of the complete PS&E package. One (1) copy of those documents with comments will be returned to the Consultant.

2.3 Final PS&E
The Consultant shall submit the following documents for review and approval:

Electronic sets of signed final design plans
Electronic copies of signed final specifications
Electronic copies of final cost estimate and final quantity calculations Electronic copies of final design calculations
Electronic files in its original format and in PDF of all plans, specifications, and estimates

2.4 Manuals/Standards
Where applicable, engineering design of all PROJECT improvements shall be compatible and in accordance with the following as applicable:

Caltrans Highway Design Manual
Caltrans Standard Plans
Caltrans Standard Specifications
Imperial County Hydrology Manual
American Public Works Association Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction American Public Works Association Standard Plans
American Water Works Association
City of El Centro Standard Plans
San Diego Regional Standard Drawings
It will be the responsibility of the Consultant to verify that it has received the latest version or update of these documents.

Plans for the improvements on the State Highway shall be prepared in accordance with Caltrans recommended practice for detailing and scope of work. Caltrans Standard plans shall be utilized where applicable and may be called out on the plans as reference.

Local street improvement plans shall adhere to City of El Centro Standard Plans and the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction. Plans shall be computer drafted in AutoCAD compatible format and shall adhere to the current City of El Centro Public Works Department CAD standards.

The Consultant’s work will be subject to inspections by representatives of the City, County, State and FHWA

2.5 Coordination
Coordination with the City, other consultants and other involved agencies will be required to

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achieve compatible designs, phasing of construction with existing or designed conditions, and timely delivery of the contract PS&E. Coordination may include, but not be limited to, coordination with Caltrans, FHWA, Regional Water Quality Control Board and other agencies.

The City will decide the manner in which the coordination of individual matters is undertaken. At the City’s option, coordination efforts may be performed by the Consultant’s direct contact, by the Consultant acting though the City or by the City only. When coordination efforts require Agreement, such Agreement shall be coordinated through the City.

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EXHIBIT B

SAMPLE PROPOSAL EVALUATION FORM
CONSULTANT/FIRM NAME:

Criteria Max Points Rating
Understanding of the work to be done 25
Experience with similar kinds of work 25
Quality of staff for work to be done 15
Capability of developing innovative or advanced
techniques
10 Familiarity with state and federal procedures 10
Financial responsibility 10
Familiarity with local and regional approving
agencies
5 Total 100
Evaluator Contract Manager
Print Name: Initials:

Signature: Date:

Date:

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EXHIBIT C

SAMPLE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT D

This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)

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EXIBIT E

SAMPLE TASK ORDER

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12/2025/cdz/A25-0199/Reso/ConsultantAgreementDudek 1
RESOLUTION NO. 26-

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL

CENTRO APPROVING A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

AGREEMENT WITH DUDEK FOR ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING

WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES
WHEREAS, on-call professional Civil Engineering-Water and Wastewater Treatment services agreements are an effective way to retain consultants to ensure that public works projects and programs are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Code Section 2-174, the City of El Centro (“City”) identified a need for on-call, specialized Civil Engineering-Water and Wastewater Treatment consulting services and released a Request for Proposal for such services through the City’s Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2025, the City received proposals which were evaluated and ranked to determine the most qualified consultants; and WHEREAS, Dudek (“Consultant”) was amongst those consultants chosen to enter into an on-call agreement with the City; and
WHEREAS, such services will be awarded on a Task Order basis as the budget allows; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council of the City of El Centro, California (the “City Council”) to approve a Design Professional Services Agreement with Consultant for OnCall Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment Services (“Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that its approval of the Agreement is in the best interest of the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

1. That the foregoing is true, correct and adopted.

2. That the City Council authorizes the Agreement in a not-to-exceed amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for the total term of the Agreement (for two years, with the possibility of up to three (3) one-year extensions), with the understanding that services will be provided on an as-needed basis and Task Order basis as further set out in the Agreement, with no guarantee of any level of effort from Consultant.

3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the City, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

4. That the Public Works Director is hereby authorized to execute Task Orders up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) each for budgeted projects.

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5. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute Task Orders for budgeted projects above fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and under two-hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); task orders above that amount shall be approved by the City Council.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Centro, California, held on the day of , 2026.

CITY OF EL CENTRO
By___________________________
Sonia Carter, Mayor
ATTEST:

By____________________________
Norma Wyles, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Office of the City Attorney
By_______________________________
Elizabeth L. Martyn, City Attorney

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL ) ss

CITY OF EL CENTRO )
I, Norma Wyles, City Clerk of the City of El Centro, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26- was duly and regularly adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of El Centro, California, held on the day of , 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:

By___________________________
Norma Wyles, City Clerk

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City Council of the City of El Centro
1275 W. Main Street
El Centro, CA 92243

SUBMITTED
ACTION ITEM (ID # 2025-402)
Item: 8.

Meeting: 1/6/2026 3:30 PM
Department: Public Works
Category: Resolution
Prepared by: Rocio Ruelas , Staff
Assistant
Department Head: Abraham Campos
DOC ID: 2025-402
Adopt Resolution No. 26- , RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CENTRO APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LEE AND RO, INC. FOR ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING- WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES.

CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution No. 26- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CENTRO APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LEE AND RO, INC. FOR ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING- WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Contract is not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) through out the term of the agreement. This will be through the approval of various task orders through out the life of the contract.

Award of the contract will not obligate the City to purchase any specific level of effort from any firm as task orders will be issued by the City Manager or Public Works Director to assign work on an as-needed, project-by-project basis. Funding for each project will be budgeted in the Citywide Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget which is adopted through the annual budget process. If a non-budgeted project arises, staff will return to Council to request funding as needed. Funding sources may include the general fund, enterprise funds as well as other sources such as Measure D, Gas Tax, SB1 and other grants.

STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM 2022-2027 RELATION:

Financial & Governance Stability & Sustainability
DUE DILIGENCE CHECK FOR CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS: DID THE

DEPARTMENT VERIFY CURRENT EL CENTRO BUSINESS LICENSE,
CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE, REFERENCE CHECKS, INSURANCE, ETC.:

The consultant went through a request for proposals and an evaluation process. Any missing documentation, such as a business license, will be obtained before issuance of Notice to Proceed ("NTP").

BACKGROUND:

In late 2020, the City Council awarded a series of contracts to on-call consultants. These contracts in essence, pre-approve consultants for design work, construction management work, special studies, etc. This expedites the award of work and eliminates the need to do RFP's, interviews, etc., for contract which may be small in value, which may discourage firms from submitting due to the cost of preparing for a RFP and interview process.

Generally, these contracts are not utilized for certain grant funds, as grant funds have

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added language that may not be included in the on-call contracts and that does not apply for all projects. As such, grant funded projects generally go through contracts outside of the on-call approved contract list.

On-call contracts have been used in the past to do design work funded by park impact fees, general fund, water enterprise, wastewater enterprise, Measure D and SB1 funds.

Individual Task Orders are issued for projects that fit within the scope of the on-call contract.

Projects in the past have included the Imperial Avenue Extension design, studies and portions of the Southern Pump Station project, various construction management contracts for Measure D projects and some water and wastewater projects to name a few. Task Orders are funded from approved budget funds.

DISCUSSION:

The current list of On-Call contracts began to expire at the beginning of August 2025. To replace the contracts, Public Works' staff divided the on-call disciplines into two groups.

One Request for Proposals (RFP) was prepared for Civil Engineering- General and Civil Engineering- Water and Wastewater Treatment, while another was prepared for the OnCall Architectural Design and Construction Management and Inspection Services.

On August 19, 2025, the City Council, during its regular meeting, approved the Request for Proposals(RFP) for four on-call disciplines. Each RFP was advertised and released as follows:

1. Request for Proposals (RFP) for On-Call Civil Engineering - General and On-Call Civil Engineering- Water and Wastewater Treatment was published in the Imperial Valley Press on August 22, 2025, with an initial deadline of September 19, 2025, and then revised via addendum to October 3, 2025.

2. Request for Proposals (RFP) for On-Call Architectural Design, and Construction Management and Inspection Services was published in the Imperial Valley Press on August 26, 2025, with an initial deadline of September 26, 2025, and then revised to October 10th, 2025.

These are the disciplines where we expect to have the need for these contracts. Each applicant was required to specify the discipline for which they were submitting a proposal.

Under this Council approval request, we are focusing on consultants who submitted proposals for the Civil Engineering — Water and Wastewater Treatment Services portion of the RFP. For this discipline, the City received four proposals. The proposals were evaluated by a panel of three city staff members. Based on the scores, four firms were selected and will be recommended for contract award, which includes the following in no particular order:
- Dudek.
- Lee and Ro, Inc.
- NV5, Inc.
- The Holt Group, Inc.

A separate Council agenda report, agreement, and resolution is being prepared for each

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firm. Each agreement would be limited to $250,000 per fiscal year for each fiscal year the agreement is active. However, as each agreement will be for on-call, as-needed services, there is no guarantee on any level of services from any firm. Each contract has an initial Two (2) year life with the option to provide for three (3) individual one (1) year extensions for a possible total five (5) year contract.

In this report, staff seeks approval of an on-call contract for the Civil Engineering — Water and Wastewater Treatment Services with Lee and Ro, Inc.

CONCLUSION:

Adopt Resolution No. 26- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CENTRO APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LEE AND RO, INC. FOR ON-CALL CIVIL ENGINEERING- WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SERVICES.

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Design Professional Services Agreement- Lee and Ro

2. Resolution 26-

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1199 South Fullerton Road
City of Industry, CA 91748
(626) 912-3391 lee-ro.com
City of El Centro
October 3, 2025
Proposal for

ON-CALL SERVICES FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING -

WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Exhibit A- Consultant's Proposal

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LEE + RO, Inc. LOS ANGELES | BAY AREA | SAN DIEGO
1199 South Fullerton Road
City of Industry, CA 91748
626-912-3391
lee-ro.com
Celebrating 40 years
as partners in possibility.

October 3, 2025
Mr. Abraham Campos, P.E
Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of El Centro
307 W. Brighton Ave.

El Centro, CA 92243
Re: Proposal for On-Call Services
Dear Mr. Campos:

LEE + RO is pleased to submit our proposal for the subject On-Call Services for Civil Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities.

LEE + RO is a multidiscipline (full-service) water infrastructure engineering firm, established in 1979. The firm specializes in the planning and design of water/wastewater/recycled water infrastructure, including water and wastewater treatment facilities, pipelines, potable and recycled water storage and conveyance facilities (reservoirs, pump stations, flow control facilities, and conveyance pipelines), sewage lift stations, and related systems such as electrical distribution systems, emergency generators, and controls. The firm’s in-house engineering disciplines include civil, sanitary, process, structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation & controls (I&C) engineers as well as resident engineers and construction managers.

LEE + RO Offices : LEE + RO has three California offices: our headquarters office in the City of Industry, and branch offices located in San Diego and Walnut Creek. The two Southern California offices will be primarily responsible for any assignments under this on-call services contract.

Through our as-needed engineering services work, we have demonstrated our flexibility in providing the “right” expertise to efficiently resolve diverse project issues in a timely manner. LEE + RO thrives on providing services for capital improvement projects requiring the experience of an engineering firm focused and dedicated to specialty infrastructure facilities’ needs.

LEE + RO has extensive experience executing similar as-needed engineering services contracts for entities such as the City of Brawley, Orange County Sanitation District, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Irvine Ranch Water District, Coachella Valley Water District, City of San Diego, City of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach, City of Cypress, City of Huntington Beach, City of Riverside, Metropolitan Water District of So. Ca., West Basin Municipal Water District, Moulton Niguel Water District, and the City of El Centro. In fact, LEE + RO executed five different task order projects under the City of El Centro’s previous On-Call Master Contract.

Services, Experience & Qualifications, Project Team, and Project Approach Throughout our 46-year history, LEE + RO has successfully planned, designed, and provided construction management services for numerous water and wastewater system projects throughout Southern California.

Our firm’s experience encompasses a variety of projects, from small pipelines and pump stations to large complex treatment plant projects. Our staff has expertise in treatment process planning and design, utility engineering, civil and structural engineering, mechanical design, hydraulic analysis for pump station and pipeline design, electrical and instrumentation system design, construction management, facility start-up, plan and specification preparation, and cost estimating.

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LEE + RO, Inc.

LEE + RO organizes an efficient project team for each task order assignment based on the nature of the project scope. Upon receiving a task order request, the LEE + RO project manager will engage the District’s task order project manager in discussions to fully understand the general scope of work and overall priority of the task order. The task order-specific project team will then be assigned based on that scope of work.

The LEE + RO team members proposed here have worked together on many similar projects, and we are confident that the teams we propose will deliver high-quality deliverables to the City. For those services that we do not selfperform, we have included highly qualified subconsultants on our team to provide these services. LEE + RO has worked with these subconsultants on an ongoing basis for many years. Our subconsultant team members are:
• The Prizm Group – Survey Services
• LSA – Environmental Services
• Underground Solutions, Inc. – Utility Potholing
LEE + RO employs 28 licensed professional engineers in various disciplines, including eight (8) California-licensed electrical engineers. Section 9 – Qualifications and Experience of Assigned Personnel includes an organization chart of our project team, outlining individual roles and responsibilities. Abbreviated resumes for LEE + RO staff follow.

We are responsive engineers providing high-quality services at a better value. A keystone of our philosophy and practice is our commitment to providing high-quality services, as is evidenced by the fact that 90 percent of our business is from returning clients. We understand the importance of responding to your requests in a timely manner in order to ensure the project is completed on time and within budget.

We strive for uniform bids and low total construction change orders. Quality deliverables have always been our top priority. Our plan to deliver high-quality design documents is simple: approach the work methodically and diligently adhere to proven quality review procedures. We have used this proven process to develop a track record for high-quality documents, which translates to uniform bids and change orders averaging well below the industry average.

As the Project Director and Principal-in-Charge for this master contract, the undersigned, Rick Liskow, PMP, will ensure that LEE + RO commits qualified and sufficient resources and delivers quality design documents. Rick has served in this same role for multiple as-needed or on-call services master contracts for various Southern California municipal agency clients, including the City of El Centro. As a firm principal and Vice President, Rick is authorized to act on behalf of the firm and is the City’s contact person for this proposal.

We thank you for your consideration of this proposal, and we look forward to continuing our professional relationship with the City of El Centro.

LEE + RO acknowledges receipt of Addendum #1 and Addendum #2.

Respectfully Submitted,
LEE + RO, Inc.

Rick Liskow, PMP
Principal-In-Charge / Vice President
[email protected]
(626) 667-5329

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City of El Centro
On-Call Services For Civil Engineering -
Water & Wastewater Treatment

1. Cover Letter ......................................................................................................................1

2. Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. 3

3. Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 4

4. Project Approach ............................................................................................................. 6

5. Scope of Work .................................................................................................................. 9

6. Availability ........................................................................................................111111111112

7. History & General Qualifications.......................................................................................12

8. References ......................................................................................................................13

9. Qualifications of Key Staff ...............................................................................................14

CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
lee-ro.com

APPENDIX
Appendix A - Exhibit D Levine Act Statement

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3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

BACKGROUND
The City of El Cento (City) incorporated in 1908 and later became a Charter city. El Centro is the center of one of Southern California’s most promising new commercial and industrial regions. There are two international border crossings nearby for commercial and non-commercial vehicles. Covering 11.019 square miles, it is the largest city in Imperial County. The purpose of this RFP is to provide the City of El Centro’s Public Works Department with the ability to obtain assistance quickly during peak workload periods, staffing absences, and when expedited/fast-track support is needed to satisfy City of El Centro customers. The most important objective is to maintain a level of high-quality Civil Engineering Designs.

FIRM INTRODUCTION
LEE + RO is a medium-sized, multi-discipline engineering firm founded in 1979 that specializes in the planning, design, and construction management of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure facilities. The firm has three California offices.

The main office is located in the City of Industry, and branch offices are located in San Diego and Walnut Creek. The two Southern California offices will be primarily responsible for any assignments under this on-call services contract. LEE + RO has 76 employees with 28 licensed engineers and 59 total engineering and CAD designer staff. Most importantly, most of our multi-disciplinary resources are local and under one roof.

This makes LEE + RO one of the more efficient “local” water infrastructure engineering and consulting firms. LEE + RO has a large in-house electrical and instrumentation & control engineering group, and this makes us very efficient in executing complex treatment plant, reservoir, and pump station projects.

Throughout our 46-year history, LEE + RO has successfully planned, designed, and provided construction management services for numerous water and wastewater system projects throughout Southern California. Construction costs for projects that we have designed range from small projects up to greater than $100 million in construction value.

Our firm’s experience encompasses a variety of projects ranging from small pump stations to large pipelines and complex treatment plants. Our staff has expertise in treatment process planning and design, utility engineering, civil and structural engineering, mechanical design, electrical and instrumentation systems design, construction management, facility start-up, plan and specification preparation, and cost estimating.

LEE + RO TEAM
We have assembled a team of highly qualified engineers
experienced in the types of projects anticipated from this On-Call Engineering services contract. Although we are a full-service multi-discipline engineering firm, we do not selfperform some design services, such as surveying, utility potholing, and environmental services. In an effort to offer the City a more complete team, we have included highly qualified and experienced subconsultants on our team to provide these services that we do not self-perform. These subconsultants have worked with LEE + RO in the past. Our team includes some of the most experienced engineering staff in the Southern California water/wastewater consulting industry. All key team members and specialty subconsultants have successfully worked on and completed large water system capital improvement projects for numerous Southern California water agencies.

LEE + RO has 76 employees with
28 licensed engineers and 59 total
engineering and CAD designer
staff. Most importantly, most of our
multidisciplinary resources are local
and under one roof.

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PROJECT APPROACH
LEE + RO organizes an efficient project team for each task order assignment based on the nature of the project scope, led by an experienced and knowledgeable project manager who is typically a subject matter expert for that type of project.

Our team will develop a detailed Project Management Plan (PMP). The PMP will define the project team and establish project procedures, communication protocols, standards, deliverables, and schedules.

Our project managers are focused on managing project risks.

For fast-track projects, we quickly mobilize our team to get a leg up on the schedule. We seek active input from the City to identify key concerns. We rigorously plan and enforce quality checks to deliver better work products.

LEE + RO managerial engineers who are not directly involved in the day-to-day design and execution of the project review project design criteria, life-cycle costs, quality of deliverables, and project delivery schedules. We develop project-specific QA/QC checklists. Through our previous treatment facilities project experience, we have learned valuable lessons and have acquired an excellent knowledge of where to focus on planning and/or design documents to minimize conflicts and construction change orders.

Our corporate management structure is very compact (not layered like large national firms), and decisions are quickly made. We maintain effective project controls to keep costs and schedules in check and act swiftly to resolve issues. We place a premium on effective project communication. Our project managers will plan for effective permitting, regulatory compliance, and community relations needs. Our work
products are based on sound engineering practices and the City’s standards and procedures. We will conduct timely value engineering constructability reviews to deliver projects that not only meet but also exceed the City’s needs and expectations.

EXPERIENCE AND RESPONSIVENESS
In addition to being an incumbent consultant for the previous City of El Centro’s on-call master contract that just expired in August, LEE + RO has considerable experience with similar as-needed or on-call engineering services contracts for entities such as the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Walnut Valley Water District, Irvine Ranch Water District, Coachella Valley Water District, Orange County Sanitation District, City of San Diego, City of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach, City of Cypress, City of Huntington Beach, Metropolitan Water District of So. Ca., West Basin Municipal Water District, Eastern Municipal Water District, City of Brawley, Jurupa Community Services District, and Moulton Niguel Water District.

LEE + RO has provided as-needed engineering services for numerous clients throughout California since 1979. Our approach to providing as-needed engineering and design services is based on a philosophy that each individual project task, no matter how small, must not “fall through the cracks.” LEE + RO thrives on providing services for capital improvement projects requiring the experience of an engineering firm focused and dedicated to specialty infrastructure facilities’ needs.

Performance and responsiveness on smaller-sized projects have been a catalyst for LEE + RO’s growth and livelihood since our inception over 46 years ago. During this time, we have successfully developed our own culture and management
techniques that enable us to deal with all projects, big and small, in a fast, friendly, and responsive manner. We pride ourselves on our ability to not only quickly respond to task order assignments, but also to effectively and efficiently manage and execute multiple task order assignments concurrently.

LEE + RO has extensive experience in all services listed in the RFQ. Our teams have managed similar projects as those anticipated from this on-call master contract from conceptual planning studies through preliminary design, final design, bidding, construction, commissioning, and operations
phases. Our team has the breadth and depth of experience to successfully deliver these task order projects.

LEE + RO can rapidly allocate requisite resources to meet peak production requirements and tight project schedules. For years, LEE + RO has demonstrated its capability of simultaneously producing multiple project documents within tight schedules for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and other similar large agencies.

The LEE + RO team thoroughly understands the City’s needs and concerns in delivering these projects. Our team brings extensive engineering planning, design, and construction experience for the following service areas:
• Pipelines
• Flow control, valve and metering structures
• Pumping facilities
• Water and wastewater treatment facilities
• Treatment plant auxiliary systems
• Equipment evaluations and replacement
• Chemical feed, storage, and containment systems
• Heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC) systems
• Structural systems
• Electrical systems
• Instrumentation and control systems
• Grading work
• General civil works
• Code compliance reviews (e.g. fire code, building code, CAL-OHSA, health and safety, environmental, etc.)
• Construction cost estimates
• Engineering support services during construction
• RFI and shop drawing review
• Constructability reviews and constructability safety
reviews
LEE + RO has the expertise and adequate resources to meet your needs. We have a proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering services for agencies like the City of El Centro, and we will provide this tested team to handle your needs. We will provide the necessary resources to get the job done. We have a proven project delivery approach backed up by an exemplary service record and client references. LEE + RO represents a compelling value to service your upcoming needs as an extension of your staff.

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4. APPROACH

PROJECT TEAM ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
LEE + RO has assembled a team of highly qualified engineers experienced in the types of projects anticipated from this On-Call Engineering services contract. We have reviewed the description of services listed in the RFQ and Scope of Work and have matched our skills and qualifications for the anticipated projects.

The following describes our project management and technical approach tailored to plan and execute your needs.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPROACH
LEE + RO organizes an efficient project team for each task order assignment based on the nature of the project scope, led by an experienced and knowledgeable project manager who is typically a subject matter expert for that type of project. This requires a constant balancing of competing issues and the experience to keep the project moving towards the desired end.

To assist our project managers in effectively balancing these competing issues, Rick Liskow, PMP will serve in the roles of program director and principal-in-charge. Rick has been with LEE + RO for over 20 years and has over 25 years of water and wastewater treatment facility experience. Rick will be the City’s single point of contact and will be directly involved in each task order assignment.

Our team employs state-of-the-art tools, such as cloud-based data storage sites to efficiently manage and exchange large volumes of project documentation. These tools have been effectively utilized in our recent water and wastewater capital improvement projects to maintain control over constantly changing data files such as text files, graphics, and CAD files.

Maximum use of automation tools enables the senior staff to be available to conduct hands-on communication and interaction and improve the quality of the deliverables and contract documents. These tools yield significant time savings through efficient file updates, coordination, and minimized inadvertent quality defects. We recognize that numerous external factors can impact the cost and schedule of the project. Without a good understanding of these impacts and how they affect the overall project, it is not possible to make good decisions to mitigate adverse cost, schedule, and quality impacts. Our effective project management procedures ensure that we maintain
control of the project.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Our team will develop a detailed Project Management Plan (PMP). For fast track projects, we quickly mobilize our team and develop the PMP in order to efficiently deliver the project on time and within budget. The LEE + RO project manager will actively seek input from all the City stakeholders to fully identify and address all concerns. The PMP will define the project team and establish project procedures, communication protocols, standards, deliverables, and schedules.

MANAGEMENT RISK
Our project managers are focused on managing project risks.

Being risk-focused allows the LEE + RO project manager to handle exceptions or deviations from the plan. The Project Management Risk Matrix (Exhibit 4-1) shows the project risk management approach by the LEE + RO team:

EXHIBIT 4 - 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT RISK

RISK IMPACT OUR APPROACH
BUDGET

OVER-RUNS
Increased cost to
complete work
» Validate scope and budgets during the planning phase of the work » Provide detailed and complete scope criteria to design teams » Monitor scope and budget during design and construction

SCHEDULE
DELAYS
Increased cost to
complete work
» Set realistic schedules for both design and construction phases » Take into account other impacts (i.e. permitting, regulatory requirements, ROW acquisition, etc.) » Monitor schedule and take actions when potential slippage is identified

QUALITY
ISSUES
Increased cost and
schedule delay
» Staff the design teams with specific expertise for the project » Manage the design process, set minimum design standards » Conduct timely design reviews
» Work as a partner with the City’s PM, design, and operations teams to achieve success » Conduct quality assurance audits of designs in progress » Participate in constructability reviews
» Follow established QA/QC procedures

PERMITTING/
AGENCY

APPROVALS
Schedule impact –
missed schedule
milestones
» Review/map out permitting and row/easement process and begin discussions early, preferably during conceptual or preliminary design phases
» Identify elements that need additional permitting or permit deviations » Manage this effort concurrently with the design phase COST

ESCALATION
Increase costs to
complete the work
» Review original budget planning
» Determine if current budgets are using current dollars plus escalation to the midpoint of construction » Set adequate contingencies at the planning phase

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QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
(QA/QC) PLAN
Using our experience gained from previous similar projects, we have enhanced our QA/QC procedures to minimize issues during construction. Our goal is to provide professional services for the project design and post-design activities that not only meet but exceed your requirements and expectations by utilizing sound quality control procedures. Task-specific quality control plans and implementation procedures for the project delivery plan, project management, environmental compliance, design, construction, O&M, risk management, and process safety are formulated at the beginning of the project.

QA/QC activities are led by senior-level engineers, not involved in the day-to-day execution of the project. Quality control reviews occur on a regular basis and upon completion of specific tasks and work products prior to submittal to the City.

We understand that the City does not have the resources or the time to perform its own comprehensive QC reviews. Our quality reviews are thorough and comprehensive, so you do not have to. Key elements of our engineering quality assurance approach include:
• A rigorous formal QA/QC process to ensure that all
critical calculations, drawings, and features are double checked for accuracy, and that all other drawings and
calculations are spot checked randomly.
• Value engineering perspective to stimulate innovative, cost-saving design initiatives, and obtain your
concurrence on their value/benefit.
• Interactive planning sessions involving all stakeholders at the start of the project and at regular intervals to gain agreement on schedule, work sequencing, key
technical drivers, and constraints.
• Strict adherence to the engineering standards
• Incorporate lessons learned from recent water/
wastewater facilities-related CIP design and
construction support projects.

Our proven QA/QC approach results in cost-effective projects with minimal issues during construction.

PROJECT CONTROL
Our team brings project control experience and lessons learned from past City projects and projects we have completed for other similar agencies. The scope of work, schedule, and budget information are discussed and coordinated among the discipline teams so that appropriate expertise is assigned and workload is balanced. We first put into place the procedures and processes needed to operate and manage the projects. We then provide the necessary support to the individual project teams so that they have the cost and schedule information needed to make informed decisions.

We keep it simple. This means collecting and calculating data once and making certain that it is located where it is available to everyone. It means making the most effective use of Microsoft OneDrive or similar document management software and
building workable bridges to the City’s information systems.

It means freeing staff from time-consuming and tedious
calculations and consolidation processes that can be done by machines.

The key to successful cost control is to quickly recognize problems or potential problems early and act aggressively to resolve them. A program master schedule allows us to identify specific sequencing and coordination issues that must be addressed to allow each project task to progress without interference and according to the program plan. Master
project schedules integrate planning, design, permitting, and construction efforts. The schedules are refined as the design progresses. Schedule support is provided to the consultant team to ensure that all involved have a similar understanding of what has to be done to complete the work.

We continually monitor the status of the design team’s work progress. On a weekly basis, we review the as-planned
schedules for conformance with the plan and assess honest actual progress against schedule progress. This means
reviewing work product so that 50 percent complete does not actually mean 50 percent budget spent or 50 percent time spent.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH DESIGN TEAM AND

THE CITY
Quality communications are extremely vital to a successful project and to minimizing claims and disputes. The
communication plan is a critical document that will require thoughtful collaboration with the City staff. The communication plan concentrates on reporting needs, timing, purpose, and the process for making information available. The plan includes guidelines for internal and external communications. The communication plan includes contact data, as well as elements of schedule, cost, progress reporting.

You will have continuous easy access to the LEE + RO team through LEE + RO’s task order project manager or Project Director. We place a premium on quality of communication as it is one of the key determinants for successful projects.

REGULATORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

SUPPORT
Permitting and regulatory surprises can lead to unwanted delays with respect to the actual job progress. Our permitting and regulatory specialists develop a plan for achieving regulatory and permit compliance for our projects.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Communities and local residents generally support projects when they see that the City is doing all that it can to limit the impact of the project on their everyday activities and informs them on what to expect as the project progresses. Our team will coordinate with the project managers to resolve sensitive public relations issues. Our team will assist you in making certain that the positive aspects of the project are well understood by the public and that they identify the successes on the project with the City.

DESIGN MANAGEMENT
LEE + RO project managers and design leaders provide oversight of the design activities. The design management team will have the information and support available to complete their work effectively. The design submittals will be monitored at all times to ensure they maintain quality, schedule, and budget. From similar past projects, we have learned that the most successful projects are those that fully integrate the design and construction processes. During the design phase, attention is focused on the whole of the project, including:

Biddability Will the design used to bid the project accurately reflect the final completed project? Accuracy of Design Documents Is there a proper balance between design effort and available information? Usability of the Design Documents Can the design be used without excessive or field engineering? Cost of Design Is the design being performed efficiently and effectively with a minimum of duplication and rework, or delay resulting from a lack of or incorrect information?
Constructability Does the design take into account the most efficient and effective construction techniques and practices? Economy of Design Are facility layouts, materials, and equipment sizing and selection based upon what is needed to meet the requirements of the facility?
Schedule performance Is design criteria available when needed, and will the design be completed in accordance with the need to order materials and equipment and proceed with construction in a timely fashion? Ease of Start-up Can each portion of the completed facility be tested and put into operation as constructed? Safety Does the design take into account the sequence of construction, construction equipment capability, and other factors that reduce potential unsafe field situations?
Design Coordination
During Construction
To complete construction projects on schedule, contractors need timely decisions on technical and cost issues.

We are very sensitive to the contractor’s need for timely information and will monitor the designers’ support during construction to ensure that they perform appropriately.

Designers are required to design
with whole project in mind
Permitting, rights-of-way, early procurement, and other indirect issues will be included in the scopes of work and will be a part of the regular coordination discussions.

ADHERE TO DESIGN STANDARDS
We believe a key project success factor is the consistent application of standards and policies. It is important that these policies be reviewed as guidelines, rather than mandates, and that design improvement and innovation always be primary goals. Our team will conform to your design standards and procedures during the preparation of work products. Where you are missing critical standards or where refinements to existing standards are desirable, we use sound engineering practices and industry standards. Our past experience shows that the adoption and consistent application of these standards expedites the design and construction process and improves the O&M performance of the project. A part of the standards approach needs to be continuous peer review. During design reviews, we continuously discuss alternatives, always keeping an eye toward simpler, lower-cost, better, faster, and more environmentally friendly designs.

CONSTRUCTABILITY REVIEWS
Constructability review teams will be formed from members of the LEE + RO team and will include O&M representation and the City staff. Opportunities to reduce costs occur throughout the design and construction process. LEE + RO will recommend a structured process of constructability/biddability review at approximately 60 percent design completion. The desire to reduce the project cost is an interactive exercise of determining the best combination of value-added services, material quality, process functionality, and O&M requirements. A structured process of constructability and biddability review is a key element of an aggressive construction cost management
program.

CONSTRUCTION PHASE ENGINEERING AND

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (CM) SERVICES
LEE + RO will promptly respond to requests for information (RFIs) and equipment/shop drawings submittals from the contractor.

LEE + RO will respond to RFIs within three working days and shop drawing/equipment submittals within five working days.

As-Built Plans
LEE + RO will prepare the final as-built record drawings from the Contractor’s red-line mark-up drawings and submit them to the City.

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5. SCOPE OF WORK
The Scope of Work includes, but is not limited to the
following tasks:

In general, we will perform engineering design services resulting in contract documents (plans, specifications and cost estimates) for various projects on an as-needed basis. We will provide a detailed schedule of the assigned project upon issuance of a Task Order for that particular project. We will also provide all field survey work required to complete the designs. In addition to scope of work items necessary to complete the design of approved CIP projects, LEE + RO shall also provide specific Engineering Technician services. The services to be provided are enumerated below.

Our services include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Research existing records of utility companies and
agencies and coordinate the proposed improvements with
existing field conditions.

2. Prepare all documentation required to obtain permits from any and all agencies having jurisdiction over the project.

3. Conduct an environmental assessment for each project and prepare all documentation required to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act, the federal and California Endangered Species Act, Assembly Bill 52, and other pertinent regulations.

4. Provide all field survey and topographic work necessary to complete the design effort. Design level survey and
base mapping of the project site shall be prepared in US Customary English units by a California licensed Land
Surveyor in accordance with the City guidelines and in
AutoCAD Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
format. The horizontal datum shall be NAD 83 and the
vertical datum shall be NAVD 88. All survey field notes shall be on forms provided by the City, shall be neatly completed in pencil, and shall become the property of the City upon completion of the project.

5. LEE + RO will complete the design of the projects including plans, specifications, and engineer’s construction cost estimate. We will contact manufacturers and/or contractors to verify the engineer’s estimate prior to submitting to the City. Specifications shall be prepared in Microsoft Word and an electronic copy of the final version shall be furnished to the City. The City will provide the specification boiler plate to LEE + RO.

6. All preliminary and bid sets of plans shall be plotted on bond or velum using the AutoCAD program. All drawings
shall be completed per the City of El Centro CADD
Standards

7. All original plan sheets, the title sheet of the specifications, calculations, and reports shall be signed and stamped by the LEE + RO licensed professional engineer in responsiblecharge of the project. These signed originals will then become the property of the City.

8. We will provide support services as needed during the bidding and construction phases of the project, including:

A. We will respond to bidder inquiries during the bidding process, including preparation of any design-related
addenda. Upon award of the construction contract,
LEE + RO will attend the pre-construction meeting.

B. We will review and approve all submittals and shop
plan drawings required supporting the construction
contract. We will complete shop drawing reviews
within one (1) week of receipt. Contract Change Order
reviews shall be completed within two (2) working
days of receipt.

C. We will respond to written Requests for Information
(RFI) to provide clarification or resolve discrepancies in the contract documents. Responses shall be
completed within three (3) working days.

D. We will provide periodic field reviews and bring to
the attention of the City of El Centro any defects
or deficiencies in the work by the construction
contractor that the Consultant may observe. We will
have no authority to issue instructions on behalf of
the City of El Centro, or to deputize another to do so.

9. Upon the completion of construction, as-builts shall be submitted to the City. We will incorporate all changes to the plans electronically with all necessary revision notations.

Once plans have been updated, a signed set of as-built
mylars shall be submitted to the City with an electronic copy (in AutoCAD and pdf formats) of the final as-built drawings via CD or email.

10. We will monitor the project progress, maintain project files, and control the quality of the work performed by in-house staff and/or sub-consultants. Incomplete (not
meeting targeted completion) or poor-quality work will not be accepted. LEE + RO will revise the documents within
a revised schedule set by the City, which may require
overtime. No additional regular or overtime hours shall be approved for the required revisions.

11. Attend meetings with the City staff as required.

12. Coordinate plan check, design topics, permits and any other issues with the City, other Agencies, and all utility companies as required. LEE + RO will be the liaison with affected agencies.

13. We will be responsible for reviewing and approving
addenda and clarifications to plans and specifications.

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1.1 PRELIMINARY DESIGN
LEE + RO will: review available record plans, existing/proposed condtions and requirements. Attend the Field Review Meeting; prepare Field Review Report.

Conduct a field survey in order to confirm the accuracy of any existing drawings, surveys, streets, and utility locations data obtained.

LEE + RO will prepare a Preliminary Design Report (PDR) of alternatives, preliminary cost estimate, and preferred alternative.

1.2 DEVELOPMENT OF DETAILED PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATE (PS&E):

All reports, plans, specifications and quantity calculations shall conform to criteria, policies, procedures and standards of Caltrans, APWA and the City, as applicable, and shall be made available to the City at stages specified in the milestone schedule and upon request.

Construction plans shall adhere to City of El Centro Construction Drawing standards. LEE + RO will produce blank reproducible sample plan sheets and any needed standard drawings.

Standard drawings and standard plans shall be incorporated into the Contract Plans, where applicable.

Each plan sheet shall bear the State of California Registered Professional Engineer registration seal with signatures, license number and registration certificate expiration date of the Engineer who is in responsible charge for developing the plan.

Each plan sheet shall be signed by the engineer who performed the independent plan check.

LEE + RO will prepare complete contract specifications based on the Manuals/Standards section 2.4.

A list of contract pay items with the descriptions, item codes and estimated quantities shall be included in the front of the special provisions. We will prepare quantity calculations for items that are applicable to the project and prepare cost estimates.

Electronic files for all structural details and calculations shall be submitted at the end of the contract or when requested by the City.

All electronic software developed, databases generated, spreadsheets, and intellectual properties developed during the life of the Agreement shall become the property of the City.

1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS AND PERMIT

COMPLIANCE
Specific environmental documentation work as may be required by the funding agency and the City, including, but not limited to the following: prepare Preliminary Environmental Study (PES), CEQA compliance documentation, technical studies, NPDES permit, Regional Board Section 401 certification, any coordination as required completing the environmental NEPA and CEQA work, and any encroachment permits required for the project from agencies such as Caltrans, County of Imperial, the City and any other having jurisdiction.

In a time of frequent changes in environmental policy and permitting frameworks, often driven by shifting political priorities at the State and federal levels, it is critical to have a team that is actively engaged with current regulatory trends and expectations. Our team stays at the forefront of environmental policy by regularly coordinating with regulatory agencies and participating in ongoing professional training and interagency discussions. Familiarity with these evolving frameworks allows our team to anticipate changes and integrate compliance strategies proactively.

1.4 UTILITY RESEARCH AND COORDINATION
LEE + RO will :
(1) Research and obtain file copies of utility maps within the project limits for existing and/or proposed facilities. (2) Prepare preliminary plans with utility notices/
questionnaires to be sent to utility companies.
(3) Plot existing and proposed utilities in plan (and profile when applicable)
(4) Monitor response of utility notices received by the City and then make recommendations for mitigating conflicts.
(5) (Attend coordination meetings when required regarding adjustments and relocations.
(6) Pothole information, where required, shall be coordinated by LEE + RO.

1.5 CONSTRUCTION BIDDING PHASE
Bidding procedures will be the responsibility of the City. While the PS&E construction package is being advertised for bids, all questions concerning the intent shall be referred to the City for resolution. In the event that any items requiring interpretation in the drawings or specifications are discovered during the bidding period, said items shall be analyzed by LEE + RO for decision by the City, or by a covering change order after the award of the construction contract.

1.6 CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT PHASE (AS NEEDED)
(1) (All construction support work shall be coordinated with the City.
(2) LEE + RO will furnish all necessary drawings for corrections and change orders required by errors and omissions of LEE + RO. The original tracing(s) of the drawings and contract wording for the change orders shall be submitted to the City for duplication and distribution.
(3) LEE + RO will receive written notification of the award of a construction contract. Upon such notification, LEE + RO will proceed with the services required by the Agreement.
(4) LEE + RO will attend the pre-construction meeting with the successful construction contractor upon notification by the City.

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(5) LEE + RO will review and approve all submittals and shop plan drawings required supporting the construction contract. LEE + RO will complete shop drawings reviews
within two (2) weeks of receipt. Contract Change Order
reviews shall be completed within two (2) working days of receipt.
(6) LEE + RO will be available as requested by the City to resolve discrepancies in the contract documents. LEE +
RO will bring to the attention of the City any defects or deficiencies in the work by the construction contractor that LEE + RO may observe. LEE + RO will have no authority
to issue instructions on behalf of the City, or to deputize another to do so.
(7) LEE + RO will prepare and deliver to the City the final as-built plans incorporating field marked prints supplied by the City. Upon completion of construction, the City
will submit field-marked prints to LEE + RO. LEE + RO will incorporate all changes to the plans electronically with all necessary revision notations and submit to the City.

1.7 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIRED SERVICES
All work shall be performed in conformance with the State of California and/or City of El Centro policies, procedures, and standards.

LEE + RO will carry out the instructions received from the City and shall cooperate with the City and other involved agencies.

LEE + RO has total responsibility for the accurate completeness of the plans and related designs, specifications, and estimates prepared and shall check all such materials accordingly. The plans will be reviewed by the City for conformity with the requirements of the Agreement. Reviews by the City do NOT include detailed review or checking of design or the accuracy with which such designs are depicted on the plans. The
responsibility for accuracy and completeness of such items remains solely that of LEE + RO.

LEE + RO or its subconsultants shall not incorporate into the design any materials or equipment of single or sole source origin without written approval of the City.

The plans, specifications, estimates, calculations, and other documents furnished under the Agreement shall be of a quality acceptable to the City and State. The criteria for acceptance shall be a product of neat appearance, well organized,
technically and grammatically correct, checked, and dated, and having the maker and checker identified. The minimum standard of appearance, organization and content of the drawings shall be that of similar types produced by the State and set forth in related Caltrans manuals. We will modify the work as necessary to meet the level of acceptability defined by the criteria above.

We will have a quality control plan in effect during the entire time work is being performed under the Agreement. The
quality control plan will establish a process whereby plans are independently checked, corrected, and back checked, and all job-related correspondence and memoranda dated and received by affected persons and then bound in appropriate job files.

2.0 CONSTRUCTION PLANS

2.1 60% PS&E (UNCHECKED DETAILS)
Unchecked plan details shall consist of 60% design and detailed plans ready for the independent design check.

Three (3) sets full-size (24” x 36”) of design plans. The following submittals may be submitted electronically: draft SSP, preliminary quantities and estimates, pay item list, and design calculations.

2.2 100% PS&E
LEE + RO will submit the following documents for review and approval: Four (4) sets full-size (24” x 36”) signed and sealed prints of checked design electronic copies of Special Provisions, electronic copies of cost estimate and check quantity calculations, electronic copies of design calculations, electronic copies of design check calculations, and other reports as needed by the City of El Centro
The City will review and comment on the PS&E package as soon as possible. The turnaround goal is within four (4) weeks of receipt of the complete PS&E package. One (1) copy of those documents with comments will be returned to LEE + RO.

2.3 FINAL PS&E
We will submit the following documents for review and approval:

1. Electronic sets of signed final design plans

2. Electronic copies of signed final specifications

3. Electronic copies of final cost estimate and final quantity calculations.

4. Electronic copies of final design calculations

5. Electronic files in original format and in PDF of all plans, specifications, and estimates

2.4 MANUALS/STANDARDS
Where applicable, engineering design of all PROJECT
improvements shall be compatible and in accordance with the following as applicable:

1. Caltrans Highway Design Manual

2. Caltrans Standard Plans

3. Caltrans Standard Specifications

4. Imperial County Hydrology Manual

5. American Public Works Association Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction

6. American Public Works Association Standard Plans

7. American Water Works Association

8. City of El Centro Standard Plans

9. San Diego Regional Standard Drawings

2.5 COORDINATION
Coordination with the City, other consultants, and other involved agencies will be to achieve compatible designs, phasing of construction with existing or designed conditions, and timely delivery of the contract PS&E.

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6. AVAILABILITY

WORKLOAD
Our current workload and backlog are such that we are 100% available to immediately staff any task order project and meet the expected schedule for that project work.

7. HISTORY & GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

HISTORY
LEE + RO Inc. is a multidiscipline (full-service) water infrastructure engineering firm. The firm specializes in the planning, design, and construction management of water/ wastewater/ recycled water infrastructure, including treatment plants, pipelines, potable and recycled water storage and conveyance facilities (reservoirs, pump stations, flow control facilities, and conveyance pipelines), sewage lift stations, and related systems such as electrical distribution systems, emergency generators, and controls. The firm’s inhouse engineering disciplines include civil, sanitary, process, structural, mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation & controls (I&C) engineers, as well as resident engineers and construction managers. For those services that LEE + RO does not self-perform, such as surveying, potholing, or environmental services, we will utilize highly qualified subconsultants that specialize in these services.

The firm has three California offices and the total number of current employees is 76. The main office is located in the City of Industry, and branch offices are located in San Diego and Walnut Creek. The two Southern California offices will be primarily responsible for any assignments under this on-call services contract. The firm’s staffing includes 28 California-registered professional engineers in various engineering disciplines (some engineers are registered in multiple disciplines).

EMPLOYEE COUNT BY TITLE AND DISCIPLINE
• Registered Civil or Mechanical Engineers: 20
• Registered Structural Engineers: 2
• Registered Electrical Engineers: 8
• Registered Control Systems Engineers: 1
• Total Engineering and CAD Designer Staff: 59

RECENT AND PENDING LITIGATION
LEE + RO nor its subconsultants have any recent or current pending litigation.

Los
Angeles
Bay Area
San Diego
Established In-House Engineering Disciplines
Civil
Sanitary
Process
Structural
Mechanical
Electrical
Instrumentation &
controls (I&C)
Resident Engineers
Construction
Managers
With a distinguished legacy of 45 years

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8. REFERENCES
Client:

City of Brawley
Contact:

Rom Medina, Director of Public Works
Phone / Email:
(760) 587-4047 [email protected]

1. On-Call Professional Engineering, Project Management Support, and Other Professional Services 2007 - 2026
Client:

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Contact:

Jason Yim, Principal Engineer
Phone / Email:
(661) 513-1277, [email protected]

2. Various On-Call Engineering, Construction Management & Inspection Services for Water Treatment Facilities and Conveyance Systems
2008 - 2028
Client:

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Contact:

Prudencio Alonso
Phone / Email:
(213) 217-5506, [email protected]

3. On-Call Engineering Services for Water Treatment, Conveyance, Storage, and Distribution Facilities 2003 - 2028

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9. QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY STAFF
Principal-In-Charge
& Project Director
Rick
Liskow, PMP
Project Team
Subconsultants
LSA -
Environmental Services
The Prizm Group -
Surveying
Underground Solutions -
Potholing
Technical Studies / Assessments Sewers / Pipelines Pumping / Lift Stations Electrical / I&C / SCADA Water /Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Electrical / I&C
Eric
Lovering, PE
Civil / Mechanical
David
Grossman, PE
Sam
Lee, PE
Amritendu
Maji, PE
Michael
Assadourian,
PE
Boyana
Angelova, PE
Jay
Jung, PE
Charles
Ro, PE
Adam
Betsworth, PE
Ramesh
Bachuvala, EIT
Jordan
Lim, PE
Technical Reviewers (QA/QC)
Jay
Jung, PE
Sam
Lee, PE
Michael
Guirguis, PE
Amritendu
Maji, PE
Michael
Guirguis, PE
Boyana
Angelova, PE
The organizational chart (Exhibit 9-1) for the City of El Centro outlines a clear structure for effective project delivery. For each discipline, we have designated
a dedicated lead supported by highly qualified
professionals with relevant expertise. This structure
ensures accountability, technical excellence, and
responsive service throughout the contract term.

Abbreviated resumes for key project team members
are provided in this section.

Organizational Chart Exhibit 9 - 1

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Rick Liskow has over 25 years of experience in the engineering and design of municipal water and wastewater facilities, pump stations, and emergency power generation systems supporting treatment plants and pump stations. As a certified PMP, Rick has served as project manager and project engineer on numerous water, wastewater, and water reclamation facility projects for municipalities and water agencies. Rick has extensive design management experience through the coordination of various engineering disciplines – civil, mechanical, piping, electrical, and instrumentation and controls (I&C) engineering. Rick has previously served as the Project Director and Principal-in-Charge on several of LEE + RO’s as-needed engineering services master contracts. As Principal-in-Charge, Rick will be directly responsible to the City, ensuring that the City receives responsive and quality services from the LEE + RO team.

EXPERIENCE
• Water Reclamation Plant No. 10 (WRP 10) Plant B & Plant C Improvements, Coachella Valley Water District, Palm Desert. Rick was the Project Manager for this $5.3 million upgrading and rehabilitation project at the 18 MGD capacity WRP 10. • On-Call Professional Engineering Services for CIP Projects, Moulton Niguel Water District, Laguna Niguel. Rick served as the Principal-in-Charge and Project Director for Moulton Niguel Water District’s On-Call Professional Engineering Services Contracts. This threeyear contract was originally awarded to LEE + RO in 2014 and was renewed for another three years in 2017. MNWD issued 25 task orders under these two contracts.
• Biennial Engineering Services (2018 – 2019 and 2016 - 2017), Coachella Valley Water District, Palm Desert. Rick served as the Principal-in-Charge and Project Director for two of the District’s Biennial Engineering Services contracts. Under these two contracts, the District awarded LEE + RO thirteen projects.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading Project, City of Holtville. Rick was the Project Coordinator and Assistant Project Manager for $11 million in upgrades to the 0.85 MGD capacity wastewater treatment plant. • 2016-17 and 2017-18 Reservoir Management Systems Replacement Projects, Moulton Niguel Water District. Rick was the Principal-inCharge for these $7.3 million RMS replacement projects at eight different reservoir sites. • Booster Pump Station 3501 Replacement, Coachella Valley Water District. Rick served as the Principal-in-Charge for this $3.3 million domestic water booster pump station replacement project. • Burr Street Lift Station Replacement, Coachella Valley Water District. Rick served as the Principal-in-Charge for this $6.2 million lift station replacement project.
• Flow Equalization and Effluent Monitoring Project, Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 5 (RP-5), Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Chino.

Rick was the Project Manager responsible for overseeing the design and construction of improvements and upgrades to various RP-5 plant processes.
• Lower Salada Lift Station Rehabilitation, Moulton Niguel Water District. Rick is serving as the Principal-in- Charge for this $10 million lift station rehabilitation project that includes the replacement of the existing lift station with a new lift station on the same site. The new lift station includes three 200 HP wet pit submersible pumps with VFDs and electrical gear, new wet well, new 500 kW genset, an overflow structure, and new electrical building.
• Wells V206 / V207 and Saugus Wells S3 & S4 Groundwater PFAS Treatment Project, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Project Manager for this groundwater PFAS treatment facility project that includes an Ion Exchange (IX) Facility with cartridge prefilters for PFAS removal, a sodium hypochlorite disinfection facility, and discharge and pump-to-waste piping.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Project Management Professional,
Project Management Institute, No. 473037
EDUCATION BS, Petroleum Engineering, University of Texas at Austin JD, South Texas College of Law, Houston

RICK LISKOW, PMP

PROJECT DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE

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Jay Jung has over 17 years of process research, as well as facility engineering & design and construction management experience in the municipal water and wastewater treatment fields. His areas of expertise include pilot or full-scale testing, sampling and data analysis, process development, and sizing of treatment process trains. He also has experience conducting feasibility studies, providing analysis of existing process trains, preparation of design and regulatory reports, and preparation of construction documents for new process trains or rehabilitation of existing plant systems, equipment, and facilities. Jay’s experience includes direct coordination with regulatory agencies such as the Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Public Health to secure necessary agency approvals for projects. Jay also has experience in the development of plant design criteria, P&IDs, hydraulic profiles, and detailed design drawings for a wide variety of water and wastewater treatment facilities. His area of expertise includes biological nutrient removal, chemical conditioning and chemical handling facilities, including tank farms and metering pumps, disinfection, granular activated carbon adsorption, and membrane filtration and biofiltration. Jay has worked on several as-needed task order projects in Imperial County, including the City of El Centro.

EXPERIENCE
• Raw Water Storage Facility Electrical Improvements, City of El Centro. Jay served as the Project Manager responsible for various electrical improvements at the Raw Water Storage Facility.
• Water Treatment Plant Conversion from Chlorine Gas to Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfection, City of El Centro. Jay served as the Project Manager for the conversion of chlorine gas disinfection to sodium hypochlorite disinfection at the 21 MGD capacity water treatment plant. • Water Reclamation Plant No. 7 & 10 Title 22 Engineering Report and NOI/Recycled Water Program, Coachella Valley Water District, CA.

Project Manager responsible for the preparation of Title 22 Engineering Reports and Notice of Intent (NOI) and coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRQB) for two of the District’s wastewater treatment facilities. • Earl Schmidt Filtration Plant (ESFP) Washwater and Sludge System Improvements, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Project Manager responsible for $18 million in improvements at the 56 MGD ESFP, which treats State Project Water. The project included the construction of two new 620,000-gallon capacity WW basins, an effluent wet well, a new sludge thickener, drying beds, and upsizing of conveyance piping. • Water Treatment Plant Valve and Actuator Replacement Project, City of Brawley. Project Manager for this project that replaced 28 butterfly valves and actuators ranging from 12-inch to 36-inch in diameter at various locations throughout the water treatment plant. • Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades and Expansion, City of Calexico. Project Manager responsible for the design upgrades, increasing plant capacity from 4.3 MGD to 11.6 MGD at the wastewater treatment plant. • Dewatered Biosolids Transport Study, Riverside Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) City of Riverside. Project Manager for responsible for a study to assess the biosolids handling facility and address necessary modifications and improvements. • 2016-17 & 2017-18 Reservoir Management Systems Replacement Projects, Moulton Niguel Water District. Project Manager responsible for engineering, design, and construction support services for the conversion of on-site hypochlorite generation systems to bulk liquid sodium hypochlorite for ammonia chloramine disinfection at eight (8) different water reservoir sites in the MNWD service area.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C75672
EDUCATION Ph. D. Candidate, University of Southern California (Completed 4 years in Ph.D. Program)
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California M.S. Environmental Engineering, Yonsei, Korea

JAY JUNG, PE

TECHNICAL STUDIES / ASSESSMENTS / WATER /

WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES MANAGER

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Amritendu Maji is a Civil Engineer and Project Manager with over 25 years of progressive experience in the planning, design, construction, and administration of public works projects. He has been responsible for preparing plans and specifications, construction cost estimates, bid documents, and permit applications for pump stations and reservoirs, site development, roadways, water & wastewater conveyance and distribution facilities including pipelines and stormwater and flood control facilities. He has designed pump stations with capacities ranging from 100 gpm to 1,000,000 gpm and larger. He has considerable experience in hydraulics and hydraulic modeling, as well as preparation of feasibility studies and technical reports. He has provided constructability review and QA/QC of technical reports, plans & specifications, construction cost estimates, and other bid documents. He has provided construction administration and support services including construction site visits, conducting progress meetings, review of shop drawings, responding to RFIs, analysis & preparation of change orders, start-up & commissioning and review & approval of contractors’ pay requests and project closeout. He also has considerable experience in the preparation of permits including the Federal Section 404 (Clean Water Act) for work in wetlands, Section 408 (Rivers and Harbors Act) for federally constructed structures like levees and floodwalls, and permits from the State Transportation and Development offices for work in and around State and Federal Highways etc.

EXPERIENCE
• Seal Beach Pump Station Replacement, Orange County Sanitation District. Project Manager for this new $97 million 34 MGD capacity pump station replacement project.
• Diamond Bar Pump Stations System Assessment, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. Project Manager responsible for condition assessments of 9 lift stations to determine their pumping capacity, equipment and structural condition, hydraulic institute and building code compliance, and to improve station operability. • Jess Ranch Lift Station Upgrades, Town of Apple Valley. Project Manager responsible for the design and construction of a new $ 2.7 million replacement lift station, including all civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and instrumentation & control system designs. • Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Civil/Mechanical Engineer for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe. • Booster Pump Station 3501 Replacement, Coachella Valley Water District, Desert Hot Springs. Project Manager responsible for the engineering, design, and construction phase support services for this $3.3 million domestic water booster pump station replacement project. • Rienda (PA 3) Zone II-1 Pressure Reducing Station, Santa Margarita Water District. Project Manager responsible for the pressure-reducing station facility that includes a new masonry structure, piping, three pressure-reducing valves (8” fire flow, 6” primary, and 3” bypass) and a new flow meter.
• Sewer Lift Station No. 9 and 11, Sewer Collection and Water Distribution System Improvement Project, City of Calexico. Project Manager performing pipeline and wet well design services for the sewer lift station project. • Prado Booster Station Upgrade Project, City of Colton. Project Manager for the $1.8 million Prado Booster Station Upgrade Project for the City of Colton, including three new vertical turbine pumps and motors, VFDs, new MCC, new piping and valves, complete instrumentation & controls and SCADA for remote monitoring.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C87036
EDUCATION MS, Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona MS, Civil Engineering, University of Southern Illinois
BS, Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University

AMRITENDU MAJI, PE

SEWERS / PIPELINES /PUMPING /

LIFT STATIONS PROJECT MANAGER

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LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Electrical Engineer, CA #E14390
EDUCATION MS, Industrial and Systems Engineering & Management, University of Southern California
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California

MICHAEL ASSADOURIAN, PE

ELECTRICAL / I&C / SCADA PROJECT MANAGER
Michael Assadourian has over 25 years of experience with electrical and control systems engineering, design, construction and project management for water and wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, water conveyance facilities, petrochemical plants, refineries, chemical munitions disposal facilities, and transportation facilities. He has experience in medium and low voltage power distribution, grounding, and lighting systems, both NEMA and IEC standards-based; motor controls and variable frequency drives; coordination with power companies such as the Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric; and SCADA, CCTV, and radio/microwave systems. His work experience includes electrical system condition assessments, Development of single-line diagrams, and MCC lineups, control diagrams, electrical plans, load flow and short-circuit analysis, and protective device coordination studies.

EXPERIENCE
• Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA. Electrical Engineer for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe. • Water Reclamation Plant No. 10 (WRP 10) Plant B & Plant C Improvements, Coachella Valley Water District, Palm Desert. Electrical / Instrumentation & Controls Engineer for a $5.3 million upgrading and rehabilitation project at the 18 MGD capacity WRP 10. • Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Disinfection Facility Upgrades, City of Brawley. Electrical Engineer for this $1.9 million disinfection facility upgrades project at the Brawley Wastewater Treatment Plant. • Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements Project, Irvine Ranch Water District. Electrical Engineer for this project that increases the pumping capacity at four IRWD water pump stations to meet Tier 1 Fire Flow requirements, improve reliability, and upgrade the facilities to meet current District standards
• Water Treatment Plant Conversion from Chlorine Gas to Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfection, City of El Centro. Electrical Engineer for the conversion of chlorine gas disinfection to sodium hypochlorite disinfection at the 21 MGD capacity water treatment plant. • MCC and Control Panels Condition Assessment, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. Electrical Engineer who provided engineering and field services oversight to conduct condition assessments for the MCCs and Pump Control Panels at 129 District facilities and subsequently prepare a prioritized list for future Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to rehabilitate these facilities. • Chemical Systems Rehabilitation at Plant No. 2, Orange County Sanitation District. Electrical Engineer for this $4 million project that upgrades the Sodium Bisulfite Station and Anionic Polymer Station at OCSAN’s Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2. • Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrading and Improvements, City of Brawley. Electrical Engineer for a $25 million WWTP upgrading project that included conversion from aeration ponds to a full secondary treatment with nitrification & denitrification. • Earl Schmidt Filtration Plant (ESFP) Washwater (WW) and Sludge System Improvements, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Electrical Engineer for an $18 million improvements project at the 56 MGD ESFP, which treats State Project Water. The project included the construction of two new 620,000-gallon capacity WW basins, an effluent wet well, a new sludge thickener, drying beds, and upsizing of conveyance piping.
• Burr Street Lift Station (LS 81-03) Replacement Project, Coachella Valley Water. Electrical / Instrumentation & Controls Engineer for the $6.2 million lift station replacement project. LEE +RO provided preliminary design, final design, bid phase and construction phase engineering services.

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David Grossman is a California-registered Civil Engineer with 42 years of experience in water and wastewater municipal engineering. While employed by the City of San Diego for 27 years, his experience included planning, design, construction inspection, and engineering support for facility operations on a wide range of municipal water and sewer projects. With this experience, he participated for numerous years on the City Water and Sewer Design Guide Committees. These design guides were developed with extensive input from senior operations and maintenance supervisors to compile best industry practices for the planning, design, construction, and safe operability of new City facilities. Key experience on sewer projects includes: preparing numerous trunk sewer and pump station planning reports including studies on the realignment of sewer utilities for Petco Stadium construction and the Mission Bay Sewer Interceptor System. Dave was the project manager responsible for the development of the City’s pioneering all-digital platform for the inspection, assessment and prioritization of sewer main conditional defects and capacity problems. This background and attention to QA/QC detail assures that all planning and design criteria established by client agencies will be carefully implemented on projects.

EXPERIENCE
Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA. QA/QC review of LEE + RO’s civil and mechanical designs for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe.

Water Reclamation Plant Splitter Box Rehabilitation Project, City of San Clemente. QA/QC review of LEE + RO’s civil and mechanical designs for the installation of seven new slide gates to rehabilitate the primary splitter box at the City’s Water Reclamation Plant.

Chemical Systems Rehabilitation at Plant No. 2, Orange County Sanitation District. QA/QC review of LEE + RO’s civil designs for this $4 million project that upgrades the Sodium Bisulfite Station and Anionic Polymer Station at OCSAN’s Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2.

WRCRWA South Regional Pump Station (SRPS) Emergency Bypass Generator, Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority. QA/ QC review of LEE + RO’s civil designs for this project that included installation of a new 600kW 480V diesel generator with a sound-attenuated enclosure and a 1,000-gallon fuel tank.

Seal Beach Pump Station Replacement, Orange County Sanitation District. Civil / Mechanical QA/QC Reviewer for this new $97 million 34 MGD capacity pump station replacement project.

Fairgrounds St. and Dexter Dr. Wastewater Lift Station Replacement Project, City of Riverside. David Grossman provided civil and mechanical QA/QC review of LEE + RO’s design packages for two sewer lift station replacement projects for the City of Riverside.

Hauck Mesa Storage Reservoir and Pipeline Surge Protection, San Diego County Water Authority. As Civil Engineer David Grossman provided construction phase services for the construction of a 2.1 MG prestressed concrete water tank.

Center St. Sewer Lift Station, City of Colton. David Grossman provided civil and mechanical QA/QC review of LEE + RO’s design packages for this sewer lift station project for the City of Colton.

Miramar North Water Tank, City of San Diego, Water Utilities Dept. David Grossman provided QA/QC review of the PDR and design submittals for a 3 MG prestressed water tank.

Lower Salada Lift Station Rehabilitation, Moulton Niguel Water District. David Grossman is providing civil and mechanical QA/QC review of LEE + RO’s design packages for this $10 million sewer lift station rehabilitation project.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C42190
EDUCATION B.SC. Environmental Engineering, Humboldt State University

DAVID GROSSMAN, PE

TECHNICAL REVIEWERS (QA/QC) -

CIVIL / MECHANICAL

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Eric Lovering is a California State-registered “Civil” and “Electrical” engineer with 24 years of diversified planning, engineering, design, and construction experience. Eric has extensive training and hands-on knowledge in hydraulics, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, including instrumentation & controls (I&C), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and SCADA systems. As lead mechanical/electrical engineer and project manager, Eric has successfully completed the design, construction, start-up, and commissioning of water, recycled water, and wastewater pumping facilities (capacities range from 200 gallons/minute to 450 million gallons/day) projects and emergency power generation systems (capacities from 150kW to 10mW). Eric has developed exceptional skills in hydraulic analysis, pump selection, pumping system control logics, surge controls, and related electrical and I&C/SCADA system design and construction. Additionally, he has completed pump station evaluations, condition assessments, and the development of rehabilitation and upgrading schemes. Eric’s multidisciplinary experience makes him an effective project manager and multidiscipline engineering team leader. Eric often serves in the role of QA/QC lead and Technical Advisor. Eric has been serving in the position of LEE + RO’s Chief Engineer since 2020.

EXPERIENCE
• Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA. Chief Engineer for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe. • La Jolla Water and Sewer Mains Improvements and New Pressure Reducing Station, City of San Diego. Principal-in-Charge for this City of San Diego project that designed a new pressure-reducing station that includes two PRVs (4” for low flow and 6” for high demands including fire flow), flow meter, and ADA-compliant curb ramps.
• Point Pump Station Rehabilitation, City of Coronado. Project Manager and electrical, instrumentation & controls design for this $750k pump station rehabilitation project that included a new PLC-based control system and SCADA. • Trinidad Pump Station Replacement, City of Coronado. Project Manager for this $1 million pump station rehabilitation project that included structurally retrofitting the wet well.
• Booster Pump Station 3501 Replacement, Coachella Valley Water District, Desert Hot Springs. Technical Advisor responsible for QA/QC reviews of the engineering, design, and construction phase support services for this $3.3 million domestic water booster pump station replacement project.
• Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements, Irvine Ranch Water District. QA/QC Manager for the Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements Project that increases the pumping capacity at four IRWD water pump stations to meet Tier 1 Fire Flow requirements, improve reliability, and upgrade the facilities to meet current District standards. • Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrades and Expansion, City of Colton. Lead Electrical and I&C Engineer for this $75 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion project that includes influent pump station, two new oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers, WAS/RAS/Scum pump station, DAF unit, rotary drum thickener, polymer feed system, sludge circulation pumps, plantwide MCC replacement and SCADA system.
• MCC and Control Panels Condition Assessment, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. Lead Technical Advisor and QA/QC for this project that included condition assessments for the MCCs and Pump Control Panels at 129 District facilities and preparation of a prioritized list for future Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to rehabilitate these facilities.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C70807
Electrical Engineer, CA #E18727
EDUCATION BS, Aeronautical Engineering, University of California Davis

ERIC LOVERING, PE

TECHNICAL REVIEWERS (QA/QC) -

ELECTRICAL / I&C

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Sam Lee has over 17 years of diversified civil, sanitary, mechanical, and process engineering and design experience with water and wastewater infrastructure engineering projects. His experience includes facility investigation and evaluation, analysis and design, and construction phase engineering services for wastewater and water treatment plants, booster pump stations and lift stations, force mains, and other water and wastewater conveyance and collection systems, and HVAC design. Through a wide variety of water infrastructure engineering projects, Sam has acquired diverse design and discipline coordination skills. His recent experience includes detailed condition assessments of water and wastewater treatment plants.

EXPERIENCE
• Water Treatment Plant Conversion from Chlorine Gas to Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfection, City of El Centro. Project Civil / Mechanical Engineer for the conversion of chlorine gas disinfection to sodium hypochlorite disinfection at the 21 MGD capacity water treatment plant. • Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA. Mechanical Engineer for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe. • Water Reclamation Plant No. 10 (WRP 10) Plant B & Plant C Improvements, Coachella Valley Water District, Palm Desert. Project Civil / Mechanical Engineer for a $5.3 million upgrading and rehabilitation project at the 18 MGD capacity WRP 10. • Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades and Expansion, Public Works and Utilities, City of Colton. Civil / Mechanical Engineer for this $75 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion project that includes influent pump station, two new oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers, WAS/RAS/Scum pump station, DAF unit, rotary drum thickener, polymer feed system, sludge circulation pumps, plantwide MCC replacement and SCADA system.
• Calexico Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrading and Improvements, City of Calexico. Project Civil / Mechanical Engineer for the design upgrades, increasing plant capacity from 4.3 MGD to 11.6 MGD at the wastewater treatment plant. • Plant 3A Primary Clarifiers No. 3 and No. 4 Rehabilitation Project, Moulton Niguel Water District. Project Manager for this project that included field investigations to evaluate the condition of the primary clarifiers and designs for the rehabilitation of the launders and spalling concrete basins.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant UV Disinfection Facility Upgrade Project, City of Brawley. Project Engineer for this WWTP disinfection facility upgrade that included replacing the plant’s obsolescent UV system with a new and advanced TrojanUVSigna system that included enhanced features such as higher electrical efficiency, optimized power usage and simplified maintenance. • Earl Schmidt Filtration Plant (ESFP) Washwater and Sludge System Improvements, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Project Civil / Mechanical Engineer for $18 million in improvements at the 56 MGD ESFP, which treats State Project Water. The project included the construction of two new 620,000-gallon capacity WW basins, an effluent wet well, a new sludge thickener, drying beds, and upsizing of conveyance piping.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrades and Expansion, City of Colton. Civil / Mechanical Engineer for this $75 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion project that includes influent pump station, two new oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers, WAS/ RAS/Scum pump station, DAF unit, rotary drum thickener, polymer feed system, sludge circulation pumps, plantwide MCC replacement and SCADA system.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C78939
EDUCATION MS, Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California BS, Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea

SAM LEE, PE

TECHNICAL STUDIES / ASSESSMENTS / WATER /

WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES ENGINEER

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Charles Ro has 24 years of highly diversified water and wastewater design and construction management experience. He has served as Prinicipalin-Charge, project manager, project engineer, construction manager, and construction inspector for treatment plants, pump stations, storage reservoirs, and water mains and sewer projects. Charles has meaningful design experience with solids digestion and dewatering; digester gas handling, treatment, and disposal; and odor control facilities. Charles also has construction management and inspection experience with treatment plants, sewers, and recycled water pipeline projects. Charles’ field experience working on a variety of water infrastructure projects, lends a broad perspective on design and construction projects. As a senior-level engineer and firm principal, Charles often serves in the role of technical advisor on many LEE + RO projects.

EXPERIENCE
• Regional Plant No. 1 (RP-1) Flare Replacement Project, Inland Empire Utilities Agency. Project Manager and Construction Manager for the replacement of an existing 13 mmbtu/hr candlestick flare at IEUA’s RP-1, located in Ontario, CA. • TOS SN-161 Digester Gas Collection, Conveyance & Storage System Assessment Study, City of Los Angeles, LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. Project Manager responsible for LEE + RO’s condition assessment of all digester gas-wetted portions of the digester facilities at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant and preparation of a technical memorandum reporting the results and recommendations.
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading and Expansion, Department of Public Works, City of Calexico. Principal-in-Charge for the design upgrades, increasing plant capacity from 4.3 MGD to 11.6 MGD at the wastewater treatment plant. • Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA. Task Order Manager for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe. • Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrades and Expansion, City of Colton. Principal-in-Charge for this $75 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion project that includes influent pump station, two new oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers, WAS/RAS/Scum pump station, DAF unit, rotary drum thickener, polymer feed system, sludge circulation pumps, plantwide MCC replacement, and SCADA system.
• WWTP Improvements Phase 2, Valley Sanitary District, Indio, CA. Project Engineer and Construction Phase Manager for an $18 million plant expansion at Valley Sanitary District, which added primary sedimentation tanks, a 1.2 million-gallon Type 1 pre-stressed concrete digester, odor control, digester gas handling facilities, headworks improvements, electrical improvements, including the provision of a 1000 kW emergency generator, and odor control for the 13 MGD Valley Sanitary Treatment Plant. • Mills Water Treatment Plant Chemical Systems Upgrades, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Project Engineer for responsible for the design of the chemical systems upgrade project, the Modules 1 & 2 rehabilitation project, and the single point injection project to enable the Mills plant to operate at 326 mgd capacity. • Wastewater Treatment Plant Engineering and Construction Management Services Project, City of Brawley. Project Engineer for the Brawley WWTP Improvements and Expansion project responsible for the solids handling system design, including a high-speed centrifuge and a sludge drying solar greenhouse.
• Trinidad Lift Station and Force Main Project, City of Huntington Beach. Project Manager for replacement of a lift station, including two submersible recessed-impeller non-clog pumps and a new 20-foot deep concrete wet well.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C80535
NASSCO Pipeline Assessment Certification Program (PACP) #U-512-15438
EDUCATION BS, Civil Engineering, California State University, Los Angeles

CHARLES RO, PE

WATER / WASTEWATER TREATMENT

FACILITIES ENGINEER

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Michael Guirguis has 23 years of experience specializing in water, wastewater, and recycled water conveyance infrastructure planning, design, condition assessment, rehabilitation, site civil design, and construction management. His career involves applying the best technologies to extend the life of conveyance and pumping systems to provide reliable systems that maintain a relatively low cost of operation and maintenance. He provides reliable, constructible designs and prepares accurate bid packages, resulting in successful construction with minimal change orders.

Michael is also accomplished in construction sequencing, with or without temporary bypassing, to maintain facility operations and to minimize community impacts.

EXPERIENCE
• Emergency Firefighting Water System, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA. Pipeline Engineer for a new firefighting water system, which provides a high-pressure water source (up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi) to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline consists of over 20 miles of 42”, 36”, and 24” earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe. • Wells V206 / V207 and Saugus Wells S3 & S4 Groundwater PFAS Treatment Project, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Project Design Manager for this groundwater PFAS treatment facility project that includes an Ion Exchange (IX) Facility with cartridge prefilters for PFAS removal, a sodium hypochlorite disinfection facility, and discharge and pump-to-waste piping. • Newport Force Main Rehabilitation, Project 5-60, Orange County Sanitation District, Newport Beach, California. Project Engineer responsible for the design for the replacement and/or rehabilitation of 28,000 feet of network force mains along Pacific Coast Highway (22- to 36-inch diameter). The project incorporated open-cut high-density polyethylene pipe, cured-in-place pipe rehabilitation, micro tunneling, and jack and bore construction methods.
• Lower Salada Lift Station Rehabilitation, Moulton Niguel Water District. Project Manager for this $10 million lift station rehabilitation project that includes the replacement of the existing lift station with a new lift station on the same site. The new lift station includes three 200 HP wet pit submersible pumps with VFDs and electrical gear, new wet well, new 500 kW genset, an overflow structure and new electrical building. • Beachwood Sewage Pump Station Rehabilitation and Force Main Project, City of Burbank. Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer for this $8.2 million pump station rehabilitation and force main replacement project. • High Lift Recycled Water Pump Station, Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries. Project Manager responsible for the design of a new 4,000 gpm capacity recycled water pump station for irrigation at Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries. Each 150 HP pump is rated at 1,333 gpm at 231 feet total dynamic head.
• Indio Water Authority Pipelines and Analysis, City of Indio, Indio, California. Project Engineer/Technical Lead responsible for hydraulic modeling of the City’s water distribution system and the planning and design of 13,580 feet of 18-inch and 24-inch ductile iron water pipelines in phase one, 13,500 feet of 24-inch ductile iron water pipeline in phase two, a 3,000-gpm well, and associated site improvements. The project included tunnel crossings of I-10, the Union Pacific Railroad, Coachella Valley Water District’s All American Canal, and the Coachella Valley Water District flood control channel.
• Edison Avenue Regional Recycled Water Pipeline, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Chino, California. Technical Leader responsible for the overall design of pipeline improvements for the Agency, consisting of approximately 33,000 feet of a 30-inch diameter recycled water transmission main to interconnect to the RP-1 treatment plant outfall and the Carbon Canyon Water Reclamation Plant. • Westside Wastewater Pump Station, Orange County Sanitation District. Project Manager responsible for a condition assessment, hydraulic analysis, engineering, design, and construction management of this $9 million project, including rehabilitation, upgrades, and capacity expansion from 8 MGD to 23 MGD.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C72252
EDUCATION BS, Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic University, Pomona

MICHAEL GUIRGUIS, PE

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LIFT STATIONS ENGINEER

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As a licensed professional engineer, Adam Betsworth has over 19 years of municipal civil, infrastructure, engineering, design, and construction experience in water and wastewater conveyance systems as well as land development experience. He has worked with AutoCAD for more than 21 years and is an expert with Civil 3D. Adam’s municipal work includes, but is not limited to, potable and recycled water pipelines, wastewater treatment plants, lift stations, trunk sewers, potable and recycled water reservoirs, and booster pump stations. His experience in land development includes commercial grading plans, street plans, sewer, water, recycled, and transmission lines, storm drain plans, channels, traffic control plans, tract maps, legal descriptions, and writing complex exhibits and reports. Adam has supervised and trained employees in various tasks and in the use of Civil 3D.

EXPERIENCE
• Broadway Sewer Siphon Replacement, Sunset Beach Sanitary District. Project Engineer responsible for providing civil and mechanical engineering design services for this project to proactively replace an 85-year-old siphon, to provide greater pipe resistance to earthquake shaking and included replacing approximately 220 LF of existing 6-inch diameter cast iron sewer siphon crossing beneath Sunset Channel (60’ wide R/W) northwest of the existing bridge in Broadway (80’ wide R/W). • Broadway Pump Station Bypass Sewer, Sunset Beach Sanitary District. Project Engineer for the Broadway Pump Station Bypass Sewer project, which included the design for approximately 3,300 LF of 15-inch diameter bypass sewer main alongside the Sunset Beach Greenbelt.

Design services included an analysis of pipe alignments, materials, construction techniques, permits, and grant application support. • Santa Cruz Site Jack and Bore, Caltrans Phase B Crossing, Anaheim Public Utilities. Project Engineer for this project that included the design for 450 LF of 24-inch ductile iron carrier pipe inside a 36-inch diameter jack and bored steel casing across Interstate 5 in the City of Anaheim.
• Goetz Road Intertie Project with Eastern Municipal Water District Project, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District. Project Engineer for this project that provides EVMWD with an intertie system that provides reliability and redundancy within the Canyon Lake area. • Kiner-Gleada Water Main Improvement Project, City of Huntington Beach. Project Engineer responsible for the design of 1,300 LF of replacement 8-inch C900 DR14 water pipeline, including trench pavement restoration and curb-to-curb slurry sealing within the project limits.
• Irrigation Lateral Replacement Projects, Coachella Valley Water District. Civil Engineer responsible for the design of 18,500 LF of 18-inch to 30-inch diameter replacement canal water Irrigation Lateral 119.64-7.5 piping and 7,900 LF of 20-inch and 24-inch diameter replacement canal water Irrigation Lateral 123.45-1.3-2.2 concrete pipe for the District’s canal water irrigation water customers in their Palm Desert service area.
• Hilltop Green Lift Station Force Mains, West County Wastewater District. Project Engineer who provided civil and mechanical engineering design services for the design of a 12-inch diameter 1,000 LF dual force main. Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) was used at two segments within the alignment.
• Secondary Effluent Line Rehabilitation Project, City of San Leandro. Civil Engineer responsible for design services for a CIPP liner in the existing 36-inch diameter secondary effluent pipeline at the City’s Water Pollution Control Plant. • Orange Heights Zone 5 to 6 Domestic Water and Zone C+ to D Recycled Water Booster Pump Station Project, Irvine Ranch Water District.

Site Civil Engineer for a combined $2 million domestic water pump station and a $1.9 million recycled water pump station. Responsibilities included grading and pavement design for the new combined pump station facility.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Chemical Engineer, CA #C73790
EDUCATION BS, Civil Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

ADAM BETSWORTH, PE

SEWERS / PIPELINES ENGINEER

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Ramesh Bachuvala has 21 years of experience in planning, design, and construction of municipal water and wastewater infrastructure, including water mains, booster pump stations, flow control facilities, storm drains, sewers, force mains, lift stations, and related grading and other site preparation work. He has served as a project design engineer, senior civil designer, and oversees the work of CAD designers in preparation of construction plans. Ramesh has extensive experience in the preparation of traffic control plans for pipeline construction and street improvements within the public right-of-way. Areas of expertise include: utility search and coordination with utility companies; hydraulic and hydrology analysis; WQMP/ SWPPP Reports; traffic control design; and ROW and easement analysis and coordination.

EXPERIENCE
• Newhope Trunk Sewer, Orange County Sanitation District. Site Civil and Pipeline designer for the $75 million 54-inch diameter 38,000 LF trunk sewer replacement project along State College Blvd. in the cities of Fullerton and Anaheim. Responsibilities included utilities investigation, acquiring easements and rights-of-way, and obtaining permits. • Sewer Main Replacement Project 1, Garden Grove Sanitary District. Site Civil/Pipelines Designer for this $3.6M project, which included of replacement of approximately 5,440 LF of 8-inch diameter VCP gravity sewer pipe, 1,290 LF of 12-inch VCP pipe, 30 LF of 6-inch VCP pipe, 60 LF of 8-inch PVC pipe, and 20 LF of 12-inch PVC pipe, including 124 sewer lateral reconnections and twenty-seven 48-inch diameter lined sewer manholes (Sancon-100 system) in Garden Grove.
• Sewer Main Lining and Spot Repairs Projects 1 and 2, Garden Grove Sanitary District. Site Civil/Pipelines Designer for this $1.6M project that included the rehabilitation of 17,430 LF of 8-inch diameter sanitary sewer gravity piping by UV-cured CIPP liner and various spot repairs in Garden Grove.
• Overland Drive and Margarita Road Potable Water Pipeline Replacement, Rancho California Water District. Site Civil/Pipelines Designer for the replacement of 1,700 LF of 16-inch diameter potable water pipeline in the city of Temecula. • Burr St. Force Main, Coachella Valley Water District. Site Civil/Pipelines Designer responsible for developing the new 17,000 LF 18-inch diameter C900 PVC force main plan and profiles. The force main alignment begins at the newly constructed Burr St. Lift Station in the city of Indio and terminates at the District’s Water Reclamation Plant No. 7 (WRP 7). • 54-inch Castaic Conduit Bypass Pipeline, Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency. Site Civil/Pipelines Designer for this 8,000 LF 54-inch diameter pipeline that included an alignment alternative study evaluating existing utilities, geotechnical, environmental, and traffic concerns. • Santa Cruz Site Jack and Bore, Caltrans Phase B Crossing, Anaheim Public Utilities. Pipeline Designer for this project that included the design for 450 LF of 24-inch ductile iron carrier pipe inside a 36-inch diameter jack and bored steel casing across Interstate 5 in the City of Anaheim.
• Broadway Sewer Siphon Replacement, Sunset Beach Sanitary District. Pipeline Designer responsible for providing design services for this project to proactively replace an 85-year-old siphon, to provide greater pipe resistance to earthquake shaking and included replacing approximately 220 LF of existing 6-inch diameter cast iron sewer siphon crossing beneath Sunset Channel (60’ wide R/W) northwest of the existing bridge in Broadway (80’ wide R/W).
• Broadway Pump Station Bypass Sewer, Sunset Beach Sanitary District. Pipeline Designer for the Broadway Pump Station Bypass Sewer project, which included the design for approximately 3,300 LF of 15-inch diameter bypass sewer main alongside the Sunset Beach Greenbelt.

Design services included an analysis of pipe alignments, materials, construction techniques, permits, and grant application support.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Engineer-In-Training, CA #143515
EDUCATION MS, Geographical Information Systems, FH-University of Karlsruhe-Germany BS, Civil Engineering, Osmania University, India

RAMESH BACHUVALA, EIT

SEWERS / PIPELINES DESIGN

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Boyana Angelova is a Civil Engineer specializing in water and wastewater projects including treatment facilities improvements, sewer rehabilitation replacement, combined sewer overflow systems, water storage, pump stations and conveyance systems, wastewater pump stations and conveyance systems, and UV replacement projects. Boyana has gained valuable experience working on numerous small to large water and wastewater projects covering planning, design, and construction administration. Her project experience includes the development of specifications and providing design support, preparation of hydraulic calculations, permit preparation and coordination. Boyana is skilled in engineering software including AutoCAD, MicroStation, Autodesk Storm, and Sanitary Analysis, HEC-RAS, ArcGIS, OpenLCA, Stella Modelling, and Simulation. Aside from her design support experience, Boyana has provided construction administration support including assistance with RFPs, RFIs, submittals and change orders.

EXPERIENCE
• South Bay Water Reclamation Plant Ultraviolet Disinfection System Replacement, City of San Diego. Project Engineer for the $3.4 million project replacing the UV disinfection system at the SBWRP, reducing operations and maintenance costs and allowing the City to apply for SDG&E credits based on the power savings from using the new UV system.. • Environmental and Engineering Design Services WRCRWA Flow Control Improvements, City of Corona Public Works. Project Engineer for this flow control project at WRCRWA treatment plant that includes the design of a new flow control station (FCS) and necessary piping and appurtenances to allow delivery of treated reclaimed water to the City of Corona. • Chemical Systems Rehabilitation at Plant No. 2, Orange County Sanitation District. Project Civil / Mechanical Engineer for this $4 million project that upgrades the Sodium Bisulfite Station and Anionic Polymer Station at OCSAN’s Wastewater Treatment Plant No. 2. • Sludge Thickener and Sludge Storage Tank Design-Build Project, City of Richmond. Project Engineer for a design-build sludge thickener project that included a new sludge thickening facility with two new rotary drum thickeners, TWAS sludge pumps with VFDs, polymer system, odor scrubber, WAS pumps, and new MCCs and controls.
• Seal Beach Pumping Station Replacement, Orange County Sanitation District. Civil Engineer for the Orange County Sanitation District’s new $97 million 34 mgd Seal Beach Pump Station. Boyana’s responsibilities included serving as the lead project engineer for the general, demolition, and civil disciplines, mechanical design of the upstream structures, and subconsultant coordination. • Fairgrounds St. and Dexter Dr. Wastewater Lift Station Replacement Project, City of Riverside. Civil Engineer for this project, which included the replacement of two lift stations with new lift stations conforming to the City’s Sewage Lift Station and Force Main guidelines. • Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements, Irvine Ranch Water District. Project Engineer for the Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements Project that increases the pumping capacity at four IRWD water pump stations to meet Tier 1 Fire Flow requirements, improve reliability, and upgrade the facilities to meet current District standards. Boyana assisted with the hydraulic analysis, including development of the system curves and pump selection for each site.
• Point Pump Station Rehabilitation, City of Coronado. Project Engineer for this $750k pump station rehabilitation project that included a new PLC-based control system and SCADA.
• Trinidad Pump Station Replacement, City of Coronado. Project Engineer for this $1 million pump station rehabilitation project that included structurally retrofitting the wet well.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Civil Engineer, CA #C92769
CASQA Certified SWPPP Developer (QSD)
and Practitioner (QSP) #27957
EDUCATION BS, Civil Engineering, Northeastern University BOYANA K. ANGELOVA, PE, QSD/QSP

WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES / PUMPING
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Jordan is a California-registered Electrical Engineer with 5 years of experience delivering water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including pump stations, treatment plants, pipelines, and reservoirs. His commitment to client satisfaction, technical accuracy, and timely delivery – supported by robust QA/QC measures – has contributed to the success of projects ranging up to $97M in construction cost. As a versatile project, lead, and/or support engineer, Jordan mindfully and effectively tailors his approach to project-specific needs. His cross-discipline technical expertise lies in electrical and instrumentation and controls (I&C) design, including specifications, control schematics, P&IDs, control panel layouts, power system analysis, single-line diagrams, and electrical plans. In addition to design, Jordan brings extensive experience supporting construction administration, including RFPs, RFIs, submittals, and change order requests. With a strong technical foundation and collaborative approach, Jordan is an asset to any project team.

EXPERIENCE
• Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Advanced Water Purification Facility, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN). Electrical Engineer for the electrical design for this progressive design-build project, including designs for the new switchgear, MCCs, grounding, lighting, cable and conduit, and coordination with the local utility provider for new power to the site, which includes a new electrical substation.
• Calexico Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrading and Improvements, City of Calexico. Electrical Engineer responsible for electrical engineering design support for upgrading of the City of Calexico’s WWTP by increasing the capacity from 4.3 MGD to 11.6 MGD. • Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades and Expansion, Public Works and Utilities, City of Colton. Electrical / I&C Engineer for this $75 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion project that includes influent pump station, two new oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers, WAS/RAS/Scum pump station, DAF unit, rotary drum thickener, polymer feed system, sludge circulation pumps, plantwide MCC replacement and SCADA system.
• Seal Beach Pump Station Replacement, Orange County Sanitation District. Electrical / I&C Engineer for this new $97 million 34 MGD capacity pump station replacement project responsible for electrical and controls design, including electrical analysis, cable pull calculations, lighting calculations, electrical load summaries, and coordination efforts with the utility provider. • Lower Salada Lift Station Rehabilitation, Moulton Niguel Water District. Electrical / I&C Engineer for this $10 million lift station rehabilitation project that includes the replacement of the existing lift station with a new lift station on the same site. The new lift station includes three 200 HP wet pit submersible pumps with VFDs and electrical gear, new wet well, new 500 kW genset, an overflow structure and new electrical building.
• Prado Booster Pump Station Upgrade Project, City of Colton. Electrical Engineer for the $1.8 million Prado Booster Station Upgrade Project for the City of Colton, including three new vertical turbine pumps and motors, VFDs, new MCC, new piping and valves, complete instrumentation & controls and SCADA for remote monitoring. • Jess Ranch Lift Station Replacement, Town of Apple Valley. Electrical Engineer for this replacement $2.6 million lift station. Responsibilities included an electrical analysis to determine the new electrical loads, utility service requirements, and sizing of the new electrical gear and emergency standby generator.
• Aliso Creek and Southwing Lift Stations Auxiliary Generator Replacements, Moulton Niguel Water District. Electrical Engineer responsible for site investigations, review of electrical loads, evaluation of the existing ATS and load banks for re-use or replacement, and design of electrical system improvements.
• Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements Project, Irvine Ranch Water District. Electrical Engineer for this project that increases the pumping capacity at four IRWD water pump stations to meet Tier 1 Fire Flow requirements, improve reliability, and upgrade the facilities to meet current District standards. Responsibilities included the evaluation of the existing standby generators due to increased pump horsepower and the design of the electrical equipment upgrades.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION Electrical Engineer CA#24462
EDUCATION BS, Electrical Engineering, California State University, Fullerton

JORDAN LIM, PE

ELECTRICAL / I&C / SCADA

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SUB-CONSULTANT BIOGRAPHIES
LSA Associates, Inc. | Environmental Services
Environmental planning and consulting have been the cornerstone of LSA’s professional services since the firm was founded in 1976 and continues to be one of its key practice areas. For more than 47 years, LSA has operated as a full-service, multidisciplinary environmental planning, impact assessment, and regulatory permitting firm with strong in-house technical support services covering the majority of the subject matter necessary to prepare and/or review environmental documents. Rancho California Water District will benefit from LSA’s extensive experience in providing Rancho Water with comprehensive environmental services for over 22 years, LSA has worked with Rancho Water providing environmental.

The Prizm Group (TPG) | Surveying
TPG was formed in 1998 with the corporate office in Norco, California. The background of the principal included design engineering and surveying of public works projects throughout Southern California. TPG provides surveying services to civil engineering companies and public agencies. By providing services to such entities TPG has participated in numerous projects for both private and public agencies, including cities and water districts such as Rancho California Water District, the cities of Corona, Azusa, Indio and Eastern Municipal Water District. TPG is regular subconsultant on LEE + RO projects.

Underground Solutions, Inc. | Potholing
Underground Solutions, Inc. (USI) has been in the locating and vacuum excavation utility potholing service business since 2003.

USI and their team of highly qualified operators and management are committed to perform fast, safe and accurate utility locating services. Their high velocity use of air-driven excavation delivers the power to cut precise holes into the earth without damaging the utility being located. Their “dry” system provides a more economical and environmentally friendly method of excavation.

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Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading
City of Holtville
LEE + RO provided engineering, design, and construction support services for $11.5 million in upgrades to the existing 0.85 mgd secondary treatment plant.

Existing plant processes included a headworks, primary clarifiers, trickling filter, secondary cla rifiers, continuous upflow filters, UV disinfection, aerobic sludge digesters, and sludge drying beds. The existing plant had been subject to a Region 7 RWQCB cease and desist order for many years due to non-compliance of effluent ammonia and toxicity limitations. LEE + RO performed a comprehensive treatment process analysis and prepared an engineering report. In accordance with the report approved by RWQCB, LEE + RO prepared the final design of a new headworks with a septage receiving facility, new grit removal, a new Biolac activated sludge basin with two integral secondary clarifiers and aeration blowers, a rotary drum sludge thickener and drying beds, a new operations building, a new MCC building, and a new 500kw diesel emergency standby generator with automatic transfer switch. The plant’s 220V system was completely replaced with a new 480V system with a new IID utility substation. LEE + RO assisted the City in obtaining funding from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), NAD Bank, and Border Environmental Coordination Commission (BECC). The construction documents were prepared in strict accordance with funding agency guidelines, including agency reporting, SRF American Iron and Steel (AIS) requirements, as well as the U. S. Department of Agriculture standards. LEE + RO also provided construction support services, including verification of Davis-Bacon compliance by the Contractor. The construction was completed in May 2017 and the newly constructed plant has been producing effluent meeting all NPDES requirements, including the ammonia nitrogen limit of 1.9 mg/l.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading
City of Brawley
LEE + RO provided planning, preliminary design report, final design, construction management and resident engineering services for this $25 million Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Improvements project. The existing 5.9 MGD WWTP consisted of a headworks, three primary clarifiers, five facultative lagoons, and drying beds.

LEE + RO prepared a detailed project report presenting a systematic approach for the requisite improvements. LEE + RO assisted the City in successfully obtaining $15 million from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and a $10 million federal grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Wastewater and sludge handling processes designed and constructed included three Biolac® WaveOx aeration basins and secondary clarifiers, gravity thickening, centrifuge sludge dewatering, solar greenhouses for Class A Biosolids, an operations building, and rehabilitation of headworks and other support facilities. The project was designed and constructed on a tight time schedule under a Cease and Desist Time Schedule Order issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The upgraded plant has been producing an effluent quality that exceeds the NPDES permit requirements. This project received “Project of the Year” award from the San Diego / Imperial County Chapters of the American Public Works Association in 2012.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrading and Expansion
City of El Calexico
The City of Calexico contracted LEE + RO to design upgrades for the existing WWTP providing the capacity to treat current and future flow demands, as well as meet any potential regulatory requirements, specifically regarding ammonia concentrations in the effluent. The existing liquid treatment capacities are 2.5 MGD for Plant 1 and

1.8 MGD for Plant 2. The upgraded WWTP will be capable of treating an average dry weather flow of 5.8 MGD and peak wet weather flow of 11.6 MGD. Additionally, the upgraded WWTP will be capable of producing an effluent with low ammonia concentration (i.e., less than 5 mg/L) in compliance with potential future changes in regulatory requirements. The upgrades to the WWTP consist of a new packaged septage receiving station, improvements to the existing headworks, a new influent metering structure, a new vortex grit removal system, a new influent pump station, three new Biolac aeration basins and appurtenances, new aeration blowers and blower building, two new secondary clarifiers, new RAS, WAS, and Scum Pump Stations, replacement of the. existing Calgon UV System with a Trojan UV 4000 System, a new rotary drum sludge thickener facility, conversion of an existing primary clarifier to plant water storage and distribution system, and a new water distribution system and hydrants, a new plant stormwater drainage system, a new electrical building and electrical power distribution systems, and new PLC/SCADA systems.

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Mills WTP Modules 1 & 2 Rehabilitation and Chemical System Improvements
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside, CA As Prime Consultant, LEE + RO was responsible in 2009 for design of $13.5M in improvements to the chemical systems and associated tank farms (sulfuric acid, caustic soda, hydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite, ammonia, liquid and bulk powder polymers, and chlorine systems) and for the design of the $22.5M Module 1 and 2 Rehabilitation project. Due to low-demand, the 51.5 mgd capacity Module 1 and

54.5 mgd capacity Module 2 were removed from service in 1997 and had not been operated since. Flow projections indicated that the Mills Plant required upgrading to its original full capacity rating of 326 mgd (combined capacities of Modules 1 and 2 plus the 220 mgd rated capacity of the newer Modules 3 and 4) in order to meet the demand of the projected growth.

The existing chemical storage and feed systems required upgrading in order to reliably meet the increased capacity requirements and to be compliant with the applicable codes and regulations. The chemical systems upgraded included: sulfuric acid; hydrogen peroxide; ORP and filter effluent caustic soda; alum/ferric chloride; poly-DADMAC polymer; chlorine; sodium hypochlorite; aqueous ammonia; dry polymer; and fluorosilicic acid systems. These upgrades included: increased capacity chemical feed systems; additional and/or modified control valves, distribution/transfer pumps, metering panels, and instrumentation and controls; heattracing of sodium hydroxide systems to prevent crystallization; replacement of four corroded sodium hydroxide storage tanks (20,000 gallons each); adding a 7,000 gallon of aqueous ammonia storage tank and 400 gallon gas absorber; designing a new ORP caustic tank farm with two 50,000 gallon ORP caustic storage tanks; and redesigning the piping distribution systems to be more efficient and reliable
Earl Schmidt Filtration Plant Washwater Treatment and Sludge System Improvements Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
The 56 mgd capacity Earl Schmidt Filtration Plant (ESFP) treats State Project Water Main. The main processes consist of an ozone injection system, ten contact clarifiers, ten filters, and two storage reservoirs. The water and coagulants are flash-mixed and conveyed to contact clarifiers, followed by filtration. Filtered water is disinfected with chlorine and flows by gravity to storage reservoirs before distribution. Washwater (WW) from the clarifiers and filters are stored in WW basins and pumped to the WW treatment facilities.

Treated WW is returned to the head of the plant, and the collected solids are treated in a gravity sludge thickener, and finally, in drying beds. The WW return system consists of two WW basins (400,000 gallons each), chemical injection and inline mixer system, and two WW treatment units (WWTUs). The supernatant in WW basins is pumped to the WWTUs, and the settled sludge conveyed to the sludge thickeners and eventually to drying beds. The California Department of Public Health (DPH) Cryptosporidium Action Plan (CAP) includes a 2 NTU recycled water turbidity limit and regulates the total recycle water flow to be less than 10% of the plant flow. The existing WW return system met the 10% recycle flow requirement; however, the existing system limited the WW recycle flow. In addition, the WW return system could not consistently reduce turbidity below 2 NTU. LEE + RO evaluated the entire WW system, identified the necessary WW system improvements to cost-effectively achieve full compliance with the requirements. The project included the design of two new 620,000-gallon WW basins, a WW basin effluent wet well, upsizing of various conveyance piping, a new sludge thickener, new sludge drying bed, electrical, and various site improvements. The total construction cost was $18.76 million. Construction completion was in May 2024.

Emergency Firefighting Water System Design
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
As the lead firm for a joint venture (JV) with a geotechnical firm (AGS), LEE + RO is the Engineer-ofRecord and is providing Planning, Design, Bidding, and Construction Phase Engineering Services for the new firefighting water system that provides a high-pressure water source to the western districts of San Francisco. The pipeline will consist of over approximately 20 miles of new 42”, 36”, and 24” pipe using earthquake-resistant ductile iron pipe materials. Water sources will be potable and non-potable water. New pump stations (Sunset and Central) will be designed and constructed to provide up to 30,000 gpm at 350 psi of pressure. These two large separate pump stations have over 5,000 HP of pumping demand at each station.

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2017-18 Reservoir Management Systems Replacements
Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD)
LEE + RO provided engineering, design, and construction support services for the conversion of on-site hypochlorite generation systems and liquid ammonia systems to bulk liquid sodium hypochlorite and ammonia chloramine disinfection systems at eight (8) different water reservoir sites in the MNWD service area, (1) 10 MG East Aliso Creek Reservoir, (2) Seville Reservoirs - 2 ea x 1.125 MG, (3) Mathis-Nellie Gail Reservoirs - 1 ea x 1.75 MG and 1 ea x 4 MG, (4) 4 MG Crown Valley Reservoir, (5) 2 MG High¬lands Reservoir, (6) 2.5 MG Marguerite Reservoir, (7) 4 MG Moulton Peak Reservoir, and (8) 5 MG Pacific Park Reservoir. Each site contains one or two potable water storage reservoirs that supplies domestic water to the communities. The water is disinfected utilizing chloramines in the reservoirs to maintain the residual chlorine concentration prior to delivery to the communities. Each disinfection facility contains new bulk sodium hypochlorite and ammonia storage and feeding systems and includes a masonry block chemical storage building with separate rooms for each chemical, ventilation and split system AC units for the chemical rooms, storage tanks, chemical pumps and piping, reservoir mixers, analyzers and dosage control, chemical leak detection systems, sample and drain piping, electrical, process monitoring and control via SCADA, shower/ eyewash stations, and site utilities.

Pump Station No. 2 Power Reliability and Surge Protection San Diego, California
PS2, San Diego’s largest pump station, was constructed in 1963, and conveys all wastewater flows from the San Diego Metro Wastewater System through two 87-inch diameter force mains and Point Loma Tunnel to the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (PLWTP). PS2 has a design capacity of 432 mgd and houses a total of eight (8) pumps: six are driven by 2,250 HP electric motors, and two others are driven by 2,500 HP natural gas engines. PS2 currently has three utility feeds from SDG&E. However, the present setup does not meet the EPA Class I Reliability Criteria and major sewage spills could occur at PS2. LEE + RO evaluated many alternatives employing turbines and/or engine generators. The project also included force main hydraulic study and mitigation of hydraulic surge on the dual force mains to the PLWTP. The selected alternative in the final design includes: (1) replace two engine driven pumps with two 2,250 HP motors driven through new VFDs, (2) install two natural gas engine generators rated at 3,000 kW each, which will be available to pumps at all times for force main surge protection during multiple pump operation, and (3) install two 4,000 kW diesel engine emergency generators. The project includes an 8,000 sq. ft. and 45 ft. high building to house generators, cooling systems, electrical switchgear, and cranes. The existing raw sewage shell and tube exchangers were modified and retained as a part of the engine cooling system. The project includes extensive rearrangements and modification to SDG&E power, 4.16 kV distribution systems, and existing power distribution systems. New generators and pump sequencing controls are configured to prevent surge and to provide “island mode” for a group of pumps or set of generators. Project challenges included permitting with the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, coordinating the power feed arrangement with SDG&E, meeting EPA Class I Reliability requirements, and development of a large, tall building on a very tight and constrained site adjacent to Mission Bay right next to the San Diego Airport.

Overland Drive and Margarita Road Potable Water Pipeline Replacement
Rancho California Water District
LEE + RO was retained for the replacement of a potable water line and associated pavement restoration work. This project is located within the City of Temecula and consists of the design of a replacement pipeline for approximately 1,700 linear feet of 16-inch diameter C905 PVC potable water pipeline. The existing pipeline, installed in 1999, experienced two catastrophic failures between 2018 and June 2019. During repair work, District staff observed that the pipeline had ruptured from what appeared to be “over-belled “joints, which resulted in failure at the joints and subsequent splitting longitudinally down the pipe section. LEE + RO performed a pipe material evaluation, alignment selection, pipeline replacement/repair alternatives and provided these to the District in a technical memorandum. LEE + RO also provided final design, bid phase and engineering services during construction.

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Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements
Irvine Ranch Water District, CA
LEE + RO is the Engineer-of-Record for the $4 million Santiago Canyon Pump Station Improvements project. The Project increases pumping capacity at Manning, Read, Shaw, and Williams pump stations to meet Tier 1 Fire Flow requirements, improve reliability, and upgrade the facilities to meet current District standards. Three of the four pump stations are capable of operating in excess of 200 psi. The improvements include a new pressure-reducing valve connecting Zones 9 and 10B (at Manning Pump Station only), which will open during fire flow conditions, site improvements for maintenance across the four pump stations, and improved fire protection. Evaluation of existing standby generators due to increased pump horsepower was performed along with the evaluation and design of electrical equipment upgrades, instrumentation and control improvements to current District standards, including PLC replacements, and design of communications upgrades including two new 35-foot-tall IRWD standard communications towers at Shaw Reservoir and Williams Pump Station.

Water Reclamation Plant 10 (WRP 10)
Plants B & C Improvements & Upgrading
Coachella Valley Water District, Palm Desert
LEE + RO provided engineering design services and engineering services during construction for $5.3 million in improvements to Plant B and Plant C at the 18 MGD capacity WRP 10 facility in Palm Desert. WRP 10 is comprised of three separate liquid stream activated sludge secondary treatment trains referred to as Plant A, Plant B, and Plant C and two tertiary treatment trains. The 2 MGD Plant A was constructed in 1974. Plants B and C were subsequently constructed to expand the total secondary treatment capacity to 18 MGD. Project improvements included twelve (12) new 6” RAS magnetic flow meters at Plants B and C, replacement of the influent and effluent channel piping and diffuser replacement and reconfiguration at the Plant B and Plant C aeration basins; replacement of 54 aeration basin and secondary clarifier inlet, outlet, and interconnecting gate valves at Plant C; replacement of 12 existing RAS V-notch metering gates in the Plant C secondary clarifier RAS channel with 12 telescoping valves; replacement of the existing Plant B WAS pumps and VFDs; replacement of the existing Plant C RAS pumps and VFDs; replacement of the existing manually operated Plant B secondary clarifier rotary scum troughs with electrically actuated rotary scum troughs; replacement of the existing aeration basin froth spray pumps, piping and spray nozzles at Plant B and Plant C, replacement of the existing scum pumps, local control panel, and scum pump piping at Plant B and Plant C, replacement of deteriorated and failing RAS and WAS piping in the piping gallery; and concrete structural repairs at the T2 tertiary filter effluent channels. Plant C improvements were constructed during plant low flow periods between May and October 2018. Once Plant C was returned to service, Plant B improvements were constructed during plant low flow periods between May and October 2019. Final construction was completed in April 2020.

Reservoir Management Systems Replacement Project
Santa Margarita Water District
LEE + RO provided engineering and design services for the conversion of on-site hypochlorite generation systems and liquid ammonia systems to bulk liquid sodium hypochlorite and ammonia chloramine disinfection systems at two (2) different water reservoir sites in the SMWD service area; (1) 6 MG Talega Zone 1 Reservoir, and (2) 1.3 MG Estado Reservoir. SMWD performed extensive pilot testing of disinfection systems and decided to change to 12.5% sodium hypochlorite and 38% ammonium sulfate. Engineering services provided by LEE + RO include designs for construction of new bulk sodium hypochlorite and ammonium sulfate systems, including all equipment, double-walled chemical storage tanks, pumps, analyzers and controllers, connected piping, valves, electrical and instrumentation. The Estado Reservoir facility is not equipped with an RMS building and a new RMS building will be constructed. Both reservoir sites will require a sodium hypochlorite tank farm including double-wall storage tank, canopy structure, chemical fill station, etc. The design includes all components necessary for complete and operational reservoir management systems. The existing Tank Shark mixer at the Estado Reservoir will be replaced with a new PAX mixer.

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Trinidad Pump Station Replacement
City of Coronado
The old Trinidad Pump Station consisted of two pumps located in a dry well silo nearly 30’ deep and a wet well. As a sub to Nasland Engineering, LEE + RO’s duties included structurally retrofitting the wet well into a submersible pit where the new pumps are located, a new mechanical discharge piping vault with emergency bypass suction and discharge piping, and a new electrical control system. The total construction cost for the Trinidad Pump Station upgrades was $1.0 million
Rehabilitation at Plant No. 2
Orange County Sanitation District
The scope of work for this project includes the upgrade of the Sodium Bisulfite Station (SBS) and Anionic Polymer Station (APS) at OC San's Treatment Plant No.

2. These upgrades are essential to enhance wastewater treatment processes and operational efficiency. The SBS, originally designed for continuous disinfection, now requires modifications due to changing operational needs and currently experiences operational challenges due to chemical crystallization. Similarly, the APS faces issues with outdated electrical and instrumentation equipment, affecting overall performance. The objective of this project is to address these deficiencies by establishing a reliable chemical dosing system for the SBS and modernizing the outdated equipment at the current APS facility. The new SBS facility includes two 4,000 gallon FRP tanks, chemical feed pump skid, piping with valves, control panel, recirculation and flushing systems, electrical panels, lighting, flow meters, emergency shower/eyewash stations, and repairs such as containment area concrete recoating, and metal canopy recoating. The improvements at the APS facility include replacement of three polymer mix tank isolating ball valves with pneumatic actuators, replacement of the existing polymer solution RIO panel with a new ABB RIO/Controller, 480V wall-mounted motor starters for existing tank mixers and polymer transfer pumps, along with 480V wall-mounted FCPs equipped with new VFDs for existing Polymer Feed Pumps A, B, C, and S. The design is anticipated to be finished by February 2025, with construction scheduled for completion in June 2027.

Water Treatment Plant Conversion from Gaseous Chlorine to Sodium Hypochlorite
City of El Centro, El Centro
The City of El Centro (City) owns and operates a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) that receives its water supply from the Colorado River through the Imperial Irrigation District’s (IID) canals. The City’s WTP has a design capacity of 21 MGD, with an average daily demand of 7.8 MGD and current peak flows of 14 MGD. The WTP was equipped with a gaseous chlorine water disinfection system to disinfect the water prior to discharging it into the City’s supply lines. The City had expressed concern regarding the usage of chlorine gas as a disinfectant, as chlorine gas is toxic. The WTP is located adjacent to residential areas and chlorine gas disinfection poses a potential risk to the public in the event of a chlorine gas leak. The City contracted LEE + RO to design a 12.5% bulk sodium hypochlorite disinfection system for the WTP. LEE + RO provided all engineering and design services, bid phase services and we are currently providing engineering services during construction. LEE + RO’s design was based on providing 14 days of on-site storage for the disinfection facility. The design includes two (2) new 10-ft. diameter x 16.6-ft tall 6,500-gallon double-wall high-density linear polyethylene (HDLPE) bulk sodium hypochlorite storage tanks, new concrete foundation, and five (5) new 0-50 GPH peristaltic chemical metering pumps, complete with valves, piping, instrumentation, electrical and controls. The hypochlorite solution is injected into two (2) clarifiers and a clearwell prior to the reservoir. The chemical metering pumps receive the residual chlorine concentration from an existing chlorine analyzer that is located in the clearwell and automatically controls the hypochlorite dosage to maintain the target residual concentration.

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EXHIBIT D

LEVINE ACT

STATEMENT

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EXHIBIT D

This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)
XX
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September 29, 2025

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This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)

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This prohibition applies to contributions to the officer, or received by the officer on behalf of any other officer, or on behalf of any candidate for office or on behalf of any committee.

This statement must be provided for the company and for each consultant who will work with the City.

City of El Centro Council Members as of the date of this RFP are as follows:

Mayor Sonia Carter
Mayor Pro-Tem Marty Ellett
Sylvia Marroquin
Claudia Camarena
Michael Crankshaw

DATE (SIGNATURE OF CONSULTANT)
9/30/25

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
FOR

ON-CALL SERVICES

1. CIVIL ENGINEERING – GENERAL

2. CIVIL ENGINEERING - WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Requested By:

City of El Centro
Department of Public Works
307 W. Brighton Ave.

El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 336-3152
Abraham Campos, PE
Director of Public Works/ City Engineer
August 2025
Exhibit F- RFP

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DEADLINE
Consultants are requested to submit five hard copies of their proposal before 04:30 p.m. on Friday, September 19, 2025. Refer to section IX for further information.

Note: late, emailed, or faxed proposals will not be considered.

III. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
INTRODUCTION.

Disciplines:

1. Civil Engineering – General Civil Engineering

PURPOSE. The purpose of this RFP is to:

1. Familiarize prospective consultants with the information necessary to understand the consultant selection process and the required documentation consultant must

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submit.

2. Receive, review and consider proposals from prospective consultants, and select a consultant to provide the desired services for each discipline.

4. Advise prospective consultants that the City is not obligated to issue any contract(s) by issuing this proposal.

Qualified entities are invited to submit written proposals for consideration in accordance with this request. These services will be conducted under a contract with the City.

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No monthly retainer is anticipated.

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Designers shall have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in civil design for public facilities.

A detailed scope of work is available as Exhibit A of this RFP.

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VI. PROJECT SCHEDULE
The following is a tentative schedule for the project:

IX. DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS
Proposals must be submitted to 307 W. Brighton Ave., El Centro CA 92243 by at 4:30 pm on Friday, September 19, 2025 with subject reading as follows:

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incidental to the preparation of proposals or for developing and carrying out interview presentations.

X. SELECTION PROCESS
City staff will evaluate the proposals based on effectiveness and efficiency in supporting each of the following items.

1. Overall responsiveness to the RFP

2. Consultant (and project team) qualifications, experience and referenced projects

4. Project understanding, innovative approach and proposed scope of work

5. Ability to deliver the project scope of work within the stated estimated level of effort

6. Project management plan and schedule

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All Consultants issued this RFP were previously asked to certify that they would execute a contract with the City of El Centro with no exceptions or additions.

To be responsive, each Proposal must include only the following information in the format indicated. Proposals not organized according to the following format may be rejected.

1. Cover with title and date

3. Table of Contents

4. Executive Summary

5. Approach to satisfying scope of work, which should highlight key issues as well as special processes, tools and lessons learned that will be applied

6. Scope of Work based on the respective discipline above

7. Availability to meet the expected schedule for this work, including current workload and backlog

8. History, general qualifications, employee count by title and discipline, and recent or pending litigation for Consultants and subconsultants

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