Item 458/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: William E. Murray
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Public Works
Date: 12/9/2025
Subject: Award of contracts to Engineering Resources Of Southern California, Inc. (Cost:
Not to exceed $350,000 per year), and DMC Engineering (Cost: Not to exceed $350,000 per year) to provide on-call civil engineering plan checking and construction inspection services. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To request City Council authorization to award contract s to Engineering Resources of Southern California, Inc. and DMC Engineering for on-call civil engineering plan checking and construction inspection services.
BACKGROUND
In 2021, two vacant positions in the Land Development Section (Section) of the Engineering Division were eliminated. With limited staff and a steady increase in redevelopment activity following the pandemic, it has become necessary to utilize consultants to support civil engineering plan checking and construction inspection services. The se services include checking grading plans, street improvement plans, tenant improvements plans, Water Quality Improvement Plans, tentative and final parcel and tract maps, lot line adjustments, legal descriptions, site/construction inspection and survey and easement documents.
DISCUSSION
The existing on-call engineering plan check and construction inspection services contract has reached its term and funding limits. Given the increasing number of upcoming land development projects, Land Development staff has determined th at awarding two on -call service contracts is necessary to meet the growing demand for development related activities.
Staff solicited responses to a request for proposals from four civil engineering firms. All four consultants submitted proposal s. A panel consisting of three staff members rated the proposals on the basis of qualifications, work plan, and refe rences. Based on the evaluation results, Engineering Resources of Southern California and DMC Engineering rated the highest.
Item 458/2025
The following is a summary of the ratings:
Company Rater A Rater B Rater C TOTAL
Engineering Resources
of So. Cal.
185 200.5 193.5 579
DMC Engineering 168 194 183 545
NV5 167 172 169 508
Willdan 160 178 168 506
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The costs associated with these agreements have been budgeted into the adopted operating budget in the Land Development section.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Award contracts to Engineering Resources of Southern California and DMC Engineering to provide on-call civil engineering plan checking and construction inspection services, in the amount, not to exceed, $350,000 per firm per year, with four (4) one-year extensions at $350,000 per firm per year, for a total of five (5) contractual years;
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the professional services agreements on behalf of the City and to make minor modifications as appropriate thereto; and
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute option term amendments and make minor modifications as appropriate thereto, on behalf of the City.
By: Kamyar Dibaj, MS, Project Engineer
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Agreement - Engineering Resources of Southern California
2. Agreement - DMc Engineering