Agree No 2025-62
CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF LOMITA AND TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC.
This AGREEMENT for Public Works Oversight Services is entered into this 5th day of December 2026, by and between the CITY OF LOMITA, a general law city and municipal corporation (“CITY”) and TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC., a California corporation (“CONSULTANT”).
R E C I T A L S
A. CITY does not have the personnel able and/or available to perform the services required under this agreement.
B. Therefore, CITY desires to contract out for Public Works Oversight Services.
C. CONSULTANT represents to CITY that it has the qualifications, experience, and facilities to perform properly and timely the services under this Agreement.
D. CITY desires to contract with CONSULTANT to perform the services as described in Exhibit A of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, based on the foregoing recitals, CITY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:
1. CONSIDERATION AND COMPENSATION.
A. As partial consideration, CONSULTANT agrees to perform the work listed in the SCOPE OF SERVICES, attached as Exhibit A;
B. As additional consideration, CONSULTANT and CITY agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement;
C. As additional consideration, CITY agrees to pay CONSULTANT an hourly rate of $210 per hour for CONSULTANT’S services, a total amount not to exceed $19,500, unless otherwise authorized by written amendment to this Agreement.
D. No additional compensation shall be paid for any other expenses incurred, unless first approved by the City Manager or his designee.
Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 E. CONSULTANT shall submit to CITY, by not later than the 10th day of each month, its bill for services itemizing the fees and costs incurred during the previous month.
CITY shall pay CONSULTANT all uncontested amounts set forth in the CONSULTANT'S bill within 30 days after it is received.
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES.
A. CONSULTANT will perform the services and activities set forth in the SCOPE OF SERVICES attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference. If any part of Exhibit A is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
B. Except as herein otherwise expressly specified to be furnished by CITY, CONSULTANT will, in a professional manner, consistent with the level of skill and care exercised by other members of CONSULTANT’S profession providing similar services under similar circumstances, furnish all of the labor, technical, administrative, professional and other personnel, all supplies and materials, equipment, printing, vehicles, transportation, office space, and facilities necessary or proper to perform and complete the work and provide the professional services required of CONSULTANT by this Agreement.
3. PAYMENTS. For CITY to pay CONSULTANT as specified by this Agreement, CONSULTANT must submit an invoice to CITY which lists the reimbursable costs, the specific tasks performed, and, for work that includes deliverables, the percentage of the task completed during the billing period.
4. TIME OF PERFORMANCE. The services of CONSULTANT are to commence upon receipt of a notice to proceed from CITY and shall continue until all authorized work is completed to CITY’s reasonable satisfaction, in accordance with the schedule incorporated in “Exhibit A,” unless extended in writing by CITY.
5. FAMILIARITY WITH WORK. By executing this Agreement, CONSULTANT represents that CONSULTANT has (a) reviewed and considered the scope of services to be performed; (b) carefully considered how the services should be performed; and (c) understands the facilities, difficulties, and restrictions attending performance of the services under this Agreement.
6. KEY PERSONNEL. CONSULTANT’s key person assigned to perform work under this Agreement is Ahmad Ansari. CONSULTANT shall not assign another person to be in charge of the work contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written authorization of CITY.
7. TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Agreement shall commence upon execution by both parties and shall expire on June 30, 2026, unless earlier termination occurs under Section 11 of this Agreement or extended in writing by both parties. The parties may agree to extend by two additional one-year periods, at the city’s sole discretion, Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 upon consultant’s successful demonstration of exemplary contract performance. Any extensions shall be approved in writing in advance by both parties.
8. CHANGES. CITY may order changes in the services within the general scope of this Agreement, consisting of additions, deletions, or other revisions, and the contract sum and the contract time will be adjusted accordingly. All such changes must be authorized in writing, executed by CONSULTANT and CITY. The cost or credit to CITY resulting from changes in the services will be determined in accordance with written agreement between the parties.
9. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. CONSULTANT will provide CITY with a Taxpayer Identification Number.
10. PERMITS AND LICENSES. CONSULTANT will obtain and maintain during the term of this Agreement all permits, licenses, and certificates that may be required by local, state and federal laws in connection with the performance of services under this Agreement, including a business license as specified in Title VI, Chapter 2 of the Lomita Municipal Code.
11. Laws and Regulations; Employee/Labor Certification. CONSULTANT shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations in any manner affecting the performance of the Project or the Services, including all Cal/OSHA requirements, and shall give all notices required by law.
CONSULTANT shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with the Services and this Agreement. All violations of such laws and regulations shall be grounds for CITY to terminate the Agreement for cause.
12. TERMINATION.
A. Except as otherwise provided, CITY may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause with a 10-day notice. Notice of termination shall be in writing.
B. CONSULTANT may terminate this Agreement. Notice will be in writing at least 30 days before the effective termination date.
C. In the event of such termination, CONSULTANT shall cease services as of the date of termination, all finished or unfinished documents, data, drawings, maps, and other materials prepared by CONSULTANT shall, at CITY’s option, become CITY’s property, and CONSULTANT will receive just and equitable compensation for any work satisfactorily completed up to the effective date of notice of termination.
D. Should the Agreement be terminated pursuant to this Section, CITY may procure on its own terms services similar to those terminated.
13. INDEMNIFICATION.
Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 A. CONSULTANT shall indemnify, defend with counsel approved by CITY, and hold harmless CITY, its officers, officials, employees and volunteers from and against all liability, loss, damage, expense, cost (including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with CONSULTANT's performance of work hereunder or its failure to comply with any of its obligations contained in this AGREEMENT, regardless of CITY’S passive negligence, but excepting such loss or damage which is caused by the sole active negligence or willful misconduct of CITY. Should CITY in its sole discretion find CONSULTANT’S legal counsel unacceptable, then CONSULTANT shall reimburse CITY its costs of defense, including without limitation reasonable attorneys fees, expert fees and all other costs and fees of litigation. CONSULTANT shall promptly pay any final judgment rendered against CITY (and its officers, officials, employees and volunteers) covered by this indemnity obligation. It is expressly understood and agreed that the foregoing provisions are intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the law of the State of California and will survive termination of this Agreement.
B. The requirements as to the types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained by CONSULTANT as required by Section 17, and any approval of said insurance by CITY, are not intended to and will not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations otherwise assumed by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, to the provisions concerning indemnification.
14. ASSIGNABILITY. This Agreement is for CONSULTANT’s professional services.
CONSULTANT’s attempts to assign the benefits or burdens of this Agreement without CITY’s written approval are prohibited and will be null and void.
15. INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. CITY and CONSULTANT agree that CONSULTANT will act as an independent CONSULTANT and will have control of all work and the manner in which is it performed. CONSULTANT will be free to contract for similar service to be performed for other employers while under contract with CITY. CONSULTANT is not an agent or employee of CITY and is not entitled to participate in any pension plan, insurance, bonus or similar benefits CITY provides for its employees. Any provision in this Agreement that may appear to give CITY the right to direct CONSULTANT as to the details of doing the work or to exercise a measure of control over the work means that CONSULTANT will follow the direction of the CITY as to end results of the work only.
16. AUDIT OF RECORDS.
A. CONSULTANT agrees that CITY, or designee, has the right to review, obtain, and copy all records pertaining to the performance of this Agreement.
CONSULTANT agrees to provide CITY, or designee, with any relevant information requested and will permit CITY, or designee, access to its premises, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours for the purpose of interviewing employees and inspecting and copying such books, records, Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 accounts, and other material that may be relevant to a matter under investigation for the purpose of determining compliance with this Agreement.
CONSULTANT further agrees to maintain such records for a period of three (3) years following final payment under this Agreement.
B. CONSULTANT will keep all books, records, accounts and documents pertaining to this Agreement separate from other activities unrelated to this Agreement.
17. CORRECTIVE MEASURES. CONSULTANT will promptly implement any corrective measures required by CITY regarding the requirements and obligations of this Agreement. CONSULTANT will be given a reasonable amount of time as determined by CITY to implement said corrective measures. Failure of CONSULTANT to implement required corrective measures shall result in immediate termination of this Agreement.
18. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
A. CONSULTANT, at CONSULTANT’s own cost and expense, shall procure and maintain, for the duration of the contract, the following insurance policies:
1. Workers Compensation Insurance as required by law. CONSULTANT shall require all subconsultants similarly to provide such compensation insurance for their respective employees. Any notice of cancellation or non-renewal of all Workers’ Compensation policies must be received by CITY at least thirty (30) days prior to such change. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against CITY, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers for losses arising from work performed by CONSULTANT for CITY.
2. General Liability Coverage. CONSULTANT shall maintain commercial general liability insurance in an amount of not less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. If a commercial general liability insurance form or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to the work to be performed under this Agreement or the general aggregate limit shall be at least twice the required occurrence limit.
3. Automobile Liability Coverage. CONSULTANT shall maintain automobile liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of CONSULTANT arising out of or in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement, in an amount of not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit for each occurrence.
Automobile coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Automobile Liability form CA 0001 covering any auto (Code 1), or if Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 Consultant has no owned autos, hired (code 8) and non-owned autos (Code 9).
4. Professional Liability Coverage. CONSULTANT shall maintain professional errors and omissions liability insurance for protection against claims alleging negligent acts, errors, or omissions which may arise from CONSULTANT’S operations under this Agreement, whether such operations be by CONSULTANT or by its employees, subconsultants, or subconsultants. The amount of this insurance shall not be less than two million dollars ($2,000,000) on a claims-made annual aggregate basis, or a combined single-limit-per-occurrence basis. When coverage is provided on a “claims made basis,” CONSULTANT will continue to renew the insurance for a period of three (3) years after this Agreement expires or is terminated. Such insurance will have the same coverage and limits as the policy that was in effect during the term of this Agreement and will cover CONSULTANT for all claims made by CITY arising out of any errors or omissions of CONSULTANT, or its officers, employees or agents during the time this Agreement was in effect.
B. Endorsements. Each general liability, automobile liability and professional liability insurance policy shall be issued by a financially responsible insurance company or companies admitted and authorized to do business in the State of California, or which is approved in writing by CITY, and shall be endorsed as follows. CONSULTANT also agrees to require all CONSULTANTs, and subconsultants to do likewise.
1. “The CITY, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers are to be covered as additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of work performed by or on behalf of the CONSULTANT, including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations.”
2. This policy shall be considered primary insurance as respects CITY, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers.
Any insurance maintained by CITY, including any self-insured retention CITY may have, shall be considered excess insurance only and shall not contribute with this policy.
3. This insurance shall act for each insured and additional insured as though a separate policy had been written for each, except with respect to the limits of liability of the insuring company.
4. The insurer waives all rights of subrogation against CITY, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, or agents.
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5. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage provided to CITY, its elected or appointed officers, officials, employees, agents, or volunteers.
6. The insurance provided by this policy shall not be canceled, except after thirty (30) days’ written notice has been received by CITY (or ten (10) days if cancellation is due to nonpayment of premiums).
C. CONSULTANT agrees to provide immediate notice to CITY of any claim or loss against CONSULTANT arising out of the work performed under this agreement.
CITY assumes no obligation or liability by such notice, but has the right (but not the duty) to monitor the handling of any such claim or claims if they are likely to involve CITY.
1. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by CITY. At CITY’s option, CONSULTANT shall demonstrate financial capability for payment of such deductibles or self-insured retentions.
2. CONSULTANT shall provide certificates of insurance with original endorsements to CITY as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein.
Certificates of such insurance shall be filed with CITY on or before commencement of performance of this Agreement. Current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with CITY at all times during the term of this Agreement.
3. Failure on the part of CONSULTANT to procure or maintain required insurance shall constitute a material breach of contract under which CITY may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11 above.
4. The commercial general and automobile liability policies required by this Agreement shall allow CITY, as additional insured, to satisfy the self-insured retention (“SIR”) and/or deductible of the policy in lieu of the CONSULTANT (as the named insured) should CONSULTANT fail to pay the SIR or deductible requirements. The amount of the SIR or deductible shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney and the Finance Director. CONSULTANT understands and agrees that satisfaction of this requirement is an express condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement. Failure by CONSULTANT as primary insured to pay its SIR or deductible constitutes a material breach of this Agreement. Should CITY pay the SIR or deductible on CONSULTANT’S behalf upon CONSULTANT’S failure or refusal to do so in order to secure defense and indemnification as an additional insured under the policy, CITY may include such amounts as damages in any action against CONSULTANT for breach of this Agreement in addition to any other damages incurred by CITY due to the breach.
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19. USE OF OTHER CONSULTANTS. CONSULTANT must obtain CITY’s prior written approval to use any CONSULTANTs while performing any portion of this Agreement. Such approval must include approval of the proposed CONSULTANT and the terms of compensation.
20. FINAL PAYMENT ACCEPTANCE CONSTITUTES RELEASE. The acceptance by the CONSULTANT of the final payment made under this Agreement shall operate as and be a release of CITY from all claims and liabilities for compensation to the CONSULTANT for anything done, furnished or relating to the CONSULTANT’S work or services. Acceptance of payment shall be any negotiation of CITY’S check or the failure to make a written extra compensation claim within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of that check. However, approval or payment by CITY shall not constitute, nor be deemed, a release of the responsibility and liability of CONSULTANT, its employees, sub-CONSULTANTs and agents for the accuracy and competency of the information provided and/or work performed; nor shall such approval or payment be deemed to be an assumption of such responsibility or liability by CITY for any defect or error in the work prepared by CONSULTANT, its employees, sub-CONSULTANTs and agents.
21. CORRECTIONS. In addition to the above indemnification obligations, the CONSULTANT shall correct, at its expense, all errors in the work which may be disclosed during CITY’S review of CONSULTANT’S report or plans. Should the CONSULTANT fail to make such correction in a reasonably timely manner, such correction shall be made by CITY, and the cost thereof shall be charged to CONSULTANT. In addition to all other available remedies, CITY may deduct the cost of such correction from any retention amount held by CITY or may withhold payment otherwise owed CONSULTANT under this Agreement up to the amount of the cost of correction.
22. NON-APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS. Payments to be made to CONSULTANT by CITY for services preformed within the current fiscal year are within the current fiscal budget and within an available, unexhausted fund. In the event that CITY does not appropriate sufficient funds for payment of CONSULTANT’S services beyond the current fiscal year, the Agreement shall cover payment for CONSULTANT’S only to the conclusion of the last fiscal year in which CITY appropriates sufficient funds and shall automatically terminate at the conclusion of such fiscal year.
23. NOTICES. All communications to either party by the other party will be deemed made when received by such party at its respective name and address as follows:
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CITY CONSULTANT
City of Lomita
24300 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, CA 90717
ATTN: City Manager
Transtech Engineers, Inc.
13367 Benson Avenue
Chico, CA 91710
[email protected]
ATTN: Okan Demirci, PE,
QSD/P, MBA, Principal
Any such written communications by mail will be conclusively deemed to have been received by the addressee upon deposit thereof in the United States Mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed as noted above. In all other instances, notices will be deemed given at the time of actual delivery. Changes may be made in the names or addresses of persons to whom notices are to be given by giving notice in the manner prescribed in this paragraph. Courtesy copies of notices may be sent via electronic mail, provided that the original notice is deposited in the U.S. mail or personally delivered as specified in this Section.
24. SOLICITATION. CONSULTANT maintains and warrants that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than CONSULTANT’s bona fide employee, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, CONSULTANT warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than CONSULTANT’s bona fide employee, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. Should CONSULTANT breach or violate this warranty, CITY may rescind this Agreement without liability.
25. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement and every provision herein is generally for the exclusive benefit of CONSULTANT and CITY and not for the benefit of any other party. There will be no incidental or other beneficiaries of any of CONSULTANT’s or CITY’s obligations under this Agreement.
26. INTERPRETATION. This Agreement was drafted in, and will be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and exclusive venue for any action involving this agreement will be in Los Angeles County.
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, and its Attachments, sets forth the entire understanding of the parties. There are no other understandings, terms or other agreements expressed or implied, oral or written.
28. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Each Party had the opportunity to independently review this Agreement with legal counsel. Accordingly, this Agreement will be construed simply, as a whole, and in accordance with its fair meaning; it will not be interpreted strictly for or against either Party.
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29. AUTHORITY/MODIFICATION. The Parties represent and warrant that all necessary action has been taken by the Parties to authorize the undersigned to execute this Agreement and to engage in the actions described herein. This Agreement may be modified by written amendment with signatures of all parties to this Agreement.
CITY’s city administrator, or designee, may execute any such amendment on behalf of CITY.
30. ACCEPTANCE OF FACSIMILE OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. The Parties agree that this Agreement will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by facsimile transmission, scanned and delivered via electronic mail, or delivered using digital signature technology approved by CITY. Such facsimile or electronic signatures will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature.
31. FORCE MAJEURE. Should performance of this Agreement be impossible due to fire, flood, explosion, war, embargo, government action, civil or military authority, the natural elements, or other similar causes beyond the Parties’ control, then the Agreement will immediately terminate without obligation of either party to the other.
32. TIME IS OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence to comply with dates and schedules to be provided.
33. ATTORNEY’S FEES. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each will bear his or its own costs, expenses and attorneys' fees arising out of and/or connected with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Agreement, and all matters arising out of or connected therewith except that, in the event any action is brought by any party hereto to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in addition to all other relief to which that party or those parties may be entitled.
34. STATEMENT OF EXPERIENCE. By executing this Agreement, CONSULTANT represents that it possesses the quality, experience and capacity to perform the Agreement in a manner consistent with the applicable standard of care and satisfactory to CITY. CONSULTANT represents that its financial resources, surety and insurance experience, service experience, completion ability, personnel, current workload, experience in dealing with private CONSULTANTs, and experience in dealing with public agencies all suggest that CONSULTANT is capable of performing the proposed contract and has a demonstrated capacity to deal fairly and effectively with and to satisfy a public agency.
35. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (CITY and CONSULTANT initials required at one of the following paragraphs)
By their respective initials next to this paragraph, CITY and CONSULTANT hereby acknowledge that CONSULTANT is a “CONSULTANT” for the purposes of the California Political Reform Act because CONSULTANT’S duties would require him or her to make one or more of the governmental decisions set forth in Fair Political Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 Practices Commission Regulation 18700.3(a)(2) or otherwise serves in a staff capacity for which disclosure would otherwise be required were CONSULTANT employed by CITY. CONSULTANT hereby acknowledges his or her assuming-office, annual, and leaving-office financial reporting obligations under the California Political Reform Act and the CITY’S Conflict of Interest Code and agrees to comply with those obligations at his or her expense. Prior to CONSULTANT commencing services hereunder, the City’s Manager shall prepare and deliver to CONSULTANT a memorandum detailing the extent of CONSULTANT’S disclosure obligations in accordance with the CITY’S Conflict of Interest Code.
City Initials _____
CONSULTANT Initials
OR
By their initials next to this paragraph, CITY and CONSULTANT hereby acknowledge that CONSULTANT is not a “CONSULTANT” for the purpose of the California Political Reform Act because CONSULTANT’S duties and responsibilities are not within the scope of the definition of CONSULTANT in Fair Political Practice Commission Regulation 18700.3(a)(2) and is otherwise not serving in staff capacity in accordance with CITY’S Conflict of Interest Code.
City Initials _____
CONSULTANT Initials_____
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract on the day, and year first hereinabove written.
CITY OF LOMITA CONSULTANT
__________________________ ___________________________
Andrew Vialpando, City Manager By: Okan Demirci, Principal ATTEST:
Kathleen Horn Gregory, City Clerk Taxpayer ID No.
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Subject: Transtech Proposal for Public Works Oversight Services Dear Mr. Vialpando,
As requested, Transtech is pleased to submit this task order for the subject project and services.
Company Profile: Established in 1989, Transtech (a California Corporation) is a multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm. Transtech has been in business for 36 years and is providing municipal services to approximately 90 public agencies.
Large Pool of Staff with Diversified Experience: Transtech has a large pool of well experienced staff and resources readily available to provide requested services, and respond to requests in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner. Our staff and resources include approximately 250 professionals, including building officials, plan checkers, inspectors, permit technicians, engineers, project managers, designers, plan checkers, inspectors, construction managers, traffic and transportation analysts, technicians, support personnel.
Experience in Working with Public Agencies/Cities: We have extensive experience working with Public Agencies/Cities in similar assignments. We are accustomed to working with governmental agencies, and have a good understanding of public agency issues, procedures, and policies. Several of our staff members are former City Engineers, Public Works Directors. One of the unique qualifications of Transtech is that we serve public agencies as municipal contract service providers, including Contract City Engineer, City Traffic Engineer, Building Official, CIP Manager, Planner and in other capacities.
Our multi-disciplinary service capabilities include:
• Building & Safety Services, Building Inspection, Plan Check, Building Evaluations, City Building Official, Code Enforcement CIP Program and Project Management
Construction Management and Inspection
• City Engineer, City Traffic Engineer, Development Review, Public Works Engineering, Plan Check, Inspection
Federally Funded Project Management
Labor Compliance
• Civil Engineering Staff Augmentation
• Planning Support Grant Writing
• Traffic and Transportation Planning and Engineering CDBG Project Management • Water Resources Engineering Emergency Support Services Experience with METRO: We work with METRO on a number of projects. Currently, we are managing 710 Mobility Improvement Projects for the Cities of Alhambra and Rosemead, which has total funding of approx. $250m.
Experience with Caltrans: Our team includes experienced staff members who have worked for Caltrans and are intimately familiar with the standards and procedures, project development and approval process, and requirements.
October 30, 2025
City of Lomita
Attn: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager, E: [email protected] 24300 Narbonne Ave.
Lomita, CA 90717
Exhibit A
Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 Experience with County of Los Angeles: We work and coordinate with LA County on a number of projects. We are also one of the B&S service consultants for the County. We also coordinate with the County Fire Department, and Sheriff’s Department.
13367 Benson Avenue | Chino CA 91710 | T 909 595 8599 | F 909 590 8599 | Transtech.org Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 City of Lomita
Attn: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
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Experience in Federally Funded Projects: We have extensive experience in the management and administration of federally funded projects. In the past few years, we have managed over 50 federally funded projects. Our staff members have completed Caltrans Resident Engineer Academy for Federally Funded Projects. We follow guidelines and procedures of Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM).
Experience in Grants: Our team has proven track record in obtaining outside grants for its client cities. Our staff works with our client cities to find potential funding sources, and to prepare competitive applications for various programs. We have obtained extensive amount of funds for our client cities.
Value Added Service: We provide value added service. Because we are a multi-disciplinary service firm and also provide plan check and inspection among many services to many local agencies, we can also supplement/support Agency plan check and inspection staff, if needed, for code required plan check and inspection efforts.
Experience in Design-Build Projects: We have extensive experience in Design-Build Projects (California Public Contract Code, Part 3. Contracting by Local Agencies; Article 4. Cities; CHAPTER 4. Local Agency DesignBuild Projects).
Scope of Work: Transtech commits to supplying a highly qualified team member to deliver Public Works Support services to the City Manager. The proposed scope includes providing a qualified public works professional, who will assist and consult with the City Manager regarding operations of the department including engineering, maintenance and operations functions. Assigned team members will be providing guidance and assistance to the City Manager as part of Public Works Oversight services.
Proposed Staff: We propose the following staff:
• Mr. Ahmad Ansari, PE, Contract Principal: Mr. Ansari has extensive experience in overseeing Public Works Departments for various public agencies in Public Works Director, and City Engineering roles. Mr. Ansari will be available up to 2 days/20 hours per week, combination of on-site and off-site hours.
Fee:
Transtech’s standard billing rate for Mr. Ahmad Ansari (Principal/Sr. Engineer) is $220-$240/hour. Transtech will provide these services at a discounted hourly rate of $210/hour. Below is a budgetary estimate for 6 weeks service, assuming 15 hrs per week work load. Services will be billed on time and material based on actual hours.
Staff Classification Weekly Average
Hrs Allocation
Total Hrs for 6
Weeks Service
Duration
Average Hrly Rate Total Fee
Sr. Engineer/Principal 15 90 $210 $18,900
TOTAL $18,900
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this proposal. Should you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact the undersigned.
Sincerely,
Okan Demirci, PE, QSD/P, MBA, Principal, E: [email protected], C: 714-319-6137 Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 Attachment: Attachment A – Resume
Transtech Proposal for Public Works Oversight Services
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Attn: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
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Attachment A – Resume
AHMAD ANSARI, PE, Principal, Sr. Engineer
Education
• BS Civil Engineering &
Architecture, USC
Registration
• Registered Civil Engineer
Highlights
• 35 years of past
experience in City and
County Public Works
• City of Rialto – Interim City
Manager
• County of Orange Public
Works- Administrative
Manager
• City of Moreno ValleyPublic Works Director/City
Engineer
• City of Rialto- Public Works
Director/City Engineer
• City of Perris- Public Works
Director
• City of Pomona- Deputy
Public Works
Director/Assistant City
Engineer
• City of Burbank- Senior Civil
Engineer
Mr. Ansari has over 35 years of past experience in City and County Public Works and has worked at several municipalities in Southern California at executive management level.
At Transtech, Mr. Ansari provides support at various Contract Cities, including oversight of in Public Works, City Engineering, and CIP Management.
He has a broad knowledge of local government operations, including preparation and presentation of agenda reports to advisory boards, commissions and city councils.
Mr. Ansari has managed full-time staffing levels of over 100 at public agencies, including serving as City Engineer and Public Works Director.
He has provided oversight and management of public work projects, including:
• Capital Improvement Program project management and delivery • Real Property/Right of Way acquisition and management • Traffic and Transportation engineering
• Private Development/Entitlement process review and approval • Maintenance and Operations including roads, storm drains, sewers, parks, facilities, traffic signals, signs/striping, fleet
• Special Districts, Landscape/Lighting Assessment
• Electric Utility
• Participation in Economic Development/Job Creation incentives through effective infrastructure improvements
Past Engineering positions at Public Agencies:
• City of Moreno Valley- Public Works Director/City Engineer • City of Rialto- Public Works Director/City Engineer
• City of Perris- Public Works Director
• City of Pomona- Deputy Public Works Director/Assistant City Engineer • City of Burbank- Senior Civil Engineer
His experience also includes serving as Interim City Manager at City of Rialto, as well as management of Orange County Public Works’ 7-year Capital Improvement Program, which comprised of roads, flood and bikeway improvement projects throughout the County.
Mr. Ansari has excellent working relationship and rapport with regional and sub-regional governmental/regulatory agencies. He has represented cities/county at League of California Cities, CSAC/CEAC organizations, and APWA.
Docusign Envelope ID: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 Certificate Of Completion
Envelope Id: 164416A8-692A-4023-A986-017F22042D15 Status: Completed Subject: Complete with Docusign: Final Transtech - Andrews Edits.pdf Source Envelope:
Document Pages: 16 Signatures: 3 Envelope Originator:
Certificate Pages: 5 Initials: 2 Leticia Paz
AutoNav: Enabled
EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled
Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US &
Canada)
Stamps: 1 24300 Narbonne Ave
24300 Narbonne Ave
Lomita, CA 90717
[email protected]
IP Address: 72.34.99.18
Record Tracking
Status: Original
12/23/2025 10:47:50 AM
Holder: Leticia Paz
[email protected]
Location: DocuSign
Signer Events Signature Timestamp
Andrew Vialpando
[email protected]
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 72.34.99.18
Sent: 12/23/2025 11:08:35 AM
Viewed: 12/23/2025 11:48:36 AM
Signed: 12/23/2025 11:48:52 AM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Accepted: 12/23/2025 11:48:36 AM
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Kathleen Horn Gregory
[email protected]
City Clerk
City of Lomita
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 76.217.151.131
Signed using mobile
Sent: 12/23/2025 11:08:36 AM
Viewed: 12/23/2025 11:08:58 AM
Signed: 12/23/2025 7:52:44 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Not Offered via Docusign
Okan Demirci
[email protected]
Principal
Transtech Engineers
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 172.115.46.62
Sent: 12/23/2025 11:08:35 AM
Viewed: 12/24/2025 1:50:49 PM
Signed: 12/24/2025 1:59:46 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:
Accepted: 12/4/2025 11:44:57 AM
ID: 30cd3486-f3b4-454d-9068-93d603cfe502
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Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp
Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp
Witness Events Signature Timestamp
Notary Events Signature Timestamp
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Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 12/23/2025 11:08:36 AM
Certified Delivered Security Checked 12/24/2025 1:50:49 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 12/24/2025 1:59:46 PM Completed Security Checked 12/24/2025 1:59:46 PM
Payment Events Status Timestamps
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure
ELECTRONIC RECORD AND SIGNATURE DISCLOSURE
From time to time, Lomita City Water Department (we, us or Company) may be required by law to provide to you certain written notices or disclosures. Described below are the terms and conditions for providing to you such notices and disclosures electronically through the DocuSign system. Please read the information below carefully and thoroughly, and if you can access this information electronically to your satisfaction and agree to this Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure (ERSD), please confirm your agreement by selecting the check-box next to ‘I agree to use electronic records and signatures’ before clicking ‘CONTINUE’ within the DocuSign system.
Getting paper copies
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Withdrawing your consent
If you decide to receive notices and disclosures from us electronically, you may at any time change your mind and tell us that thereafter you want to receive required notices and disclosures only in paper format. How you must inform us of your decision to receive future notices and disclosure in paper format and withdraw your consent to receive notices and disclosures electronically is described below.
Consequences of changing your mind
If you elect to receive required notices and disclosures only in paper format, it will slow the speed at which we can complete certain steps in transactions with you and delivering services to you because we will need first to send the required notices or disclosures to you in paper format, and then wait until we receive back from you your acknowledgment of your receipt of such paper notices or disclosures. Further, you will no longer be able to use the DocuSign system to receive required notices and consents electronically from us or to sign electronically documents from us.
All notices and disclosures will be sent to you electronically Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure created on: 5/5/2020 10:00:20 AM Parties agreed to: Andrew Vialpando, Okan Demirci
Unless you tell us otherwise in accordance with the procedures described herein, we will provide electronically to you through the DocuSign system all required notices, disclosures, authorizations, acknowledgements, and other documents that are required to be provided or made available to you during the course of our relationship with you. To reduce the chance of you inadvertently not receiving any notice or disclosure, we prefer to provide all of the required notices and disclosures to you by the same method and to the same address that you have given us. Thus, you can receive all the disclosures and notices electronically or in paper format through the paper mail delivery system. If you do not agree with this process, please let us know as described below. Please also see the paragraph immediately above that describes the consequences of your electing not to receive delivery of the notices and disclosures electronically from us.
How to contact Lomita City Water Department:
You may contact us to let us know of your changes as to how we may contact you electronically, to request paper copies of certain information from us, and to withdraw your prior consent to receive notices and disclosures electronically as follows:
To contact us by email send messages to: [email protected] To advise Lomita City Water Department of your new email address To let us know of a change in your email address where we should send notices and disclosures electronically to you, you must send an email message to us at [email protected] and in the body of such request you must state: your previous email address, your new email address. We do not require any other information from you to change your email address.
If you created a DocuSign account, you may update it with your new email address through your account preferences.
To request paper copies from Lomita City Water Department To request delivery from us of paper copies of the notices and disclosures previously provided by us to you electronically, you must send us an email to [email protected] and in the body of such request you must state your email address, full name, mailing address, and telephone number. We will bill you for any fees at that time, if any.
To withdraw your consent with Lomita City Water Department To inform us that you no longer wish to receive future notices and disclosures in electronic format you may:
i. decline to sign a document from within your signing session, and on the subsequent page, select the check-box indicating you wish to withdraw your consent, or you may; ii. send us an email to [email protected] and in the body of such request you must state your email, full name, mailing address, and telephone number. We do not need any other information from you to withdraw consent.. The consequences of your withdrawing consent for online documents will be that transactions may take a longer time to process..
Required hardware and software
The minimum system requirements for using the DocuSign system may change over time. The current system requirements are found here: https://support.docusign.com/guides/signer-guidesigning-system-requirements.
Acknowledging your access and consent to receive and sign documents electronically To confirm to us that you can access this information electronically, which will be similar to other electronic notices and disclosures that we will provide to you, please confirm that you have read this ERSD, and (i) that you are able to print on paper or electronically save this ERSD for your future reference and access; or (ii) that you are able to email this ERSD to an email address where you will be able to print on paper or save it for your future reference and access. Further, if you consent to receiving notices and disclosures exclusively in electronic format as described herein, then select the check-box next to ‘I agree to use electronic records and signatures’ before clicking ‘CONTINUE’ within the DocuSign system.
By selecting the check-box next to ‘I agree to use electronic records and signatures’, you confirm that:
You can access and read this Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure; and You can print on paper this Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure, or save or send this Electronic Record and Disclosure to a location where you can print it, for future reference and access; and
Until or unless you notify Lomita City Water Department as described above, you consent to receive exclusively through electronic means all notices, disclosures, authorizations, acknowledgements, and other documents that are required to be provided or made available to you by Lomita City Water Department during the course of your relationship with Lomita City Water Department.