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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
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ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material presented for tonight's meeting.
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Email from Mickey Radich
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Subject: FW: CC Meeting 8/4/26- Agenda Item #3
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From: Mickey Rodich <[email protected]> I Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 4:09 PM To: CC <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: CC Meeting 8/4/26- Agenda Item #3
RPV keeps declaring that there is a "Local Emergency Situation" every 60 days which allows them to constantly approve no-bid contracts. I believe that many of the contracts issued are not for REAL emergencies and should be competitively bid.
In tonight's Agenda it states:
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD; and, 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-_, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE
STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE
PORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB,
AND SEAVIEW NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES,
PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET SERVICE SHUT OFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.
In the last year, my Ladera Linda neighborhood has also experienced a number of REAL emergencies BASED oN suDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES, PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, INTERNET SERVICE SHUT OFFS, CELL PHONE and TV 1 3.
SHUT OFFS as well and we did not get a Resolution for 60 day extensions because Of a REAL emergency.
2. Why can't our City obtain multiple bids for those items that are not REAL emergencies. I see the same contractors names
receiving multiple no bid contracts because the items are called emergencies .. A broken water main is an emergency. No bid.
Planning to winterize the canyons is not an emergency. Get multiple bids. We have time. I think we need to treat what the City calls emergencies differently. We could save a lot of money. 2 TO:
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DATE:
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
AUGUST 3, 2026
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received through Monday afternoon for the Tuesday, August 4, 2026, City Council meeting:
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Attachment B (Signed Geosyntec Consultants, Inc Agreement) Respectfully submitted,
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
By and Between
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
and
GEOSYNTEC CONSULT ANTS, INC
for
Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program Implementation Services
Item I
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AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND
GEOSYNTEC CONSULT ANTS, INC
THIS AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ("Agreement") is made and entered into on August 4, 2026 by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a California municipal corporation ("City") and GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS, INC., a Florida corporation ("Consultant"). City and Consultant may be referred to, individually or collectively, as "Party" or "Parties."
This Agreement is for Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program Implementation Services
RECITALS
A. City has sought, by issuance of a Request for Proposals, the performance of the services defined and described particularly in Article 1 of this Agreement.
B. Consultant, following submission of a proposal for the performance of the services defined and described particularly in Article 1 of this Agreement, was selected by the City to perform those services.
C. Pursuant to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, City has authority to enter into and execute this Agreement.
D. The Parties desire to formalize the selection of Consultant for performance of those services defined and described particularly in Article 1 of this Agreement and desire that the terms of that performance be as particularly defined and described herein.
OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants made by the Parties and contained herein and other consideration, the value and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. SERVICES OF CONSUL TANT
1.1 Scope of Services.
In compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Consultant shall provide those services specified in the "Scope of Services", as stated in the Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, which may be referred to herein as the "services" or "work" hereunder. As a material inducement to the City entering into this Agreement, Consultant represents and warrants that it has the qualifications, experience, and facilities necessary to properly perform the services required under this Agreement in a thorough, competent, and professional manner, and is experienced in performing the work and services contemplated herein. Consultant shall at all times faithfully, competently and to the best of its ability, experience and talent, perform all services described herein. Consultant covenants that it B-2
shall follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required hereunder and that all materials will be both of good quality as well as fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase "highest professional standards" shall mean those standards of practice recognized by one or more first-class firms performing similar work under similar circumstances.
1.2 Consultant's Proposal.
The Scope of Service shall include the Consultant's Proposal which shall be incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth herein. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of such Proposal and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
1.3 Compliance with Law.
Consultant shall keep itself informed concerning, and shall render all services hereunder in accordance with, all ordinances, resolutions, statutes, rules, and regulations of the City and any Federal, State or local governmental entity having jurisdiction in effect at the time service is rendered.
1.4 California Labor Law.
If the Scope of Services includes any "public work" or "maintenance work," as those terms are defined in California Labor Code section 1720 et seq. and California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000 et seq., and if the total compensation is $1,000 or more, Consultant shall pay prevailing wages for such work and comply with the requirements in California Labor Code section 1770 et seq. and 1810 et seq., and all other applicable laws, including the following requirements:
(a) Public Work. The Parties acknowledge that some or all of the work to be performed under this Agreement is a "public work" as defined in Labor Code Section 1 720 and that this Agreement is therefore subject to the requirements of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of the California Labor Code relating to public works contracts and the rules and regulations established by the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR") implementing such statutes. The work performed under this Agreement is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Consultant shall post job site notices, as prescribed by regulation.
(b) Prevailing Wages. Consultant shall pay prevailing wages to the extent required by Labor Code Section 1771. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773 .2, copies of the prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at City Hall and will be made available to any interested party on request. By initiating any work under this Agreement, Consultant acknowledges receipt of a copy of the DIR determination of the prevailing rate of per diem wages, and Consultant shall post a copy of the same at each job site where work is performed under this Agreement.
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(c) Penalty for Failure to Pay Prevailing Wages. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1774 and 1775 concerning the payment of prevailing rates of wages to workers and the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages. The Consultant shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit $200 (two hundred dollars) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing rates as determined by the DIR for the work or craft in which the worker is employed for any public work done pursuant to this Agreement by Consultant or by any subcontractor.
( d) Payroll Records. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, which requires Consultant and each subconsultant to:
keep accurate payroll records and verify such records in writing under penalty of perjury, as specified in Section 1776; certify and make such payroll records available for inspection as provided by Section 1776; and inform the City of the location of the records. ( e) Apprentices. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 and California Code of Regulations Title 8, Section 200 et seq. concerning the employment of apprentices on public works projects.
Consultant shall be responsible for compliance with these aforementioned Sections for all apprenticeable occupations. Prior to commencing work under this Agreement, Consultant shall provide City with a copy of the information submitted to any applicable apprenticeship program.
Within 60 (sixty) days after concluding work pursuant to this Agreement, Consultant and each of its subconsultants shall submit to the City a verified statement of the journeyman and apprentice hours performed under this Agreement.
(t) Eight-Hour Work Day. Consultant acknowledges that 8 (eight) hours labor constitutes a legal day's work. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by Labor Code Section 1810.
(g) Penalties for Excess Hours. Consultant shall comply with and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Section 1813 concerning penalties for workers who work excess hours. The Consultant shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit $25 (twenty five dollars for each worker employed in the performance of this Agreement by the Consultant or by any subcontractor for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than 8 (eight) hours in any one calendar day and 40 (forty) hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the Labor Code.
Pursuant to Labor Code section 1815, work performed by employees of Consultant in excess of 8 (eight) hours per day, and 40 (forty) hours during any one week shall be permitted upon public work upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours per day at not less than one and 1 ½ (one and one halt) times the basic rate of pay. (h) Workers' Compensation. California Labor Code Sections 1860 and 3 700 provide that every employer will be required to secure the payment of compensation to its employees if it has employees. In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1861, Consultant certifies as follows:
"I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to B-4
undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract."
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(i) Consultant's Responsibility for Subcontractors. For every subcontractor who will perform work under this Agreement, Consultant shall be responsible for such subcontractor's compliance with Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of the California Labor Code, and shall make such compliance a requirement in any contract with any subcontractor for work under this Agreement. Consultant shall be required to take all actions necessary to enforce such contractual provisions and ensure subcontractor's compliance, including without limitation, conducting a review of the certified payroll records of the subcontractor on a periodic basis or upon becoming aware of the failure of the subcontractor to pay his or her workers the specified prevailing rate of wages. Consultant shall diligently take corrective action to halt or rectify any such failure by any subcontractor.
1.5 Licenses, Permits, Fees and Assessments.
Consultant shall obtain at its sole cost and expense such licenses, permits and approvals as may be required by law for the performance of the services required by this Agreement.
Consultant shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for the Consultant's performance of the services required by this Agreement, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its officers, employees or agents of City, against any such fees, assessments, taxes, penalties or interest levied, assessed or imposed against City hereunder.
1.6 Familiarity with Work.
By executing this Agreement, Consultant warrants that Consultant (i) has thoroughly investigated and considered the scope of services to be performed, (ii) has carefully considered how the services should be performed, and (iii) fully understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance of the services under this Agreement. If the services involve work upon any site, Consultant warrants that Consultant has or will investigate the site and is or will be fully acquainted with the conditions there existing, prior to commencement of services hereunder. Should the Consultant discover any latent or unknown conditions, which will materially affect the performance of the services hereunder, Consultant shall immediately inform the City of such fact and shall not proceed except at Consultant's risk until written instructions are received from the Contract Officer in the form of a Change Order.
1.7 Care of Work.
The Consultant shall adopt reasonable methods during the life of the Agreement to furnish continuous protection to the work, and the equipment, materials, papers, documents, plans, studies and/or other components thereof to prevent losses or damages, and shall be B-5
responsible for all such damages, to persons or property, until acceptance of the work by City, except such losses or damages as may be caused by City's own negligence.
1.8 Further Responsibilities of Parties.
Both parties agree to use reasonable care and diligence to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. Both parties agree to act in good faith to execute all instruments, prepare all documents and take all actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement. Unless hereafter specified, neither party shall be responsible for the service of the other.
1.9 Additional Services
City shall have the right at any time during the performance of the services, without invalidating this Agreement, to order extra work beyond that specified in the Scope of Services or make changes by altering, adding to or deducting from said work. No such extra work may be undertaken unless a written Change Order is first given by the Contract Officer to the Consultant, incorporating therein any adjustment in (i) the Contract Sum for the actual costs of the extra work, and/or (ii) the time to perform this Agreement, which said adjustments are subject to the written approval of the Consultant.
Any increase in compensation of up to 10% (ten percent) of the Contract Sum; or, in the time to perform of up to 90 (ninety) days, may be approved by the Contract Officer through a written Change Order. Any greater increases, taken either separately or cumulatively, must be approved by the City Council. It is expressly understood by Consultant that the provisions of this Section shall not apply to services specifically set forth in the Scope of Services. Consultant hereby acknowledges that it accepts the risk that the services to be provided pursuant to the Scope of Services may be more costly or time consuming than Consultant anticipates and that Consultant shall not be entitled to additional compensation therefor. City may in its sole and absolute discretion have similar work done by other Consultants. No claims for an increase in the Contract Sum or time for performance shall be valid unless the procedures established in this Section are followed.
If in the performance of the Services, the Contractor becomes aware of material defects in the Scope of Work, duration, or span of the Services, or the Contractor becomes aware of extenuating circumstance that will or could prevent the completion of the Services, on time or on budget, the Contractor shall inform the City's Contract Officer of an anticipated Change Order.
This proposed change order will stipulate the facts surrounding the issue, proposed solutions, proposed costs, and proposed schedule impacts.
1.10 Special Requirements.
Additional terms and conditions of this Agreement, if any, which are made a part hereof are set forth in the "Special Requirements" attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of Exhibit "B" and any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of Exhibit "B" shall govern.
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ARTICLE 2. COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT.
2.1 Contract Sum.
Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, City agrees to pay Consultant the amounts specified in the "Schedule of Compensation" attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein by this reference. The total compensation, including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall not exceed $2,650,344 (Two Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Four Dollars) (the "Contract Sum"), unless additional compensation is approved pursuant to Section 1.9.
2.2 Method of Compensation.
(a) The method of compensation may include: (i) a lump sum payment upon completion; (ii) payment in accordance with specified tasks or the percentage of completion of the services; (iii) payment for time and materials based upon the Consultant's rates as specified in the Schedule of Compensation, provided that (a) time estimates are provided for the performance of sub tasks, and (b) the Contract Sum is not exceeded; or (iv) such other methods as may be specified in the Schedule of Compensation.
(b) A retention of 10% shall be held from each payment as a contract retention to be paid as part of the final payment upon satisfactory and timely completion of services. This retention shall not apply for on-call agreements for continuous services or for agreements for scheduled routine maintenance of City property or City facilities.
2.3 Reimbursable Expenses.
Compensation may include reimbursement for actual and necessary expenditures for reproduction costs, telephone expenses, and travel expenses approved by the Contract Officer in advance, or actual subcontractor expenses of an approved subcontractor pursuant to Section 4.5, and only if specified in the Schedule of Compensation. The Contract Sum shall include the attendance of Consultant at all project meetings reasonably deemed necessary by the City.
Coordination of the performance of the work with City is a critical component of the services. If Consultant is required to attend additional meetings to facilitate such coordination, Consultant shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for attending said meetings.
2.4 Invoices.
Each month Consultant shall furnish to City an original invoice, using the City template, or in a format acceptable to the City, for all work performed and expenses incurred during the preceding month in a form approved by City's Director of Finance. By submitting an invoice for payment under this Agreement, Consultant is certifying compliance with all provisions of the Agreement. The invoice shall detail charges for all necessary and actual expenses by the following categories: labor (by sub-category), travel, materials, equipment, supplies, and subcontractor contracts. Sub-contractor charges shall also be detailed by such categories. Consultant shall not invoice City for any duplicate services performed by more than one person.
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City shall independently review each invoice submitted by the Consultant to determine whether the work performed and expenses incurred are in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. Except as to any charges for work performed or expenses incurred by Consultant which are disputed by City, or as provided in Section 7.3, City will use its best efforts to cause Consultant to be paid within 45 (forty-five) days of receipt of Consultant's correct and undisputed invoice; however, Consultant acknowledges and agrees that due to City warrant run procedures, the City cannot guarantee that payment will occur within this time period. In the event any charges or expenses are disputed by City, the original invoice shall be returned by City to Consultant for correction and resubmission. Review and payment by City for any invoice provided by the Consultant shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies provided herein or any applicable law.
2.5 Waiver.
Payment to Consultant for work performed pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed to waive any defects in work performed by Consultant.
ARTICLE 3. PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
3.1 Time of Essence.
Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.
3.2 Schedule of Performance.
Consultant shall commence the services pursuant to this Agreement upon receipt of a written notice to proceed and shall perform all services within the time period(s) established in the "Schedule of Performance" attached hereto as Exhibit "D" and incorporated herein by this reference. When requested by the Consultant, extensions to the time period(s) specified in the Schedule of Performance may be approved in writing by the Contract Officer through a Change Order, but not exceeding 60 (sixty) days cumulatively.
3.3 Force Maieure.
The time period(s) specified in the Schedule of Performance for performance of the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement shall be extended because of any delays due to unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Consultant, including, but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, unusually severe weather, fires, earthquakes, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, riots, strikes, freight embargoes, wars, litigation, and/or acts of any governmental agency, including the City, if the Consultant shall within 10 (ten) days of the commencement of such delay notify the Contract Officer in writing of the causes of the delay. The Contract Officer shall ascertain the facts and the extent of delay, and extend the time for performing the services for the period of the enforced delay when and if in the judgment of the Contract Officer such delay is justified. The Contract Officer's determination shall be final and conclusive upon the parties to this Agreement. In no event shall Consultant be entitled to recover damages against the City for any delay in the performance of B-8
this Agreement, however caused, Consultant's sole remedy being extension of the Agreement pursuant to this Section.
3.4 Term.
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of the services but not exceeding December 31, 2031 except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of Performance (Exhibit "D").
ARTICLE 4. COORDINATION OF WORK
4.1 Representatives and Personnel of Consultant.
The following principals of Consultant ("Principals") are hereby designated as being the principals and representatives of Consultant authorized to act in its behalf with respect to the work specified herein and make all decisions in connection therewith:
Avery Blackwell
(Name)
Chris Wessel
(Name)
Principal/Project Manager
(Title)
Senior Services Director/Project Director
(Title)
It is expressly understood that the experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of the foregoing principals were a substantial inducement for City to enter into this Agreement.
Therefore, the foregoing principals shall be responsible during the term of this Agreement for directing all activities of Consultant and devoting sufficient time to personally supervise the services hereunder. All personnel of Consultant, and any authorized agents, shall at all times be under the exclusive direction and control of the Principals. For purposes of this Agreement, the foregoing Principals may not be replaced nor may their responsibilities be substantially reduced by Consultant without the express written approval of City. Additionally, Consultant shall utilize only the personnel included in the Proposal to perform services pursuant to this Agreement.
Consultant shall make every reasonable effort to maintain the stability and continuity of Consultant's staff and subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the services required under this Agreement. Consultant shall notify City of any changes in Consultant's staff and subcontractors, if any, assigned to perform the services required under this Agreement, prior to and during any such performance. City shall have the right to approve or reject any proposed replacement personnel, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
4.2 Status of Consultant.
Consultant shall have no authority to bind City in any manner, or to incur any obligation, debt or liability of any kind on behalf of or against City, whether by contract or otherwise, unless such authority is expressly conferred under this Agreement or is otherwise expressly conferred in writing by City. Consultant shall not at any time or in any manner represent that Consultant or B-9
any of Consultant's officers, employees, or agents are in any manner officials, officers, employees or agents of City. Neither Consultant, nor any of Consultant's officers, employees or agents, shall obtain any rights to retirement, health care or any other benefits which may otherwise accrue to City's employees. Consultant expressly waives any claim Consultant may have to any such rights.
4.3 Contract Officer.
The Contract Officer shall be Vanessa Hevener, Project Manager or such person as may be designated by the Director of Public Works. It shall be the Consultant's responsibility to • assure that the Contract Officer is kept informed of the progress of the performance of the services and the Consultant shall refer any decisions which must be made by City to the Contract Officer. Unless otherwise specified herein, any approval of City required hereunder shall mean the approval of the Contract Officer. The Contract Officer shall have authority, if specified in writing by the City Manager, to sign all documents on behalf of the City required hereunder to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
4.4 Independent Consultant.
Neither the City nor any of its employees shall have any control over the manner, mode or means by which Consultant, its agents or employees, perform the services required herein, except as otherwise set forth herein. City shall have no voice in the selection, discharge, supervision or control of Consultant's employees, servants, representatives or agents, or in fixing their number, compensation or hours of service. Consultant shall perform all services required herein as an independent contractor of City and shall remain at all times as to City a wholly independent contractor with only such obligations as are consistent with that role. Consultant shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or any of its agents or employees are agents or employees of City. City shall not in any way or for any purpose become or be deemed to be a partner of Consultant in its business or otherwise or a joint venturer or a member of any joint enterprise with Consultant.
4.5 Prohibition Against Subcontracting or Assignment.
The experience, knowledge, capability and reputation of Consultant, its principals and employees were a substantial inducement for the City to enter into this Agreement. Therefore, Consultant shall not contract with any other entity to perform in whole or in part the services required hereunder without the express written approval of the City; all subcontractors included in the Proposal are deemed approved. In addition, neither this Agreement nor any interest herein may be transferred, assigned, conveyed, hypothecated or encumbered voluntarily or by operation of law, whether for the benefit of creditors or otherwise, without the prior written approval of City. Transfers restricted hereunder shall include the transfer to any person or group of persons acting in concert of more 25% (twenty five percent) of the present ownership and/or control of Consultant, taking all transfers into account on a cumulative basis. In the event of any such unapproved transfer, including any bankruptcy proceeding, this Agreement shall be void. No approved transfer shall release the Consultant or any surety of Consultant of any liability hereunder without the express consent of City.
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ARTICLE 5. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION
5.1 Insurance Coverages.
Without limiting Consultant's indemnification of City, and prior to commencement of any services under this Agreement, Consultant shall obtain, provide and maintain at its own expense during the term of this Agreement, policies of insurance of the type and amounts described below and in a form satisfactory to City.
(a) General liability insurance. Consultant shall maintain commercial general liability insurance with coverage at least as broad as Insurance Services Office fonn CG 00 01, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate, for bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage. The policy must include contractual liability that has not been amended. Any endorsement restricting standard ISO "insured contract" language will not be accepted.
(b) Automobile liability insurance. Consultant shall maintain automobile insurance at least as broad as Insurance Services Office form CA 00 01 covering bodily injury and property damage for all activities of the Consultant arising out of or in connection with Services to be performed under this Agreement, including coverage for any owned, hired, nonowned or rented vehicles, in an amount not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit for each accident.
( c) Professional liability ( errors & omissions) insurance. Consultant shall maintain professional liability insurance that covers the Services to be performed in connection with this Agreement, in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 per claim and in the aggregate. Any policy inception date, continuity date, or retroactive date must be before the effective date of this Agreement and Consultant agrees to maintain continuous coverage through a period no less than three (3) years after completion of the services required by this Agreement. ( d) Workers' compensation insurance. Consultant shall maintain Workers' Compensation Insurance (Statutory Limits) and Employer's Liability Insurance (with limits of at least $1,000,000).
( e) Subcontractors. Consultant shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and certified endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverages for subcontractors shall include all of the requirements stated herein.
(f) Additional Insurance. Policies of such other insurance, as may be required in the Special Requirements in Exhibit "B".
5.2 General Insurance Requirements.
(a) Proof of insurance. Consultant shall provide certificates of insurance to City as evidence of the insurance coverage required herein, along with a waiver of subrogation endorsement for workers' compensation. Insurance certificates and endorsements must be B-11
approved by City's Risk Manager prior to commencement of performance. Current certification of insurance shall be kept on file with City at all times during the term of this Agreement. City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.
(b) Duration of coverage. Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of this Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property, which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Services hereunder by Consultant, its agents, representatives, employees or subconsultants. ( c) Primary/noncontributing. Coverage provided by Consultant shall be primary and any insurance or self-insurance procured or maintained by City shall not be required to contribute with it. The limits of insurance required herein may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and noncontributory basis for the benefit of City before the City's own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured.
( d) City's rights of enforcement. In the event any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced, City has the right but not the duty to obtain and continuously maintain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by City will be promptly reimbursed by Consultant or City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, City may cancel this Agreement.
( e) Acceptable insurers. All insurance policies shall be issued by an insurance company currently authorized by the Insurance Commissioner to transact business of insurance or that is on the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers in the State of California, with an assigned policyholders' Rating of A- (or higher) and Financial Size Category Class VI (or larger) in accordance with the latest edition of Best's Key Rating Guide, unless otherwise approved by the City's Risk Manager.
(f) Waiver of subrogation. All insurance coverage maintained or procured pursuant to this agreement shall be endorsed to waive subrogation against City, its elected or appointed officers, agents, officials, employees and volunteers or shall specifically allow Consultant or others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these specifications to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its own right of recovery against City, and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subconsultants.
(g) Enforcement of contract prov1s1ons (non-estoppel). Consultant acknowledges and agrees that any actual or alleged failure on the part of the City to inform Consultant of non-compliance with any requirement imposes no additional obligations on the City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.
(h) Requirements not limiting. Requirements of specific coverage features or limits contained in this section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits or other B-12
requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. Specific reference to a given coverage feature is for purposes of clarification only as it pertains to a given issue and is not intended by any party or insured to be all inclusive, or to the exclusion of other coverage, or a waiver of any type. If the Consultant maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the Consultant. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City. (i) Notice of cancellation. Consultant agrees to oblige its insurance agent or broker and insurers to provide to City with a 30 (thirty) day notice of cancellation ( except for nonpayment for which a 10 (ten) day notice is required) or nonrenewal of coverage for each required coverage.
(j) Additional insured status. General liability policies shall provide or be endorsed to provide that City and its officers, officials, employees, and agents, and volunteers shall be additional insureds under such policies. This provision shall also apply to any excess/umbrella liability policies.
(k) Prohibition of undisclosed coverage limitations. None of the coverages required herein will be in compliance with these requirements if they include any limiting endorsement of any kind that has not been first submitted to City and approved of in writing. (1) Separation of insureds. A severability of interests provision must apply for all additional insureds ensuring that Consultant's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respect to the insurer's limits of liability. The policy(ies) shall not contain any cross-liability exclusions. (m) Pass through clause. Consultant agrees to ensure that its subconsultants, subcontractors, and any other party involved with the project who is brought onto or involved in the project by Consultant, provide the same minimum insurance coverage and endorsements required of Consultant. Consultant agrees to monitor and review all such coverage and assumes all responsibility for ensuring that such coverage is provided in conformity with the requirements of this section. Consultant agrees that upon request, all agreements with consultants, subcontractors, and others engaged in the project will be submitted to City for review. (n) Agency's right to revise specifications. The City reserves the right at any time during the term of the contract to change the amounts and types of insurance required by giving the Consultant 90 (ninety) days advance written notice of such change. If such change results in substantial additional cost to the Consultant, the City and Consultant may renegotiate Consultant's compensation.
( o) Self-insured retentions. Any self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by City. City reserves the right to require that self-insured retentions be eliminated, lowered, or replaced by a deductible. Self-insurance will not be considered to comply with these specifications unless approved by City.
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(p) Timely notice of claims. Consultant shall give City prompt and timely notice of claims made or suits instituted that arise out of or result from Consultant's performance under this Agreement, and that involve or may involve coverage under any of the required liability policies.
( q) Additional insurance. Consultant shall also procure and maintain, at its own cost and expense, any additional kinds of insurance, which in its own judgment may be necessary for its proper protection and prosecution of the work.
5.3 Indemnification.
To the full extent permitted by law, Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents ("Indemnified Parties") against, and will hold and save them and each of them harmless from, any and all actions, either judicial, administrative, arbitration or regulatory claims, damages to persons or property, losses, costs, penalties, obligations, errors, omissions or liabilities whether actual or threatened (herein "claims or liabilities") that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm or entity arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of the work, operations or activities provided herein of Consultant, its officers, employees, agents, subcontractors, or invitees, or any individual or entity for which Consultant is legally liable ("indemnitors"), or arising from Consultant's or indemnitors' reckless or willful misconduct, or arising from Consultant's or indemnitors' negligent performance of or failure to perform any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement, and in connection therewith:
(a) Consultant will defend any action or actions filed in connection with any of said claims or liabilities and will pay all costs and expenses, including legal costs and attorneys' fees incurred in connection therewith;
(b) Consultant will promptly pay any judgment rendered against the City, its officers, agents or employees for any such claims or liabilities arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of or failure to perform such work, operations or activities of Consultant hereunder; and Consultant agrees to save and hold the City, its officers, agents, and employees harmless therefrom;
( c) In the event the City, its officers, agents or employees is made a party to any action or proceeding filed or prosecuted against Consultant for such damages or other claims arising out of or in connection with the negligent performance of or failure to perform the work, operation or activities of Consultant hereunder, Consultant agrees to pay to the City, its officers, agents or employees, any and all costs and expenses incurred by the City, its officers, agents or employees in such action or proceeding, including but not limited to, legal costs and attorneys' fees.
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services hereunder. The provisions of this Section do not apply to claims or liabilities occurring as a result of City's sole negligence or willful acts or omissions, but, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall apply to claims and liabilities resulting in part from City's negligence, except that design professionals' indemnity hereunder shall be limited to claims and liabilities arising out of the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of the design professional. The indemnity obligation shall be binding on successors and assigns of Consultant and shall survive termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 6. RECORDS, REPORTS, AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION
6.1 Records.
Consultant shall keep, and require subcontractors to keep, such ledgers, books of accounts, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, reports, studies or other documents relating to the disbursements charged to City and services performed hereunder (the "books and records"), as shall be necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement and enable the Contract Officer to evaluate the performance of such services. Any and all such documents shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be complete and detailed. The Contract Officer shall have full and free access to such books and records at all times during normal business hours of City, including the right to inspect, copy, audit and make records and transcripts from such records. Such records shall be maintained for a period of three (3) years following completion of the services hereunder, and the City shall have access to such records in the event any audit is required. In the event of dissolution of Consultant's business, custody of the books and records may be given to City, and access shall be provided by Consultant's successor in interest. Notwithstanding the above, the Consultant shall fully cooperate with the City in providing access to the books and records if a public records request is made and disclosure is required by law including but not limited to the California Public Records Act.
6.2 Reports.
Consultant shall periodically prepare and submit to the Contract Officer such reports concerning the performance of the services required by this Agreement as the Contract Officer shall require. Consultant hereby acknowledges that the City is greatly concerned about the cost of work and services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement. For this reason, Consultant agrees that if Consultant becomes aware of any facts, circumstances, techniques, or events that may or will materially increase or decrease the cost of the work or services contemplated herein or, if Consultant is providing design services, the cost of the project being designed, Consultant shall promptly notify the Contract Officer of said fact, circumstance, technique or event and the estimated increased or decreased cost related thereto and, if Consultant is providing design services, the estimated increased or decreased cost estimate for the project being designed.
6.3 Ownership of Documents.
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Agreement shall be the property of City and shall be delivered to City upon request of the Contract Officer or upon the termination of this Agreement, and Consultant shall have no claim for further employment or additional compensation as a result of the exercise by City of its full rights of ownership use, reuse, or assignment of the documents and materials hereunder. Any use, reuse or assignment of such completed documents for other projects and/or use of uncompleted documents without specific written authorization by the Consultant will be at the City's sole risk and without liability to Consultant, and Consultant's guarantee and warranties shall not extend to such use, reuse or assignment. Consultant may retain copies of such documents for its own use. Consultant shall have the right to use the concepts embodied therein.
All subcontractors shall provide for assignment to City of any documents or materials prepared by them, and in the event Consultant fails to secure such assignment, Consultant shall indemnify City for all damages resulting therefrom. Moreover, Consultant with respect to any documents and materials that may qualify as "works made for hire" as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101, such documents and materials are hereby deemed "works made for hire" for the City.
6.4 Confidentiality and Release of Information.
(a) All information gained or work product produced by Consultant in performance of this Agreement shall be considered confidential, unless such information is in the public domain or already known to Consultant. Consultant shall not release or disclose any such information or work product to persons or entities other than City without prior written authorization from the Contract Officer.
(b) Consultant, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors, shall not, without prior written authorization from the Contract Officer or unless requested by the City Attorney, voluntarily provide documents, declarations, letters of support, testimony at depositions, response to interrogatories or other information concerning the work performed under this Agreement. Response to a subpoena or court order shall not be considered "voluntary" provided Consultant gives City notice of such court order or subpoena. (c) If Consultant, or any officer, employee, agent or subcontractor of Consultant, provides any information or work product in violation of this Agreement, then City shall have the right to reimbursement and indemnity from Consultant for any damages, costs and fees, including attorney's fees, caused by or incurred as a result of Consultant's conduct. ( d) Consultant shall promptly notify City should Consultant, its officers, employees, agents or subcontractors be served with any summons, complaint, subpoena, notice of deposition, request for documents, interrogatories, request for admissions or other discovery request, court order or subpoena from any party regarding this Agreement and the work performed there under. City retains the right, but has no obligation, to represent Consultant or be present at any deposition, hearing or similar proceeding. Consultant agrees to cooperate fully with City and to provide City with the opportunity to review any response to discovery requests provided by Consultant. However, this right to review any such response does not imply or mean the right by City to control, direct, or rewrite said response.
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ARTICLE 7. ENFORCEMENT OF AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION
7.1 California Law.
This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed both as to validity and to performance of the parties in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Legal actions concerning any dispute, claim or matter arising out of or in relation to this Agreement shall be instituted in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, or any other appropriate court in such county, and Consultant covenants and agrees to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such court in the event of such action. In the event of litigation in a U.S. District Court, venue shall lie exclusively in the Central District of California, in the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
7.2 Disputes; Default.
In the event that Consultant is in default under the terms of this Agreement, the City shall not have any obligation or duty to continue compensating Consultant for any work performed after the date of default. Instead, the City may give notice to Consultant of the default and the reasons for the default. The notice shall include the timeframe in which Consultant may cure the default. This timeframe is 15 (fifteen) days, but may be extended, though not reduced, if circumstances warrant. During the period of time that Consultant is in default, the City shall hold all invoices and shall, when the default is cured, proceed with payment on the invoices. In the alternative, the City may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay some or all of the outstanding invoices during the period of default. If Consultant does not cure the default, the City may take necessary steps to terminate this Agreement under this Article. Any failure on the part of the City to give notice of the Consultant's default shall not be deemed to result in a waiver of the City's legal rights or any rights arising out of any provision of this Agreement.
7.3 Retention of Funds.
Consultant hereby authorizes City to deduct from any amount payable to Consultant (whether or not arising out of this Agreement) (i) any amounts the payment of which may be in dispute hereunder or which are necessary to compensate City for any losses, costs, liabilities, or damages suffered by City, and (ii) all amounts for which City may be liable to third parties, by reason of Consultant's acts or omissions in performing or failing to perform Consultant's obligation under this Agreement. In the event that any claim is made by a third party, the amount or validity of which is disputed by Consultant, or any indebtedness shall exist which shall appear to be the basis for a claim of lien, City may withhold from any payment due, without liability for interest because of such withholding, an amount sufficient to cover such claim. The failure of City to exercise such right to deduct or to withhold shall not, however, affect the obligations of the Consultant to insure, indemnify, and protect City as elsewhere provided herein.
7.4 Waiver.
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provision or a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement.
Acceptance by City of any work or services by Consultant shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-defaulting party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
7.5 Rights and Remedies are Cumulative.
Except with respect to rights and remedies expressly declared to be exclusive in this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the parties are cumulative and the exercise by either party of one or more of such rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other default by the other party.
7.6 Legal Action.
In addition to any other rights or remedies, either party may take legal action, in law or in equity, to cure, correct or remedy any default, to recover damages for any default, to compel specific performance of this Agreement, to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief, or to obtain any other remedy consistent with the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, Consultant shall file a statutory claim pursuant to Government Code Sections 905 et seq. and 910 et seq., in order to pursue a legal action under this Agreement.
7.7 Termination Prior to Expiration of Term.
This Section shall govern any termination of this Contract except as specifically provided in the following Section for termination for cause. The City reserves the right to terminate this Contract at any time, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days' written notice to Consultant, except that where termination is due to the fault of the Consultant, the period of notice may be such shorter time as may be determined by the Contract Officer. Upon receipt of any notice of termination, Consultant shall immediately cease all services hereunder except such as may be specifically approved by the Contract Officer. Consultant shall be entitled to compensation for all services rendered prior to the effective date of the notice of termination and for any services authorized by the Contract Officer thereafter in accordance with the Schedule of Compensation or such as may be approved by the Contract Officer, except as provided in Section 7.3. In the event of termination without cause pursuant to this Section, the City need not provide the Consultant with the opportunity to cure pursuant to Section 7.2.
7.8 Termination for Default of Party.
If termination is due to the failure of the other Party to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement:
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compensation herein stipulated (provided that the City shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate such damages), and City may withhold any payments to the Consultant for the purpose of set-off or partial payment of the amounts owed the City as previously stated. (b) Consultant may, after compliance with the provisions of Section 7.2, terminate the Agreement upon written notice to the City's Contract Officer. Consultant shall be entitled to payment for all work performed up to the date of termination.
7.9 Attorneys' Fees.
If either party to this Agreement is required to initiate or defend or made a party to any action or proceeding in any way connected with this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action or proceeding, in addition to any other relief which may be granted, whether legal or equitable, shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees. Attorney's fees shall include attorney's fees on any appeal, and in addition a party entitled to attorney's fees shall be entitled to all other reasonable costs for investigating such action, taking depositions and discovery and all other necessary costs the court allows which are incurred in such litigation. All such fees shall be deemed to have accrued on commencement of such action and shall be enforceable whether or not such action is prosecuted to judgment.
ARTICLE 8. CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES: NON-DISCRIMINATION
8.1 Non-liability of City Officers and Employees.
No officer or employee of the City shall be personally liable to the Consultant, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by the City or for any amount which may become due to the Consultant or to its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement.
8.2 Conflict of Interest.
Consultant covenants that neither it, nor any officer or principal of its firm, has or shall acquire any interest, directly or indirectly, which would conflict in any manner with the interests of City or which would in any way hinder Consultant's performance of services under this Agreement. Consultant further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having any such interest shall be employed by it as an officer, employee, agent or subcontractor without the express written consent of the Contract Officer. Consultant agrees to at all times avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of any conflicts of interest with the interests of City in the performance of this Agreement.
No officer or employee of the City shall have any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement nor shall any such officer or employee participate in any decision relating to the Agreement which affects her/his financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership or association in which (s)he is, directly or indirectly, interested, in violation of any State statute or regulation. The Consultant warrants that it has not paid or given and will not pay or give any third party any money or other consideration for obtaining this Agreement.
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8.3 Covenant Against Discrimination.
Consultant covenants that, by and for itself, its heirs, executors, assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry or other protected class in the performance of this Agreement. Consultant shall take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry or other protected class.
8.4 Unauthorized Aliens.
Consultant hereby promises and agrees to comply with all of the provisions of the Federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq., as amended, and in connection therewith, shall not employ unauthorized aliens as defined therein. Should Consultant so employ such unauthorized aliens for the performance of work and/or services covered by this Agreement, and should any liability or sanctions be imposed against City for s.uch use of unauthorized aliens, Consultant hereby agrees to and shall reimburse City for the cost of all such liabilities or sanctions imposed, together with any and all costs, including attorneys' fees, incurred by City.
ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices.
Any notice, demand, request, document, consent, approval, or communication either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first-class mail, in the case of the City, to the City Manager and to the attention of the Contract Officer (with her/his name and City title), City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275 and in the case of the Consultant, to the person(s) at the address designated on the execution page of this Agreement. Either party may change its address by notifying the other party of the change of address in writing. Notice shall be deemed communicated at the time personally delivered or in 72 (seventy two) hours from the time of mailing if mailed as provided in this section.
9.2 Interpretation.
The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply.
9.3 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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9.4 Integration; Amendment.
This Agreement including the attachments hereto is the entire, complete and exclusive expression of the understanding of the parties. It is understood that there are no oral agreements between the parties hereto affecting this Agreement and this Agreement supersedes and cancels any and all previous negotiations, arrangements, agreements and understandings, if any, between the parties, and none shall be used to interpret this Agreement. No amendment to or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and approved by the Consultant and by the City Council. The parties agree that this requirement for written modifications cannot be waived and that any attempted waiver shall be void.
9.5 Severability.
In the event that any one or more of the phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections contained in this Agreement shall be declared invalid or unenforceable by a valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, sentences, clauses, paragraphs, or sections of this Agreement which are hereby declared as severable and shall be interpreted to carry out the intent of the parties hereunder unless the invalid provision is so material that its invalidity deprives either party of the basic benefit of their bargain or renders this Agreement meaningless.
9.6 Warranty & Representation of Non-Collusion.
No official, officer, or employee of City has any financial interest, direct or indirect, in this Agreement, nor shall any official, officer, or employee of City participate in any decision relating to this Agreement which may affect his/her financial interest or the financial interest of any corporation, partnership, or association in which (s)he is directly or indirectly interested, or in violation of any corporation, partnership, or association in which (s)he is directly or indirectly interested, or in violation of any State or municipal statute or regulation. The determination of "financial interest" shall be consistent with State law and shall not include interests found to be "remote" or "noninterests" pursuant to Government Code Sections 1091 or 1091.5. Consultant warrants and represents that it has not paid or given, and will not pay or give, to any third party including, but not limited to, any City official, officer, or employee, any money, consideration, or other thing of value as a result or consequence of obtaining or being awarded any agreement.
Consultant further warrants and represents that (s)he/it has not engaged in any act(s), omission(s), or other conduct or collusion that would result in the payment of any money, consideration, or other thing of value to any third party including, but not limited to, any City official, officer, or employee, as a result of consequence of obtaining or being awarded any agreement. Consultant is aware of and understands that any such act(s), omission(s) or other conduct resulting in such payment of money, consideration, or other thing of value will render this Agreement void and of no force or effect.
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9.7 Corporate Authority.
The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Agreement, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) that entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to which said party is bound. This Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date and year first-above written.
ATTEST:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
William Wynder, City Attorney
CITY:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
Paul Seo, Mayor
CONSULTANT:GEOSYNTEC
CONSULTANTS, INC., a Florida corporation
By: ~~ ' Name: Brian Petty
Title: Vice President /
Name:
By: c:_L
Christopher Wessel
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Title: Senior Services Director
Address: 5901 W. Century Blvd Suite 1450
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Two corporate officer signatures required when Consultant is a corporation, with one signature required from each of the following groups: 1) Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President; and 2) Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer.
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EXHIBIT "A"
SCOPE OF SERVICES
I. Consultant will perform the following Services: See below
1.1 Receiving Water Monitoring
1.1 .1 Receiving Water Monitoring Sites
To assess MS4 discharge effects on the receiving waters within the Peninsula CIMP Area, receiving water monitoring is required by the Permit. Receiving water monitoring will continue to be performed at an offshore location in Santa Monica Bay (Peninsula-RW'I ). Tl1e receiving water monitoring location is described in Table ·1 and shown on Figure ·1 with additional details included in Appendix A of t11e Peninsula CIMP.
Note that the "SMBBB TMDL" recreational shoreline monitoring program is not a part of the Peninsula CIMP, but is included in t11is RPF as an optional task - those beach monitoring sites, numbered SMB 7-1 through 7-5, are described in Section 1.1.5 and Attachment 8 .
Receiving water monitoring in Santa Monica Bay will be performed from a boat. Per Los Angeles County ordinance, no hard bottom boats can be operated within 300 yards (900 feet) of the beach due to safety concerns. Tl1erefore, the sampling will be conducted 1,000 feet aw<.1y from the shoreline (approximately the 30 foot bathometric contour), or as close as safely accessible witl1out encroaching on kelp beds and will be conducted using manual grab sampling methods.
Receiving water monitoring locations are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Receiving Water Monitoring Locations within Peninsula CIMP Area Station ID Longitude/ Description Latitude
Peninsula33.80339 N ·1 ,000 ft offshore (clue west), in line with! paired rv1S4 outf<.1 II site ·1 'I 8 399'19 RW·I w so-·I at Malaga Creek.
Although accessibility was considered when selecting these monitoring sites, it is the responsibility of the water quality monitoring personnel to take all appropriate measures with respect to health and safety considerations and private property access conditions.
1.1 .2 Receiving Water l'vlonitoring Frequency
Wet weather monitoring at receiving water monitoring site will be conducted at Peninsula-RW'I.
Note, based on the Table E-6 screening conducted in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26, the Peninsula c Irv1P will no longer neecl to conduct dry weather near-shore receiving water monitoring (see Section 2.3 £mcl 2.4 of the Peninsula CIMP for more information) However, the Selected Contractor wi ll be required to report on the Table E-6 results and find ings in the FY 2025-26 annual Monitoring Report.
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Wet weather receiving water monitoring will occur three times per year for the parameters 2 specified herein. The 'storm year' is defined as July ·1 through June 30 in the Permit f.ilRP and Peninsula CIMP such that there is consistency between the annual reporting period established in the Permit. Wet weather monitoring, will include the first significant rain event of the storm year.
Wet weather sampling events wil l be separated by at lenst three days of dry conditions (less than 0 ·1 inches of rainfall each day). Receiving wnter monitoring will be coordinated with outfall monitoring so that receiving water monitoring is conducted during the same storm event as outfall monitoring and that receiving water monitoring begins as soon as safely possible after stormwater outfall monitoring in order to be reflective of potential MS4 impacts. It is the responsi bility of the water quality monitoring personnel to take all appropriate measures with respect to health ancl safety considerations and keep up to date with safety warnings, such as small craft warnings from the National Weather Service.
Monitoring requirements subject to change pending adoption of the new MS4 Permit (MS4 Order No. R4-20XX-XXXX).
A summary of the receiving water monitoring requirements is provided in Table 2.
Table 2. Receiving Water Monitoring Requirements
Wet Weather
Frequency Requirements Monitoring Parameters
- Three times - Sample storm events when forecasts predict a 24-hour - Pollutants with TMDLs or 303(d) listings for Santa Monica per year rainfall depth of at least 0.25 inches at a 70% Bay:
probability the day before the start of the storm event. - PCBslDDT - Sampling events must be separated by a minimum of - Total arsenic and mercury three dry days (less than 0. ·1 inch precipitation) - Total Suspended Solids - Must sample the first significant rnin event (see - Parameters in Permit MRP Table E-6 were definition) monitored/screened during the first significant storm event - At a minimum, a sufficient volume of sample must be (January 2025) and during the first dry weather monitoring collected to perform all of the required biological and event in June 2025 (critical dry month for dry weather chemical tests. receiving water sampling). Parameters were either not delecled above lhe laboratory method detection limit
(~ 1DL) and/or the results were below the lowest applicable water quality objective, indicating that E-6 parameters may not be required to be monitored in the future. Resampling was conducted during FY 2025-26 during both dry and wet weather for certain E-6 parameters lhal had exhibited
matrix or laboratory MDL issues in the initial January and· June 2025 screening events. Results of lhe subsequent dry weather events indicate no parameters will require further receiving waler monitoring during dry weather for lhe
remainder of lhe Permit lem1. Results of the FY 2025-26 wet weather resampling for certain Table E-6 parameters also indicate. there may be no additional Permit~ lRP Table E-6 constituents to be monitored at lhe receiving water site (lurin9 wel weather except due to a TMDL or being on lhe 303 (d) list.
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1.1.3 Receiving Water Monitoring Parameters
Parameters to be monitored during wet weather at the receiving water monitoring site are described in Appendix B of the Peninsula CIMP and are summarized in Table 3 below, and will include
• Pollutants for wl1ich a receiving water limit exists derived from TMDL WLAs. • 303(d) listed pollutants.
• Screening for additional parameters listed in tl1e Permit MRP (Table E-6), as required per Table 2-2 of the Peninsula CIMP was conducted during FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 None of the listed parameters other than the 303(d) listed pollutants were found to exceed the lowest 8pplicable water quality objective or the Reporting Level per Part V.B.5 of Attachment E of t11e Regional MS4 Pem7it, or laboratory method detection limit in instances where, despite submitting samples to a specialty laboratory capable of analyzing for current use pesticides, the target reporting levels could not be met after more than one attempt. As such, monitoring for Table E-6 parameters can be discontinued.
Table 3. MS4 Permit Required Receiving Water Monitoring Parameters Parameter Peninsula-RW'I
PCBs/DDT 3 events per year
Total mercury, total arsenic 3 events per year
Total Suspended Solicls 3 events per year
Table E-6 Screening Parameters
(wet weather, as 8pplicable): 3 events per year
Total Beryllium
Appendix B of the Peninsula CIMP includes acceptable analytical methods for laboratory analyses, Permit-specified minimum detectron levels, laboratory ONOC requirements, holding time requirements and applicable water quality objectives for each parameter.
1.1 .4 Receiving Water Monitoring Protocol
Receiving water sampling will be conducted from a boat in accordance with City of Los Angeles Environmental Monitoring Division (EMD) standard operating procedures. All monitoring protocols, including sample collection procedures, field measurement procedures, and required quality assurance/qufllity control procedures are detailed in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) provided in Appendix C of the Peninsula ClfvlP
The Harbor Toxics TMDL Coordinated Compliance Monitoring and Reporting is concluctecl by the Harbor Regional Monitoring Coalition and is not included in this RFP scope of services.
1.1.5 "SMBBB TMDL" recreational shoreline monitorino
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"SMBBB TMDL" recreational shoreline sites are not part of the Peninsula CIMP, but this monitoring is included in this Peninsula CIMP scope of work as an optional task, with exception to incorporating the data results into the annual report (as applicable) The sites currently monitored under the "SMBBB TMDL" recreational shoreline receiving water monitoring program will continue to be implemented and be included in this RFP as an optional scope of service (see RFP, Attachment B)_ Sc1rnples will be collected on a weekly basis at ankledepth, in the wave wash zone_ 01 203.0001 /835260. I A-4 B-27
1.2 MS4 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
1.2. 1 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Sites
Stormwater outfall monitoring sites are summarized below in Table 4.
Table 4. Locations for MS4 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring within Peninsula CIMP Area Station ID Site Description
Santa Monica Bay HUC-12
Located in the parkway adjacent to the intersection of Via Corta find Via del Puente, this monitoring location is accessed via a manhole upstream of Malaga Peninsula-SD'! Creek. Access to this manhole requires traffic control.
Dominguez Channel HUC-'12
Located at the eastern edge of Rancho Palos Verdes, in the Westmont Plaza Shopping Center parking lot (28370 Western Avenue) adjacent to EastvieVI Park.
Peninsula-SO3
1.2.2 Stormwater Outfall l\1lonitoring Frequency
Stormwater discharges at selected outfolls will be monitored three times a year during wet weather. Monitoring will be initiated based on forecasted wet weather events in accordance with the mobilization criteria outlined in Section 3.3 of the Peninsula CIMP and summarized in Table 5 below. Stormwater outfall-based monitoring will target the first significant ra in event of the storm year.
Mobilization for wet weather monitoring will be triggered when forecasts predict a 24-hour rainfall depth of at least 0.25 inches at a 70~-t probability the day before the start of the storm event (qualifying storm event)3. Using a forecast of 0.25 inches as the field mobilization criteria for monitoring will increase the likelihood that sufficient wet weather runoff will occur such that the impact of MS4 discharges on the receiving water can be assessed. Since mobilization to monitor is often required prior to the initiation of rainfall, wet weather monitoring will be based on forecastecl rainfall. Storm event predictions wi ll be taken from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at each of the two specified County rain gauges located in the Peninsula CIMP Area. Rain forecasts for each rain gauge location can be found at the following links:
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Point Vicente Lighthouse (LA321 ):
(https://www.weather.gov/wrh/WxTable?LAT=33.74·13&LNG=- ·1 ·1s4·1 ·12&DAYS=?&INT=·1&cWA=lox)
Rolling Hills FS 56 (LA376):
(https://www.weather.gov/wrh/WxTable?LAT=33.7566&LNG=-
·1·18.3549&DA YS= 7 &I NT= ·t &CWA=lox)
The forecast at one of these two locations must meet the qualifying storm event criteria to initiate monitoring. If wet weather monitoring is initiated and samples are collected, t11ese samples will be considered wet weather samples regardless of the total depth of ra infall that is recorded for the storm. If precipitation patterns during a given storm year dictate that these triggers are not met. documentation will be provided by the Peninsula CIMP Group in its annual report.
Based on the fol lowing conditions, sampling may need to occur on holidays or weekends:
• If the first qualifying storm event (also see definition of first significant rain event) occurs on a holiday or weekend, it will be sampled. Sampling will not occur on holidays for second or third stom1 events.
• If the second qualifying storm event occLtrs on a weekend, sampling will occur if significant rainfall is predicted to ensure reasonable chance for flow, but not during a holiday.
• If the third qualifying stom, event occurs on a weekend, sampling will be assessed depending on the timing of the storm season and the successful completion of two previous wet weather sample events.
Stormwater outfall sampling events will be separated by at least three days of dry conditions (less than 0.1 inches of rainfall each day). Stormwater outfall monitoring will be coordinated with receiving water monitoring c:it Peninsula RW-·r to the maximum extent practicable, such that downstream receiving water monitoring, is conducted as part of the same storm event as the outfall monitoring and thc:it receiving water monitoring begins as soon as safety allows after stormwater outfall monitoring. In cases where this is not feasible, appropriate documentation will be macle for inclusion in the annual report. A summary of stormwater outfall monitoring requirements is provided in Table 5 (i.e. Table 3-3 of the Peninsula CIIVIP). 01203.000 1/835260. l A-6 B-29
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Table 5. Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Requirements (Wet Weather) Table 3-3. Stonmvater Outfall !vfonitori.ng Parameters
Slormwater Samples per Yem·
Parameter
Peninsula- Peninsula- RHECity \"almonte Solano SDI SD3 Hall Flow• 3 3 3 3 3
Nutrients (N03+N02, TN, and TP) 3 3 3
PCBs/DDT (in suspended sediment) 3 3
Copper', lead and zinc (in suspended 3 sediment)
Total P AHs (benzo(a)pyrene and 3 chryseue) (in suspended sediment) Indicator Bacteria (E. Coli) 3
Arsenic and Mercury 3
TSS and Hardness 3 3
Visual Observations and Field
3 3 3 3 3
Measurementsb
3. Ba~edon 3, Ba5ed on
Table E-6 Screening Parameter~' Receiving Receiving
Water \\later
Results Results
• If not practical to monitor with an appropnate field methodology (e.g., automated flow meter or manual measming device), the flow is estimated for each outfall based on drainage area, impervious cover, and precipitation data from the nearest LA County rain gauge (refer to the SOP in Appendix C).
b Visual observations include clarity, color, odor and floatables and field measurements include pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and specific conductivity. c Additional parameters (see Appendix B) will be analyzed if an exceedance of a parameter's lowest applicable water quality objective is found at the paired downstream receiving water monit01ing site during the first significant wet weather event (see Section 2.4). Monito1·ing for the exceeding parameter(s) would then occm· during the next wet weather monitoring event at both the receiving water monitoring site and stonuwater outfall monitoring site. Such monitoting will continue until the linked receiving water monito1ing result is below the applicable crite1ia or the monitoring data analysis is sufficient to show the outfall discharge is not contributing to the receiving water exceedance.
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1.2.3 Stormwater Outfall fvlonitoring Parameters
Parameters monitored at selected outfalls during stormwater monitoring will include:
• Outfall flow wi ll be monitored based on the appropriate field methoclology that corresponds to site conditions as detailed in Appendix C of the Peninsula CIMP.
See Section 3.4.1 of the Peninsula CIMP for more information. • Pollutants assigned a \NOBEL derived from TMDL WLAs. These sediment-borne PCBs and DDTs at Peninsula-SD1 and Peninsula-SD3 outfalls; ancl seclimentborne Total PAHs, copper, leacl, and zinc at Peninsula-SD3. • Pollutants identified on the 303(d) list for the receiving water or downstream receiving water. Currently these include: Total Arsenic and Total Mercury at SD-1 . • Field measurements, including: pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, TSS and specific conductivity. Hardness will be analyzed by the selected analytical lab, as there is currently no EPA-approved field-testing method and it is not economically or technically feasible to do testing in the field for hardness. • Specific additional Table E-6 Screening Parameters will be analyzed if and when an exceeclance of a parameter's lowest applicable water quality objective is found at t11e paired downstream receiving water monitoring site. Monitoring for these identified parameters will occur at the next wet weat11er monitoring event following the receiving water exceedance at both the receiving water monitoring site and stormwater outfall monitoring site. fvlonitoring for these specific parameters wil l continue until the linked receiving water monitoring result is below the applicable criteria or when the monitoring data analysis is sufficient to show that the outfall discharge is not contributing to the receiving water exceedance.
Parameters required to be sampled at each stormwater outfall monitoring site are also summarized in Table 5 (i.e. Table 3-3 of the Peninsula CIMP). The Peninsula Clt.;IP Appendix B includes acceptable analytica l methods for laboratory analyses, Permit-specified minimum detection levels, laboratory QA/QC requirements, holding time requ irements, and applicable water quality objectives for each parameter.
1.2.4 Stom1water Outfall Monitoring Protocol
Monitorin9 protocols including sample collection procedures, field measurement procedures, and flow monitoring and estimation methods, are detailed in the SOP provided as Appendix C of the Peninsula CIMP. Sample procedures entail the collection of manual composite samples via direct mamwl sampling or using a swing sampler device (or similar apparatus) with an intermediate container.
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1.3 Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Summary Table 6 summarizes the l\•1achado Lake TMDL-related monitoring within the Peninsula Cll'vlP Area to continue to be sampled as part of the Peninsula CIMP. Concentration-based monthly average calculations for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus including any wet weather and duplicate samples collected during the month, must be provided to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes as well.
Table 6. Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Summary Station Type Drainage Area Description Dry Weather Wet Weather 10 4 RDD275, a major storm
drain which drains the
Rolling central commercial area as Total Nitrogen, Hills well as significant residential Estates areas, merges with storm
Total Nitrogen and Total and Total
(RHE) Manhole drains
Phosphorus, monthly Phosphorus, 3
City Hall
5 collecting wet weather flow
times per year
from Ranchview and
Chadwick Canyons.
Total Nitrogen,
Open Valmonte and Ferncreek Total Nitrogen and Total and Total Valmonte Channel subdrainage Phosphorus, monthly Phosphorus, 3 times per year
Total Nitrogen,
Peninsula subdrainage to NIA and Total
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1.4 Los Angeles Harbor Toxics & Santa Monica Bay Pesticides and PCBs TMDL Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Summary
For analysis of Organochlorine Pesticides, PCBs, and metals (copper, lead, and zinc) TMDL parameters associated with suspended sediments, when insufficient fi ltered sediment is collected c1 t monitoring site SD-'I or SD-3 to conduct the desigmited suite of suspended sediment analysis for the site during a specific storm, the sample will be frozen and stored to be composited across the three wet weather sampling events from that site in order to obtain a sufficient amount of sediment for laboratory analysis Samples will only be collected and composited within a single storm-year, and will be limited to a maximum of three storm events, weather permitting_ One sample per year for each site will be analyzed and repoIied for the Toxics, and Pesticides and PCBs TMDLs monitoring program_
1.5 Non-stormwater Outfall Monitoring
Each identified major outfall owned by the Peninsula CIMP Group within the Peninsula CIMP Area was screened to determine if "significant" non-stormwater discharges exist at the major outfall during the screening and source identification investigation in 2025-2026_ No new non-stormwater outfall monitoring sites have been added _ Any additional non-stormwater outfall screening will be conducted under a contract separate from this RFP, i e., not included in this scope of work_
1.6 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Flowmeter Installation . Prospective Contractors shall provide cost for installation of continuous flowmeters at two sites with an option to add two additional The flowmeters will be owned by the Selected Contractor and leased to the Peninsula CIMP Group_ The Selected Contractor will be responsible for obtaining any necessary permits from LACFCD or the applicable agency for flowmeter installation within LACFCD or agency-owned stom1 drains, channels, catch basins, ancl similar properties (FACILITIES), provided the Selected Contractor provide notice in advance of entry to LACFCD's or applicable agency's FACILITIES (in accordance with LACFCD or applicable agency's notification policy)_ Selected sites to install flowrn eters are summarized in Table 7 below_ Table 7. Locations for Flowmeters within Peninsula CIMP Area Station ID Type Ownership
RHE City Hall Manhole a LA County Sanitation District
Valmonte Culvert LA County Sanitation rnstrict
SD-3 fvlanhole a LA County Sanitation District
[TBD b Open Channel LACFCD C
a Will (or may) require a confined space entry permit
b Include as an optional task_
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1. 7 Monitoring Records
Monitoring records must be prepared and provided to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and other designated contacts within ·14 days of receipt of monitoring results from the analytical laboratoiy.
As required by MRP, Attachment D, Part IV (Section 8.3 Monitoring Records), records of monitoring information will include:
• The elate, time of sampling or measurements, exact location in GPS coordinates, weather conditions, and rain fall amount.
• The individual(s) who perfom1ed the sampling or measurements. • The date(s) analyses were perf ormed.
• Chain of Custody records
• The individual(s) who perf ormed the analyses.
• The analytical techniques or methods used.
• The results of such analyses.
• The data sheets showing toxicity test results where required6.
Refer to the SOP in Appendix C of the Peninsula CIMP for more information about how these data should be documented. Refer to Attnchment B for reporting protocol for the "SMBBB TMDL" recreational shorel ine monitoring program, optional task.
When monitoring cannot be performed to comply with the Permit requirements due to circumstances beyond the Selected Contractor's control, the following will be submitted to the Regional Board Executive Officer within two working days, when feasible:
·1. Statement of situation.
2. Explanation of circumstance(s) with documentation.
3. Statement of corrective action for the future.
1. 7 .1 Electronic Data Management and Submitta I Requirements With exception to the separate monitoring reporting protocol for the "SMBBB TMDL" recreational shoreline monitoring program, the Permit requires that all stormwater quality monitoring data be reported semi-annually to the Regional Board in an electronic Excel or CSV file format and in the California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) data entry template format 7 CEDEN is the data system managed by the State Water Board and is a repository for water quality-related data collected in California by the Regional Boards, municipalities, and research and volunteer organizations, which are made accessible to environmental managers and the public. CEDEN was originally created to support the Surface \/•later Ambient Monitoring Program. 01203 .000 1/835260. 1 A- 11 B-34
Monitoring clata will be submitted to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes using the appropriate template(s) from CEDEN Regional Data Center where the data will be reviewed for compliance IJy the Regional Board once submitted Examples of the cl1emistry, toxicity, and field data CEDEN templates are included in Appendix D of the Peninsula Cll'V1P.
The Selected Contractor wi ll submit the CEDEN-formatted data spreadsheets on a semi-annual frequency to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and its designated contact(s) on March 15th and September 15th for the first round of review, c1 nd make any necessary revisions thereafter Once finalized, the Selected Contractor will provide the CEDEN-formatted data spreadsheets to t11 e City of Rancho Palos Vercles no later than June -1
st and December 1st so that the City may submit the
documents to the Regional Bomd
1, 7 ,2 Monitoring Report Requirements
The Selected Contractor will prepare and provide the annual Monitoring Report electronically in Word and PDF format as required by the MRP provided by the Regional Board for annual reporting, and prepare and provide the required data in Excel® spreadsheets (as applicable), on an annual frequency by October ·1
st to the City of Rm1cho Palos Verdes or its designated contact The Selected Contractor will make m1y necessary revisions to the annual Monitoring Report and Excel spreadsheets®. The annual Monitoring Report is to incorporate data summary and analysis from Peninsula CIMP monitoring, and include a summary of data provided by the Regional IV!onitoring Coalition for Harbor Toxics monitoring and by the City of Los Angeles for Machado Lake Pesticides and PCBs TMDL monitoring. Note, the CEDEN-formatted files from the FY 2025- 26 reporting year, and the annual Monitoring Report from the FY 2024-25 reporting year, will be provided to the Selected Contractor to prepare the annual Monitoring Report for FY 2025-26.
The annual Monitoring Report will summarize monitoring results and include the elements outlined in MRP following the appropriate prompts in the Regional Board report template and will discuss and include tables of applicable WOBELs, RWLS, action levels, and/or aquatic toxicity thresholds for all test results, with corresponding sampling dates for each monitored station. 01 203.0001/835260. l A-12 B-35
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1.8 Adaptive Management
·1.a.·1 Annual CIMP Adaptive Management
The adaptive management process will !be utilized on an annual basis to evaluate the Peninsula CIMP and consider updates to the monitoring program, as necessary. Several monitoring elements are dynamic and may require modifications to the monitoring sites, schedule, frequency, or parameters. The Peninsula CIMP will I.Je evaluated on an annual basis and recommendations for any appropriate updates identified based on lhe monitoring data analysis or other monitoning developments.
These may include:
• Receiving water and outfall monitoring locations cou!d be adjusted due to logistical/access/ safety issues and/or inability to obtain representative sampies. • Non-stormwater outfall sampling and analysis will be added to the monitoring program if, through the outfall screening process, major outfalls with significant non-stormwater discharges are identified and the discharge source is unknown, determined to be conditionally exempt but non-essential, or determined to result from continuing iUicit discharges. Additional outfalls may be subsequently identified for sampling based m 1 the reassessment of major outfalls which will occur once during the Pem,it term: Note, the Peninsula GIMP group recently completed the n:on-stormwater outfall re-screening program in FY 2024-25, which resulted in no new sampling requirements based on the reassessed major outfalls wittiin the Los Angeles Harbor watershed area. As such, it is not anticipated that another no11-stom1water outfall screening will need to occur during the tem1 of this contract.
• Modifications to sampling and/or analysis protocoils coUJld occur resulting from know-ledge gained through coordination with other watershed monitoring programs or i11 response to regulatory requirements. A past example is a change in sampling and analysis procedures to obtain suffi cient "stonn-borne sedimenf' for analysis of PCBs andl DDTs. • Monitoring procedures could be modified in the futrnre to include Lise of automated flow measurement and sampling equipment in lieu of the current manual composite sampling and flow measurement methods for receiving waters, and How estimation methods for outfalls.
• Analytical methods coL1!d be revised for consistency with EPA method requirements or to achieve !lower detection and practical quantitation limits. • Stom,water quality and dry ·weather monitoring could be removed from monitoring locations that are upstream of areas or BMPs retaining the 85"1 percentile 24-hour design storm .
Based on monitoring results from July 1 - June 30, the Se~ected Contractor , ... ~11 submit annual recommendations for Peninsula CIMP adaptive ma11agement in a memo to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes or its designated contact by September 1 and make any necessary revisilons, once revisions have been submitted! to the Regional Board for consideration andl ultimately receive approval.
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cease. Additionally, if monitoring demonstrates that non-stormwater discharges do not exceed any WQBELs, non- stormwater action levels, or water quality standards for pollutants identified on the 303(d) list, monitoring will cease at a non-stormwater outfall after the first year. Thus, the number and location of non-stormwater outfalls monitored has the potential to change on an annual basis.
·1 .8.2 GIMP Update
The Prospective Contractor shall provide a cost estimate for revision of the Peninsula CIMP document based on propos.ed changes as described a futur,e Regional Phase l MS4 Permit including Attachment E Monitoring and Reporting Program (if applicable). The revision of the Peninsula GIMP document will be an optional task. •
Upon adoption of the next MS4 Pem1it (MS4 Order No. R4-20XX-XXXX), if the Peninsula CIMP Group so chooses, the Selected Contractor will update the Peninsula CIMP narrative, figures, tables, references, appendices (as applicable, per new Regional MS4 Permit requirements and/or new TMDL requirements). The draft updated Peninsula CIMP will be prepared and submitted in both Word® and PDF electronic fonnats for review and comment by Rancho Palos Verdes and participating agencies, with at least one round of revisions assumed prior to submittal to the Regional Board for review and comment. Two additional revisions of the Peninsula CIMP in response to Regional Board staff comments should also be assumed including a fom1al response to Regional Board staff comments.
Consultant shall complete other tasks deemed ne<:essary for the accomplishment of a complete and comprehensive outcome as described in the project objective. Consultant shall expand on the above-noted tasks, where appropriate, and providle suggestions which might lead to efficiencies and enhance the results or usefulness of the •uork .
II. As part of the Services, Consultant will prepare and deliver the following tangible work products to the City:
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·1. One (1) Draft SAP with integrated HASP.
2. One (1) Final SAP with integrated HASP.
3. Three (3) Receiving Water Monitoring Reports per year: three (3) separate wet weather monitoring events. The reports will include field logs, summary of results, results tables, and analytical laboratory data.
4. Three (3) Stom1water Outfall Monitoring Reports per year: three (3) separnte wet weather monitoring events. The reports will include field logs, sllmmary of results, results tables, and analytical laboratory data.
5. Twelve (12) Machado Lake Nutrients TMDL Stormwater Outfall Monitoring Reports per year: twelve ('12) dry weather monitoring events, one ('I ) event per month. The reports will include field fogs, summary of results, results tables, and analytical laboratory data.
6. (2) CEDEN data sets per year: semiannually
7. One {1) Draft Amual Monitoring Report per year
8. One {1) Final Annual Monitoring Report per year
9. Attendance and participation at bimonthly Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed meetings, if requested, where presentations and/or summary notes are provided to the City following the meeting(s).
10. Attendance and participation at monthly or bimonthly Peninsula CIMP Update {program management} meetings with the Cities and/or their NPDES consultants, if requested, where presentations and/or summary notes are provided to the City andlm- NPDES consultants foUowing the meeting(s).
11. Optional Task - Peninsula OIMP revision, including attendance and participation at CIMP (negotiatio11l clarificatio11 ) meeti111gs with the Regional Board, if requested , where presentations and/or s,ummary notes are provided to the City following the meeting(s). "12 . Optional Task - ~SMBBB TMDL" recreauonal shoreline monitoring program implementation
III. In addition to the requirements of Section 6.2, during performance of the Services, Consultant will keep the City appraised of the status of performance by delivering the following status reports:
A. NIA
IV. All work product is subject to review and acceptance by the City, and must be revised by the Consultant without additional charge to the City until found satisfactory and accepted by City .
V. Consultant will utilize the following personnel to accomplish the Services:
A. A very Blackwell, Project Manager
B. Lauren Godinez, Assistant Project Manager
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EXHIBIT "B"
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
(Superseding Contract Boilerplate)
Added text indicated in bold italics, deleted text indicated in strikethrough.
Section 1. 1, Scope of Services, is hereby amended as follows:
1.1 Scope of Services.
In compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Consultant shall provide those services specified in the "Scope of Services", as stated in the Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, which may be referred to herein as the "services" or "work" hereunder. As a material inducement to the City entering into this Agreement, Consultant represents and warrants that it has the qualifications, experience, and facilities necessary to properly perform the services required under this Agreement in a thorough, competent, and professional manner, and is experienced in performing the work and services contemplated herein.
Consultant shall at all times faithfully, competently and to the best of its ability, experience and talent, perform all services described herein. Consultant covenants that it shall follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required hereunder and that all materials will be both of good quality as well as fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase "highest professional standards" shall mean those standards of practice ordinarily exercised by other firms recognized by one or more first-class firms performing similar work under similar circumstances.
Consultant not responsible for utilization of Consultant work product for purposes other than those intended and defined in the approved scope of work. 01203.0001/835260.l A-16
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EXHIBIT "C"
SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION
I. Consultant shall perform the following tasks at the following rates:
Palos Verdes Peninsula CIMP Implementation Services: Receiving and 01111111 1 Monitoring Coa l E111imale
Task ' 2026/27 . - !027/28 : 2028129 _ '.
Task I. ProJ«:t r.-ranagemem, Comruunicauons.
lDdMeetin s
TRSk l. Receivrng Water Mowtonug
Task 3. MS.$ Stomiwater Outfall Mnmtnnng
Tu.k 4. TMDL Outfall Mouitoriog
Task 5. Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
Flowwetn lnstaUatioo
Task 6. Monitoring Record\
Op1ional- Task 7. Annual CIMP Adaptive
Man., emem
Opt1onal - Task 8. S}.ffiBB TMDL Monitoring
To1.1.L " ilhout annual optioual Tasks
Total, plus annu.il optional Tasks
Ont>-- time. Optional Task
Op1ional - Tail. 9. PVP C:IMP Upd.lte
T.uk I. PloJttt Managem,01. Communications,
and Meetings
Ta.sk 2. Rect>iving Water Moni1oring
Task 3. ).f.54 Stormwater Outfall ).1onitoring
Task 4. U.IDL Outfall ?-.fonnormg
Tuk 5. Stonnwater Outfall Monitoriog
Flowme~rlnsta.llarion
Task 6. ).fonitoring Records
Opuoual - Ta~k 7. Anmul CU,.·IP A<hpti\·e
Mmagement
Opuonal. Task 8. SMBBB ThIDL Mon.iioring
Tot;1 I, ui tbou, ;annua l optional T:uks
To1:d , plus awm;,I oprion;,I T;,sk~
Geosyntr<
S49,892
19,154
111 ,167
110.407
11 ,786
\106,510
119,309
135,188
$198,916
S:253,-tU
~ os -nlec
131,285
Gto.synttt
156,943
110,474
lll ,663
123,JIO
11.952
1119,786
\ 22,353
140,162
S225,128
S287,6-H
Sub, Labs Total Geosynltt Sobs Labs Total
15,100 10 S54,992 S52, l29 S5,l53 10 Sl?,382
114,420 $4,440 128,014 19,574 114,853 14,m $28,999
137,620 13,167 S5 1,954 111 ,61-1 138,7,19 Sl,262 Sll,6S5 136,360 111.967 S68,734 S11,JJ1 137.451 \1 2,326 S71 ,108 117.860 10 S19,646 11 ,840 118,396 \0 S20,2Jl
S7,720 10 Sll4,230 1108,679 S7,952 10 S116.631
10 10 S19.309 119,792 \0 10 S19,792
133,800 IJO,m S99,483 S36,770 134,814 131 ,410 S102.993 $119.080 Sl.9.574 SJj),570 S205,196 Sll?,652 S10,161 $,148,010 S152,880 $50,069 S-156,.l6l $261,7S8 $157,466 S51,571 S-170,795 Subs Labs Tolal
S2,000 10 m,28;
Palos Verdes Peninsul11 CIMP lmplemenl11lion Services: Receivmg and Oulfl1II Monitoring Cost Esllmale
S11bs Labs Total ~osynl« Subs Labs Total
SS,573 10 S62,.116 159,m 15,740 so S6l.272
115.m 14,852 531,083 110,957 SI6,J30 $4,997 Sll,184
$41.108 13,461 Sl?.232 \13,107 ~ l ,3.S2 13,564 159,IIJ \39,732 113.077 S76,119 S14,J70 1-10,924 113,469 178,763 SI9,5 16 10 Sll,468 12.010 120,102 so 122,112
18,436 IO 1128.221 SI H ,758 18,689 10 S134,447
10 10 S22Jll SJ3,47I 10 10 S2l,471
136,9); 133,313 SII0,418 141.980 138,042 SH,322 $114,344 S130,ll? S1 1,389 $376,638 S235,8.U SlH,016 S11,0 .. H Sl91,890 $167,056 S5-',712 S509,410 SJOl ,284 $172,068 S56,353 S529,706 GPosynt« Subs Lobs Tol.11
154,477 15,411 10 159,888
110,013 115,298 14,7 10 510,022
Sll.1 112 139,91 1 13,360 m,m
S21.298 138,574 111,696 S7l,.168
11 ,895 118,948 10 S20,842
1114,097 \8,190 10 S1 22.287
121,289 10 10 S21 ,289
S38,.J 26 135,858 lll.m S106,637
S2l4,9?J S1?6.JJ? Sl0,766 ~ 2,0ll
$27.1,638 $162 ,190 S53,118 S-189,946
~osynt« Subs L.1bs To11l
118,377 15,912 IO $24,290
S102.957 18.950 IO Slll.906
S14.64.S 10 10 $24.644
S121,JJ4 SU ,862 so SB6,O6
S145,978 SU ,862 so S160,840
II. Within the budgeted amounts for each Task, and with the approval of the Contract Officer, funds may be shifted from one Task subbudget to another for any given contract year so long as the Contract Sum is not exceeded per Section 2.1, unless Additional Services are approved per Section 1.9.
III. The total compensation for the Services shall not exceed the Contract Sum as provided in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT "D
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE
I. Consultant shall perform all services timely in accordance with the following schedule:
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a. Cover Letter .......................................................... ... ..................................................... 1 b. Approach to Scope of Services ..................................... ............................................... 3 c. Cost Proposal .. ............................................................................................................. 5 d. Organization and Staffing ............................................................................................. 7 e. Staff Qualifications and Experience .............. ................................................................ 9 Prior Experience ................... ........................................................ .................................... 9 Staff Qualifications .......... ............ ......... ................................................ .. .............. ..... 11 Reference Projects ................................................................................................... 21 f. Project Schedule .............. ............................................................. .............................. 27 g. Quality Control Plan ................................... .. ............................................................... 29 h. Acceptance of Conditions ....................................................................................... .... 30 Attachment: List of Officers/Directors ........................................ .. ..................................... iii _J
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consultants
Vanessa Hevener, Project Manager
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd, Rancho
Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Subject: Response to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes' Request for Proposal:
Geosyntec Consultants Inc.
5901 W Century Boulevard,
Suite 1450
Los Angeles, CA 90045
geosyntec.com
May 11, 2026
Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program Implementation Services:
Receiving and Outfall Monitoring
Dear Ms. Hevener and Members of the Selection Committee, The City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Management Group (Peninsula WMG) require a monitoring partner who can ensure uninterrupted, ful ly compliant implementation of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (Peninsula CIMP) while minimizing administrative burden, managing regulatory risk, and delivering defensible data to support MS4 compliance and future permit transitions. Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (Geosyntec), in association with EcoKai Environmental, Inc. (EcoKai), offers the Peninsula WMG a proven, low-risk solution-providing clear and established familiarity with the Peninsula CIMP, immediate continuity of services, and a responsive project team of experts trusted by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) and watershed stakeholders.
Demonstrated Efficient CIMP Implementation and Peninsula Experience Geosyntec brings direct, hands-on experience implementing the Peninsula CIMP over the past five years. Our team successfully navigated the Peninsula CIMP update approval (one of the first in the region), identified and negotiated adaptive management program refinements such as monitoring location and parameter removals, and consistently executed safe and cost effective sampling while fulfilling all monitoring requirements. We also bring relevant experience from implementing the neighboring Beach Cities CIMP and supporting other Peninsula projects, allowing us to apply proven lessons learned across similar regulatory and coastal contexts. This experience enables efficient implementation that aligns with regulatory intent while minimizing unnecessary cost or complexity.
Immediate, Seamless Continuity of the Scope of Services Because Geosyntec currently implements the Peninsula CIMP, we can provide ongoing consistent services with no ramp-up period or transition risk. Our team is actively tracking adaptive management needs for the Peninsula CIMP and understands how to document, communicate, and implement these refinements in coordination with the Regional Board.
We bring deep fami liarity with all monitoring locations, including site access constraints and safety considerations, which reduces field risk and improves reliability during wet weather events.
The City will benefit from cost savings through Geosyntec's use of established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with integrated Health and Safety Plans (HASPs) and existing flow-monitoring equipment-eliminating the need for new instal lations or protocol development. Our team also brings mature data management and reporting systems that support efficient progression from field collection to regulatory submittals. Our team maintains a comprehensive database of historical Peninsula monitoring data, integrates third-party datasets (including Harbor Toxics and Machado Lake TMDL data), and produces clear, decision-ready summaries for meetings and reports.
Streamlining Future Implementation and Addressing Unexpected Issues Project Manager Avery Blackwell will continue to lead a stable, dedicated team with in-depth familiarity with the Peninsula CIMP and established working relationships with the WMG. Continuity in leadership and staffing enables efficient day-to-day implementation while positioning the program to respond quickly to changing conditions, evolving regulatory expectations, or unforeseen field constraints.
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Our qualified technical experts provide rigorous quality control and oversight, including senior technical oversight and independent technical review, ensuring monitoring results are accurate, defensible, and consistent year-to-year.
EcoKai wi ll continue to serve as the primary field partner, leveraging extensive local experience to support reliable storm response, sampling logistics, and adherence to schedules. Our team of experts will draw on substantial work in the watershed and unmatched advanced technical skills to provide enhanced sample-collection recommendations and produce sample data that support Watershed Management Program (WMP) updates, future project planning, and response to potential enforcement or litigation-related reviews.
We maintain trusted working relationships with Regional Board staff and established relationships with CEDEN regional data managers, supporting efficient coordination and smooth data submittals. In addition, our experience producing defensible MS4 and TMDL monitoring datasets supports agency responses to heightened regulatory scrutiny, enforcement inquiries, or future litigation-related reviews. This depth of expertise allows the City to navigate unexpected issues with confidence, backed by a team that understands both the technical and regulatory landscape.
Requested Company Information
Geosyntec is a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting corporation with approximately 3,000 employees across more than 130 offices worldwide. Locally, Geosyntec has offices in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Costa Mesa, Ventura, and Santa Barbara. For over 40 years, we have served public, private, and non-profit clients in addressing complex problems involving the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. We are in good standing with the state of California.
Geosyntec is governed by a Board of Directors, supported by more than 60 appointed officers across executive, regional, operational, and practice leadership roles, and led by Majdi Othman, who serves as Chief Executive Officer and President. For a full list of Officers, please see Appendix A. Geosyntec is in good standing with the Secretary of the State of California, certificate No. 1635083, and affirms that there is no known conflict of interest associated with performing the proposed services for the City and the Peninsula WMG.
Geosyntec appreciates the opportunity to submit this proposal to the City and the Peninsula WMG. We are committed to delivering safe, timely, and cost-effective monitoring and reporting services that meet MS4 Permit requirements and support the Peninsula CIMP's objectives. Geosyntec welcomes the opportunity to continue partnering with the Peninsula WMG. If you have any questions regarding our proposal, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
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Avery Blackwell, PE
Principal I Project Manager
805.979.9125
[email protected]
Chris Wessel, PE, QSD
Senior Services Director I Project Director
310.957.6117
[email protected]
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B. APPROACH TO SCOPE OF
SERVICES
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes (City) and the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Watershed Management Group
(Peninsula WMG) have a mature and operational
Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (Peninsula
CIMP). Looking ahead, you require a monitoring partner
who can ensure no program delays, deliver MS4-compliant monitoring data cost-effectively, and envision innovative adaptive management for future permit transitions. To
address this need, Geosyntec, in partnership with EcoKai (Geosyntec Team), brings the following cost-saving scope of services that build directly upon our demonstrated efficient Peninsula CIMP implementation and other Peninsula
experience, reflect a continuity-based approach that
preserves institutional knowledge and minimizes transition risk, and leverage technical experts to continue streamlining implementation and address unexpected issues.
Our proposed approach is specifically designed to provide the following added value:
► Prevent compliance schedule delays associated
with program start-up and knowledge transfer: For
example, the Geosyntec Team already has the sample
bottles, Chain of Custody forms, access permits/
agreements, and location knowledge necessary to
complete the first dry weather TMDL monitoring event,
which is due just two months from when this proposal is submitted.
► Ensure consistent application of approved methods,
assumptions, and reporting logic: For example,
Geosyntec worked closely with the Peninsula WMG to
develop and obtain approval for a defensible approach
to calculating the values for total DDTs and total PCBs.
For our annual reports, this approach has been coded
with robust quality-control procedures to retrieve the
results and calculate the values automatically.
► Build on established workflows to reduce
duplicated effort and avoidable costs: For example,
the Geosyntec Team has already installed and tested
continuous flow meters at all five stormwater sampling
locations, saving a significant amount of start-up costs, while providing valuable data.
► Provide reliable, decision-ready data to support
ongoing and future CIMP adaptive management:
For example, Geosyntec supported the development of
initial data to request the modification of the Machado Lake Watershed TMDL monitoring locations and is
ready to provide more in-depth data for discussions with the Regional Board to save the Peninsula WMG future
monitoring costs and potentially reduce compliance
liabi lity.
The following proposed services align with the
requirements of the Request for Proposals (RFP), the
June 2024 Peninsula CIMP update, all applicable Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and the Los Angeles
Regional MS4 Permit (Order No. R4-2021 -0105, NPDES
Permit No. CAS004004).
Description of Scope Services by
Task
Task 1. Project Management
Geosyntec will provide overall project management,
coordination, and administrative support for the
implementation of the Peninsula CIMP. Project
management activities will include coordination with the City, Peninsula WMG members, and designated MS4
consultants to ensure consistent and timely program
execution. Geosyntec wi ll manage the project schedule, scope, and budget throughout the contract period and will lead updates to the monitoring program at the bimonthly watershed program management meetings and the
bimonthly Peninsula CIMP monitoring update meetings.
Geosyntec will apply for and maintain all required access permits necessary to support sampling and flow meter
installation, operation, and maintenance activities.
Deliverables: Project coordination, bi-monthly Peninsula WMG meeting support materials, and bimonthly CIMP
Program Management, and meeting support materials
(as requested); monthly invoices with task level cost
tracking; one Draft and one Final updated Sampling and
Analysis Plan (SAP) with integrated Health and Safety
Plan (HASP).
Task 2. Receiving Water Monitoring
RFP Task 1.1
The Geosyntec Team will conduct MS4 Permit-required
receiving-water monitoring in accordance with the
approved Peninsula CIMP (June 2024). Monitoring
will be conducted at Peninsula-RW1 during three wetweather events per reporting year. Sampling and field activities will be conducted in accordance with approved CIMP protocols and coordinated with stormwater outfall
monitoring to support linkage analyses between MS4
discharges and receiving-water conditions. Deliverables:
Three Receiving Water Monitoring Reports per reporting
year (one per wet weather event), including field logs, results tables, and analytical laboratory data.
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Task 3. Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
RFP Task 1.2
The Geosyntec Team will conduct stormwater outfall
monitoring during three wet weather events per reporting year at designated MS4 outfalls, consistent with the
Peninsula CIMP. Monitoring will be coordinated, where
practicable, with receiving water sampling to support
integrated evaluations of discharge and downstream
impacts. Deliverables: Three Stormwater Outfall
Monitoring Reports per reporting year (one per wet weather event), including field logs, summary of results, results tables, and analytical laboratory data.
Task 4. TMDL Outfall Monitoring
RFP Tasks 1.3 and 1.4
The Geosyntec Team wi ll implement all TMDL-specific
stormwater outfall monitoring requirements identified in the Peninsula CIMP, including the collection of water for filtration and sediment bound sampling. This includes
stormwater monitoring at three outfall locations during wet weather events, as well as monthly dry weather outfall
monitoring at three locations in support of the Machado Lake Nutrients TMDL. Deliverables: Twelve Machado Lake
Nutrients TMDL Outfall Monitoring Reports per year (one per month), including field logs, summary of results, results tables, and analytical laboratory data.
Task 5. Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
Flowmeter Management
RFP Task 1.6
The Geosyntec Team will manage the operation and
maintenance of continuous flowmeters at five stormwater outfall locations throughout the contract period. Flowmeters will be owned by the Geosyntec Team and leased to the
Peninsula WMG. Existing flowmeters installed at PeninsulaSD1, Peninsula-SD3, RHE City Hall, Solano, and Valmonte will be used without additional installation. The Geosyntec Team will coordinate site access and permitting, as
necessary, and will process and quality check flow data for inclusion in monitoring reports and annual reporting.
Deliverables: Flow data processed and incorporated into field monitoring reports and the Annual Monitoring Report.
RFP Task 1.5 is not included per guidance provided in the RFP.
Task 6. Monitoring Records, QA/QC, and
Reporting
RFP Task 1.7
Geosyntec will manage all monitoring data within the
Peninsula CIMP database and perform data QA/QC in
accordance with the Peninsula CIMP. Laboratory data
will be reviewed and data exceeding applicable water
quality objectives will be validated internally. Significant findings will be communicated to the Peninsula WMG and
summarized during meetings and in annual reporting.
Geosyntec will prepare and submit CEDEN-formatted
datasets, complete semiannual data submittals (including co-permittee data transmission), and prepare Draft and
Final Annual Monitoring Reports in compliance with
MS4 Permit requirements. Deliverables: Semi annual
CEDEN data submittals; Draft and Final Annual Monitoring Reports.
Optional Task 7. CIMP Adaptive Management
RFP Task 1.8. 1
Geosyntec will conduct annual reviews of monitoring
results to support adaptive management and develop
recommendations for monitoring program refinement.
Geosyntec will participate in CIMP meetings with the
Regional Board as needed and budget is available.
Deliverables: Draft and Final Adaptive Management
Memorandum; Draft and Final revised Peninsula CIMP (if
authorized).
Optional Task 8. SMBBB TMDL Monitoring
RFP Attachment B
Geosyntec will conduct weekly recreational shoreline
monitoring at designated Santa Monica Bay Beaches
Bacteria TMDL locations, analyze samples for fecal
indicator bacteria, perform accelerated monitoring
following exceedances, and transmit results to participating agencies. Deliverables: Weekly monitoring data
summaries; accelerated monitoring results (as applicable); annual summary of shoreline monitoring results.
Optional Task 9. CIMP Update
RFP Task 1.8.2
Geosyntec will revise the Peninsula CIMP following
adoption of a new MS4 Permit. Geosyntec will participate in CIMP update meetings with the Regional Board
as needed and budget is available. This task is not
an annually recurring task and will only be enacted if
authorized.
Deliverables (if authorized): Draft, Regional Board Draft #1, Regional Board Draft #2, and Final revised Peninsula CIMP; Response to Regional Board comments.
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C. COST PROPOSAL
Task
Task I. Project Management, Communications, $49,892 and Meetings Task 2. Receiving Water Monitoring $9,154
Task 3. MS4 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring $11,167
Task 4. TMDL Ourfall Monitoring $20,407
Task 5. Stormwater Outfall Monitoring I $1,786 Flowmeter Installation I Task 6. Monitoring Records I $106,510 I
Optional - Task 7. Annual CIMP Adaptive $19,309 Management Optional - Task 8. SMBBB TMDL Monitoring $35,188
Total, without annual optional Tasks $198,916
Total, plus annual optional Tasks $253,414
One-time Optional Task 1 Geosyntec
Optional - Task 9. PVP CIMP Update I $31,285
Palos Verdes Peninsula CIMP Implementation Services: Receiving and Outfall Monitoring Cost Estimate
$5,100 $0 $54,992 $52, 129 $5,253 $0 $57,382
$14,420 $4,440 $28,014 $9,574 $14,853 $4,573 $28,999
$37,620 $3,167 $51,954 $ 11 ,644 $38,749 $3,262 $53,655 $36,360 $11,967 $68,734 $21,331 $37,451 $12,326 $71,108 $17,860 I $0 I $19,646 I $1,840 I $18,396 I $0 I $20,235 $7,720 I $0 I $114,230 l $108,679 I $7,952 I $0 I $116,631 $0 $0 $19,309 $ 19,792 $0 $0 $19,792
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$23,471 I $24,644 I $0 I $0 I $24,644
Optional - Task 8. SMBBB TMDL Monitoring $40,162 $36,934 $33,323 $110,418 $41,980 $38,042 $34,322 $114,344 Total, without annual optional Tasks $225,128 $130,122 $21,389 $376,638 $235,833 $134,026 $22,031 5391,890 $121,334 $14,862 $0 5136,196 Total, plus annual optional Tasks $287,642 $167,056 $54,712 5509,410 $301,284 $172,068 $56,353 $529,706 $145,978 $14,862 $0 $160,840 di3,0 ~TEC !J
D. ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING
Avery Blackwell will continue to serve as the Project Manager and primary point of contact, responsible for the overall delivery of the project. Mr. Blackwell, as well as the key staff identified in the Organizational Chart below, most of whom are currently working on the Peninsula GIMP Implementation, will remain assigned to this project through the completion of the Scope of Services.
Organizational Chart
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Todd M. Bear, D.Env. (Lead)2
Carlos Carreon2
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DATA ASSESSMENT AND
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Curtis Fang, PE, PMP (Lead)'
Kimberly Goins, PE'
Erica Dale '
Avery Blackwell, PE I Project Manager
20% of Total Effort, 40% Availability to Work on this Project The Geosyntec Team
1 = Geosyntec Consultants
2 = EcoKai
Brandon Steets, PE, QISP, ToR1
Wendy Hovel, PhD1
Jim Burton, PE QSD/P2
Avery is a Principal Water Resources Engineer and project manager with over 15 years of experience leading MS4 Permit, TMDL, and watershed-scale monitoring programs throughout Southern California, and the last five years leading the Peninsula CIMP Implementation. He has managed MS4-compliant receiving water and outfall monitoring efforts, including field implementation, laboratory coordination, data analysis, and regulatory reporting. Avery has led multi-agency monitoring programs, supported TMDL compliance and reopeners, and prepared defensible datasets and reports for Regional Board submittals. As Project Manager, he brings proven regulatory insight, strong team coordination, and a consistent record of on-time, compliant program delivery.
Chris Wessel, PE, QSD/P I Project Director/ Principal In Charge 5% of Total Effort, 10% Availability to Work on this Project Chris is a Senior Principal Engineer and Qualified SWPPP Developer and Practitioner. He has over seventeen years of experience in watershed planning, computer modeling, and stormwater management. In his sixteen years at Geosyntec, his project experience has included WMP Plan modeling and development; / stormwater planning and BMP design, specifically as regulated by Municipal NPDES Permits; hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, with an emphasis on BMP design and evaluation; and compliance monitoring programs. Chris managed the original {2015) and updated {2021 - 2023) Peninsula RAA/CIMP, wrote the NSMBCW and Beach Cities CIMPs, and is currently managing the Beach Cities CIMP Implementation and directing the Peninsula GIMP Implementation. B-52
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Lauren God1 nez I Assistant Project Manager
30% of Total Effort, 50% Availability to Work on this Project Lauren is a water resources professional with eight years of experience supporting NPDES and MS4 permit compliance, TMDL monitoring, and water quality regulatory reporting. She serves as Assistant Project Manager for the Peninsula CIMP, supporting receiving water and outfall monitoring, reporting, and agency coordination. Lauren brings hands-on experience translating monitoring data into defensible regulatory deliverables and specialized expertise in microbial and pollutant source tracking (MST) to support TMDL compliance and source-abatement strategies.
Brandon Steets, PE, QISP, ToR I Independent Technical Reviewer 5% of Total Effort, 20% Availability to Work on this Project Brandon Steels is a Senior Principal with over 20 years of experience specializing in NPDES and TMDL regulations, pollutant source investigation, watershed modeling, and green infrastructure design. He is a trusted technical expert to regulators and courts, having led high-profile statewide studies for the SWRCB and served as a frequent speaker and trainer for CASQA, ASCE, ITRC, and other professional organizations.
Wendy Hovel, PhD I Senior Independent Technical Reviewer 5% of Total Effort, 20% Availability to Work on this Project Wendy is an environmental toxicologist with more than 20 years of experience supporting sediment-related water quality programs, TMDLs, and regulatory investigations. She has led or provided senior technical oversight of sediment monitoring, toxicity testing, and the interpretation of contaminant data in coastal and harbor environments, including work for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. On the CIMP team, Dr.
Hovel provides specialized expertise for sediment-associated analytes and supports defensible interpretation of results when needed. Wendy has supported work in many capacities under the Harbor Toxics TMDL for the last 20 years and brings a deep understanding of sediment quality throughout the Harbor.
Jim Burton, PE, QSD/P (EcoKai) I Independent Technical Reviewer 5% of Total Effort, 30% Availability to Work on this Project ~ Jim has over 35 years of experience in water resources and environmental engineering, with expertise in water quality sampling, stormwater monitoring, and installing data-monitoring equipment and hydrologic instrumentation in both remote and urban environments. He is a registered Civil Engineer and a Qualified Stormwater Developer and Practitioner (QSD/P) in the State of California. He is also registered as a Civil Engineer in the States of Hawaii, Texas, and Washington, and serves as EcoKai 's President/CEO. Jim will continue as an Independent Reviewer and the EcoKai Project Director for the Peninsula CIMP monitoring project.
Curtis Fang, PE, PMP I Data Assessment/Reporting Lead
10% of Total Effort, 25% Availability to Work on this Project Curtis is a senior civi l engineer with 11 years of experience in stormwater management, watershed planning, and data reporting. He has extensive knowledge of Los Angeles Region water-quality regulations, including TMDLs, Basin Plan Objectives, California Toxic Rules, and Phase I MS4 permits. He has led and supported the development of multiple watershed monitoring programs in the Santa Monica Bay and Dominguez Channel watersheds. Curtis has helped implement the Beach Cities CIMP since 2016 and the Peninsula CIMP since 2018. He wi ll lead data assessment and reporting, ensuring CIMP data and reports meet QA/QC and compliance requirements.
Todd Bear, D.Env (EcoKai) I Sample Collection Lead and EcoKai Project Manager 25% of Total Effort, 30% Availability to Work on this Project Todd has over 25 years of professional experience with water resource projects, including: MS4 CIMP and SWPPP stormwater monitoring and reporting, water quality sampling for groundwater and surface waters, groundwater investigations, hydrological monitoring, regulatory permitting for compliance with the Clean Water Act and the State Fish and Wildlife Code; and in situ data-logging equipment installation, maintenance, and data collection for hydrogeological parameters. Todd will continue as the senior field coordinator and EcoKai Project Manager for the Peninsula CIMP monitoring project.
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E. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND
EXPERIENCE
Prior Experience
Demonstrated Efficient CIMP Implementation
and Peninsula Experience
As the incumbent Peninsula CIMP and SMBBB TMDL
implementation team, the Geosyntec Team has already
built and proven the systems that keep your program
on schedule and your submittals regulator-ready. We
established site access and field/lab logistics that enable rapid storm mobilization-and we have maintained a 100%
success rate in stormwater sampling, with no missed wetweather events, even under challenging conditions. We led the Peninsula CIMP update following adoption of the 2021 Los Angeles Regional MS4 Permit, working collaboratively with PVP agencies and Regional Board staff to incorporate new requirements while preserving data continuity and
program defensibility.
Beyond monitoring execution, we helped create the
Peninsula's defensible compliance pathway by supporting EWMP planning and preparing the Reasonable Assurance
Analysis (RAA), integrating monitoring data analysis, an inventory of existing programs and practices, and Permit approved modeling (including Geosyntec's SBPAT tool) to prioritize water quality drivers and translate requirements into implementable strategies. We also developed and
applied automated data management, QA/QC, and
visualization tools that streamline submittals (including CEDEN) and accelerate interpretation and corrective action decisions. To reduce start-up costs and improve data
quality, we installed and tested continuous-flow meters at all five stormwater sampling locations and integrated the resulting datasets into routine monitoring and reporting to support adaptive management.
The Geosyntec Team, worked with the Los Angeles County
Sanitation District to remove significant debris blocking the Valmonte monitoring location and creating a flooding hazard.
In addition to Peninsula CIMP Implementation, Geosyntec has supported Peninsula communities with hydrogeologic
investigations, groundwater seepage and slope-stability assessments, and stormwater-management project
implementation, including work in Malaga Cove, the
Ancient Altamira and Portuguese Bend Landslide
Complex, and the Machado Lake TMDL watershed. As
the long-standing consultants for the neighboring Beach Cities CIMP Implementation, our team brings continuity
across interconnected watershed programs and provides
fresh implementation perspectives to the Peninsula WMG.
Collectively, this experience across CIMP implementation, SMBBB compliance monitoring, WMP planning, RAA
development, stormwater project delivery, and Peninsula hydrogeology provides a strong, low-risk foundation for continued program implementation.
Beyond the Peninsula, Geosyntec delivers watershed-scale MS4 compliance, TMDL strategy, and defensible monitoring across Southern California- from long-term development
and implementation of receiving-water and storm drain
monitoring programs to EWMP/RAA and CIMP work for
municipal clients, integrating Permit-approved modeling tools (including SBPAT/WMMS) to prioritize BMPs and
demonstrate reasonable assurance. We have led bacteria
and microbial source tracking investigations that translate field and forensic data (e.g. , human fecal markers, CCTV, dye testing, GIS) into targeted abatement actions for
municipal clients (including City of Los Angeles and San Diego County) and supported bacteria TMDL compliance
reporting and alternative compliance approaches for coastal systems (e.g., Malibu Creek and Channel Islands Harbor).
We also bring Safe, Clean Water Program performance
monitoring experience that directly translates to defensible reporting and benefit quantification: for the City of Torrance, we are implementing a three-year post-construction
monitoring program for the Amie, Henrietta, and Entradero Basin Expansion Projects, including program management, permitting support, continuous flow monitoring (telemetryenabled), wet and dry weather sampling, pollutant loading and runoff-volume modeling to quantify pre- and post-project conditions, and annual monitoring reports
with CEDEN submittals-providing the City with clear
documentation of water quality improvements, runoff
volume reductions, water supply benefits, and verification of eliminated dry-weather discharges.
Our harbor and sediment experience further strengthens
technical defensibility when sediment-associated analytes or toxics questions arise; we have supported the Ports
of Los Angeles and Long Beach under the Harbor Toxics
TMDL (data review, QA/QC, and bioaccumulation modeling
support), led bench-scale enhanced natural recovery
amendment testing for Fish Harbor sediments, and built
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secure web-based GIS data tools that consolidate legacy sediment, stormwater, water, and tissue datasets into a single, queryable platform. Together, these capabilities reduce uncertainty and start-up time, speed data review and issue triage, and help keep monitoring results and
compliance narratives clear, consistent, and regulatorready.
Proven Experience and Strengths of the
Project Manager
The Geosyntec Team will continue to be led by Avery
Blackwell, who has been the Project Manager for the
Peninsula CIMP implementation for the past five years.
Under his leadership, the Geosyntec Team successfully
updated the Peninsula CIMP following adoption of the
2021 Los Angeles Regional MS4 Permit, working closely
with PVP agencies and Regional Water Board staff to
incorporate new permit requirements while preserving
program continuity and historical data integrity.
Mr. Blackwell also led the first year of transition to and implementation of the updated CIMP, providing hands-on
management of revised monitoring requirements, QA/QC
procedures, data management frameworks, and reporting
workflows, as well as coordination among co-permittees.
His direct involvement in both planning-level updates and early implementation significantly reduced transition risk and ensured efficient, compliant execution of the revised program.
Proven Experience and Strengths of the Key
Personnel
Chris Wessel, Project Director, led development of the
Peninsula CIMP and Reasonable Assurance Analysis
(RAA), and has remained continuously involved in
Peninsula CIMP implementation. Since 2015, he has been
the Project Director for the Beach Cities CIMP, providing over a decade of uninterrupted watershed-scale monitoring experience across Santa Monica Bay and the PVP. Mr.
Wessel currently manages weekly SMBBB TMDL shoreline
monitoring for Santa Monica Bay Jurisdictions 5/6 (Beach Cities) and Jurisdiction 7 (PVP Cities). This ongoing role provides direct insight into coastal water quality trends, bacterial source dynamics, reporting expectations, and
compliance drivers specific to the PVP and adjacent coastal jurisdictions. Overlapping leadership across the Peninsula CIMP, SMBBB TMDL, and Beach Cities CIMP ensures
alignment in monitoring approaches, data interpretation, and adaptive management strategies throughout the region.
Brandon Steets, Independent Technical Reviewer, has
supported CIMP development, implementation, and
adaptive management through close coordination with
the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board.
His experience with MS4 compliance strategy, permit
interpretation, and regulatory negotiation informs how
monitoring data are evaluated, documented, and presented to ensure defensibility during both routine review and
heightened scrutiny.
Wendy Hovel, Independent Technical Reviewer, will
leverage extensive sediment-related water quality program experience, including significant work on coastal and harbor sediment monitoring, toxicity testing, and contaminant data interpretation. She has served as a senior technical expert on the Harbor Toxics (sediment) TMDL for the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach, and has supported projects
in roles that include technical lead and QA/QC manager, establishing data usability criteria and overseeing the defensibility of sediment data and interpretations. On the PVP CIMP team, Dr. Hovel provides senior-level QA/QC
review and specialized expertise for sediment-associated analytes, strengthening data quality, consistency, and
regu latory confidence.
The core implementation team, including EcoKai field staff and Geosyntec technical leads Lauren Godinez, Curtis
Fang, Kimberly Goins, and Erica Dale, has supported
Peninsula CIMP implementation for more than five
consecutive years. This long-standing collaboration has resulted in a proven, seamless workflow across field
operations, laboratory coordination, data management, QA/ QC, and reporting.
We maintain strong working relationships with Regional
Board staff and regu larly coordinate with Executive Officer and Deputy Executive Officer leadership on complex
technical and special study efforts. In addition, Geosyntec serves as a designated expert in MS4 compliance litigation _.,...,.._ _____ related to the interpretation of monitoring data, Receiving Water Limitations (RWLs), and TMDL compliance. This
perspective provides unique insight into how regulators Geosyntec was "insightful, clearly communicated, and timely technical analysis that was directly
responsive to State Water Board staff's request for
information."
In a 2017 Letter of recognition, the State Water
Resources Control Board commends Geosyntec
and third parties may evaluate monitoring data and informs proactive, good-faith compliance strategies.
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Avery Blackwell, PE Geosyntect>
consultants
Staff Qualifications
Role:
Project Manager
Classification:
Principal
Specialties :
MS4 Permit and TMDL
implementation
Water quality monitoring and
pollutant source investigations
Compliance data analysis and
reporting
Education:
MS, Civil Engineering (Water
Resources), Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO, 2015
BS, Civil Engineering, California
State Polytechnic University, San
Luis Obispo, CA, 2002
Professional Registration:
Registered Professional Engineer,
Civil, California, No. 83866
CAREER SUMMARY
Mr. Avery Blackwell, PE, is a water resource engineer and project manager with 15 years of pioneering experience in Los Angeles MS4 Permit support, including monitoring, data analysis, and compliance reporting of stormwater and nonstormwater.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan Implementation, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Provide CIMP monitoring and reporting support for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Management Group, including wet and dry weather outfall, receiving water, and TMDL water quality and flow monitoring, monthly progress reporting, monitoring data management and visualization, Los Angeles MS4 permit complaint annual reporting , and CIMP revisions to align with new Los Angeles Permit requirements.
Newhall Ranch WDR and NPDES Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting, Newhall Land and Farming Company, CA. Development and six years of implementation of a receiving water and storm drain outfall Water Quality Monitoring Plan to comply with the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan and Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) Order/401 Certification and Los Angeles MS4 Permit.
Preparation and submission of annual reports, including automated trends analysis, summary table population, and monitoring data upload to CEDEN.
Confidential Litigation Monitoring Support, Southern California. Development and five years of implementation of a Water Quality Monitoring Plan capable of detecting project site influences on water quality between 22 upstream and downstream monitoring locations.
Santa Barbara Urban Stormwater Monitoring, Santa Barbara County, and the Cities of Carpinteria, Goleta, Solvang, and Buellton, CA. Summarized the implementation of the Urban Stormwater Monitoring Program, including comparison of results to water quality objectives, correlations between acute toxicity levels and pyrethroid pesticides, metals, and nutrients, and statistically analyzing the sample results to determine whether sufficient samples had been collected to characterize the average land use-specific pollutant concentrations accurately. Recommendations were provided to improve safety, enhance result quality, reduce analysis costs, and broaden the applicability of monitoring results.
Walnut Water Quality Management Plan (WMP) Reasonable Assurance Analysis (RAA) and Integrated Monitoring Program (IMP) Updates, City of Walnut, CA. Updated AAA approach and IMP in conformance with the 2021 Los Angeles Regional MS4 Permit. Tasks included calibrating WMMS 2.0 to local water quality monitoring data, calculating target load reductions for a handful of pollutants and surrogates, modeling expected load reductions from implementing development LID BMPs, regional BMPs, and green street projects, developing an advanced nonstormwater screening program, and demonstrating compliance with interim and final milestones.
Santa Barbara and Goleta Beaches Microbial Source Tracking Study, California State Water Resources Control Board. Developed and implemented an MST work plan to determine sources that may be conveying human and/or other anthropogenic wastes in dry weather discharges, and to prescribe targeted remedies to abate these sources.
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Malibu Creek Watershed Bacteria TMDL Outfall Monitoring Plan and Source Investigation, Ventura County, CA.
Development of an outfall monitoring plan capable of assessing Waste Load Allocations in the Malibu Creek watershed Bacteria TMDL. Development and implementation of a study for dry weather monitoring and storm drain network investigations to identify sources of flow and bacteria to Malibu Creek.
San Diego River and San Luis Rey Microbial Source Tracking Investigation, San Diego County, CA. Design and implementation of a novel study plan to investigate human waste contamination of MS4 outfalls and networks in sewered and unsewered areas within the unincorporated County portions of the San Luis Rey and San Diego River watersheds using genetic DNA markers, CCTV, field observations, GIS, and a new tablet app.
Channel Island Harbor Bacteria TMDL Compliance Reports, Ventura County and the City of Oxnard, CA. Analysis and reporting of water-quality monitoring results and BMP implementation to comply with the Channel Island Harbor bacteria TMDL.
Development of an alternative compl iance approach utilizing MST sampling.
Upper Malibu Creek Watershed TMDL Time Schedule Order Request, Ventura County and the City of Thousand Oaks, CA.
Summarized the status of compliance, ongoing compliance efforts, and planned implementation activities to request a time schedule order extending the final WLA for the Malibu Creek Watershed bacteria TMDL.
Aliso Creek Watershed Collaboration Group, Orange County, CA. Under the supervision of the South Orange County IRWM group, developed and led a quarterly watershed project planning col laboration group for over 50 stakeholders in the Aliso Creek Watershed. Created a Reference Guide for stakeholders describing the collaboration tools developed, the state of the watershed science, and potential streamlined permitting approaches.
North and South Orange County Integrated Regional Water Management Program Support, Orange County, CA. Led project selection and Department of Water Resources grant application development for both the North Orange County and South Orange County Integrated Regional Water Management programs (IRWMP). Tasks included vetting project details, developing and implementing a project scoring and ranking approach aligned with IRWMPs' goals, completing application materials, and coordinating and preparing for Ad Hoc committee, stakeholder, and management committee meetings.
Goleta Watershed Technical Services, City of Goleta, CA. Supporting the City of Goleta with comprehensive watershed program and environmental data management support, including the creation of a database to manager creek sampling results, data analysis, visualization, and creek monitoring recommendation, support the drafting of the MS4 Permit annual report, provided content for the Go Green Goleta website, identified potential stormwater capture projects, create a Creek and Watershed Management Program (CWMP) monitoring program, field inspections of industrial areas, summarized street sweeping data and trash collection data, prepared and lead presentation to the CWMP Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and the City Council, research potential funding sources.
Santa Barbara TMDL Wasteload Allocation Attainment Plan (WAAP), Santa Barbara County, CA. Development of the County's WAAP for the Santa Maria River to address Bacteria, Nutrient, and Pesticide TMDL requirements, including source assessment and prioritization; BMP identification, implementation schedule, and effectiveness quantification; monitoring and reporting; and stakeholder coordination. Summarized five years of implementation, described progress towards compliance, and provided program enhancement recommendations.
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Christopher Wessel, PE, QSD/QSP Geosyntec •>
consultants
Role :
Project Director / Principal in Charge
Classification:
Senior Principal
Specialties:
Stormwater Management
MS4 Permit Compliance
Watershed Planning
Monitoring
Education :
MS, Civil Engineering, University of
California, Los Angeles, 2009
BS, Civil Engineering, University of
California, Los Angeles, 2007
Professional Registration:
Professional Civil Engineer,
California, No. C78522
Qualified SWPPP Developer/
Practitioner, California, No. 20321
CAREER SUMMARY
Mr. Chris Wessel, PE, QSD/QSP, is a Senior Principal Engineer and Qualified SWPPP Developer and Practitioner. He has over 17 years of experience in watershed planning, hydrology, computer modeling, and stormwater management.
In his sixteen years at Geosyntec, his project experience has included stormwater planning and BMP design; hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, with an emphasis on BMP design and evaluation; environmental planning for MS4 Permit compliance; and BMP performance and optimization. Mr. Wessel is Geosyntec's project manager for the Beach Cities watershed management group, overseeing their WMP updates, project development, and coordinated monitoring. He has also led the modeling and development of numerous WMPs in the LA area, including the Peninsula Cities RAA; managed the optimization of eight regional stormwater projects for the City of Los Angeles; and supports LA Metro in establishing its LID and CGP programs.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Peninsula Cities Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) Implementation, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA. As Project Director, Mr. Wessel has been supporting the implementation of the Peninsula Cities GIMP on behalf of the cities of Peninsula Cities WMG. His role has primarily been focused on consistency with other WMG approaches in the area and compliance with the Los Angeles MS4 Permit.
Southbay Beach Cities Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) Implementation, Manhattan Beach, CA. Since 2015, Mr. Wessel has been managing the implementation of the Beach Cities GIMP on behalf of the cities of Manhattan Beach (lead agency), Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Torrance.
Responsibilities include stormwater and non-stormwater sampling (outfall and receiving water), data processing and analyses, and annual reporting per the Los Angeles MS4 Permit.
Peninsula Cities and Beach Cities Revised RAAs/WMPs, Peninsula Cities WMG and Beach Cities WMG, CA. Project Manager who directed the revisions to the existing WMPs for the Peninsula Cities WMG and Beach Cities WMG.
Revised RAAs used WMMS 2.0, with calibration based on available GIMP data and a bacteria modeling approach developed for application within Santa Monica Bay. The Beach Cities also included the development of two Feasibility Studies for applications under the Safe Clean Water Program.
City of El Segundo Stormwater Program Support, City of El Segundo, CA. Chris has supported the City of El Segundo with their stormwater compliance program for over ten years, including development of City staff trainings; regional BMP modeling, siting, and crediting; drywell siting and analysis; LID ordinance drafting and implementation support; annual monitoring and reporting support; and erosion control support.
Safe Clean Water (SCW) Program Feasibility Study Development, Los Angeles County, CA. Mr. Wessel has managed and/or supported multiple projects throughout Los Angeles County applying for SCW Regional Program funding, including Fulton Playfield in Redondo Beach, the Slauson Connect Clean Water Partnership, and LA Metro Orange Line, among others. Support has included project identification, preliminary design, geotechnical investigation oversight, completion of full Feasibility Studies, and support during Scoring Committee meetings.
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Los Angeles County Metro (Metro) Water and Sustainability On-Call Services, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Wessel supports the overall contract management for providing on-call consulting services to LA Metro. Geosyntec's scope of work covers a wide array of service areas, including industrial wastewater, stormwater, and sustainability.
Los Angeles County Metro (Metro) Water and Sustainability On-Call Services, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Wessel supports the overall contract management for providing on-call consulting services to LA Metro. Geosyntec's scope of work covers a wide array of service areas, including industrial wastewater, stormwater, and sustainability. Chris helped Metro establish its Construction Water Program and Low Impact Development Program, and continues to serve as the lead consultant for those programs on behalf of Metro.
One Water LA Project, City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. Los Angeles, CA. Project Manager for Task 8 (Stormwater Infrastructure Master Plan) of the One Water LA Project, which involves the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Engineering, and Department of Water and Power. Project tasks include the col lection and analysis of al l existing and available stormwater infrastructure spatial data within the City of Los Angeles, as well as the analysis of system performance over the next 25 years.
City of Los Angeles LID Handbook, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Responsible for drafting the technical sections of the City of Los Angeles' new LID Handbook. Specific content included residential BMP design guidance and factsheets; large-development BMP design guidance and feasibility criteria; constraint mapping; and technical writing. The Handbook was designed to be highly user-friendly while remaining technically advanced.
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Environmental On-Call Services, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Wessel is the Project Manager overseeing and managing Geosyntec's prime contract with LAWA, which includes services in stormwater compliance, noise management, remediation, and sustainability, among others. As part of his responsibilities, Mr. Wessel manages LAX's Work Plan and Implementation Report for PFAS investigations at the airport, and currently leads the Geosyntec team in its assessment of solutions for AFFF impacts in the West Campus Fire System. He also assisted with LID review and support for multiple projects at LAX, supporting LAWA with analyses and coordination for regional project approval and the creation of a LID crediting system.
Environmental Consulting Services for MS4 Permit Compliance, Various Clients. Providing on-call environmental consulting services to assist eight different cities with the implementation of the requirements of the Los Angeles County MS4 Permit. Ongoing MS4 Permit assistance has included: revisions of the city's municipal codes to reflect requirements of the MS4 Permit, training presentations to city staff on the Planning and Land Development requirements set forth in the Permit, implementation planning, commercial facility inspections, and illicit connection and illicit discharge program planning.
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Lauren {Mathews) Godinez Geosyntec •>
consultants
Role:
Assistant Project Manager
Classification:
Project Professional
Specialties:
Surface and Groundwater Water
Quality Monitoring
NPDES and WDR Permitting and
Compliance
Microbial and Pollutant Source
Tracking
Fluvial Geomorphology and
Hydrology
Education:
MS, Environmental Engineering,
San Diego State University, San
Diego, California, 2020
BS, Biogeochemistry and
Environmental Science, University
of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu,
Hawai'i, 2016
CAREER SUMMARY
Ms. Lauren Godinez is a water resources professional with eight years of experience supporting NPDES and MS4 permit compliance, TMDL monitoring and implementation, and water quality regulatory reporting for municipal and industrial clients. Her work focuses on the design and execution of stormwater, non-stormwater, and receiving-water monitoring programs, including water chemistry, toxicity testing, and compliance determination with respect to permit limits and water quality objectives. Ms. Godinez brings specialized expertise in microbial source tracking (MST) to support TMDL compliance and source-abatement strategies, and is highly proficient in GIS-based data management and spatial analysis for source identification, trend evaluation, and the visualization of complex monitoring datasets.
She also has a strong foundation in microbiology and environmental chemistry, gained through prior laboratory experience.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP), Los Angeles, CA. Lauren currently serves as Assistant Project Manager for a multijurisdictional MS4 monitoring program, supporting implementation and annual reporting of stormwater, non stormwater, receiving water, and TMDL monitoring, including Santa Monica Bay Nearshore, LA/Long Beach Harbor Toxics and Metals, and Machado Lake TMDLs ..
Long Beach Generating Station NPDES Compliance Support, Long Beach, CA.
Manages comprehensive NPDES permit compl iance for an active power generation facility, including effluent and receiving water monitoring, bypass and exceedance response sampling, data validation, CIWQS reporting, and coordination with laboratories, subcontractors, and regulatory stakeholders.
Santa Ana River TMDL Support, Riverside County, CA. Currently assisting the Riverside County Flood Control & Water Conservation District in developing a strategy for future MS4 Permit and Bacteria TMDL compliance. Includes data collection and analysis to support preliminary design of structural controls (e.g., MS4 diversions) and nonstructural abatement strategies.
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Dry Weather Microbial Source Tracking and Outfall Inspections and TMDL Support, County of San Diego Department of Public Works, San Diego, CA. Lauren was the lead field staff for the San Diego County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) outfall screening and investigation for potential sources of human fecal contamination.
Her responsibilities included planning and coordinating all field operations including human fecal DNA marker sampling, above ground source tracking along the MS4 network and completing investigatory measures such as CCTV observations of upstream MS4 networks and sewer dye testing. She also managed all GIS information collected during the project to provide the client with crucial spatial trends to identify high-risk source areas.
Los Angeles River (LAR) Bacteria Pilot Study, City of Los Angeles Department of Sanitation, Los Angeles, CA. Lauren was the lead field staff for the Dry and Wet Weather Bacteria MS4 Investigations for the LAR Bacteria Pilot Study. The overarching objective of the study was to assess the feasibility of a risk-based approach to addressing bacteria TMDL compliance in LAR Segment E. Lauren oversaw the collection of fecal indicator bacteria and human fecal DNA markers at Los Angeles River MS4 Outfalls, the implementation of aboveground MS4 network source investigations and as well as belowground investigations including CCTV and sewer dye testing.
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Brandon Steets, PE, QISP, ToR Geosyntec •>
consultants
Role :
Independent Technical Reviewer
Classification:
Senior Principal
Specialties:
Stormwater Planning and Permitting
Water Quality Modeling and
Monitoring Studies
Education:
MS, Environmental Engineering,
University of California, Santa
Barbara, 2000
BS, Environmental Engineering,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
Troy, New York, 1998
Professional Registration:
Registered Professional Engineer,
Chemical, California, No. CH6132
CAREER SUMMARY
Mr. Brandon Steets, PE, QISP, ToR, is a Senior Principal based in Santa Barbara with over 20 years' experience. Mr. Steets specializes in NPDES and TMDL regulations, pollutant source investigation, watershed water quality modeling, and Green Infrastructure design . He often serves as technical expert on water-quality related litigation. Mr. Steels is a subject matter expert on bacteria issues, including Microbial Source Tracking (MST), risk assessment, and modeling.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Ventura River Groundwater-Surface Water (GW-SW) Model, SWRCB, California.
Project director for selection, development, calibration, and application of a new GW-SW interaction model to evaluate watershed management scenarios for meeting fish passage-based instream flows, as a model watershed for the State to establish new instream flow criteria. USGS' GS FLOW model is being used, a fully coupled GW-SW model that combines MODFLOW with PRMS, plus MT3D for modeling groundwater nitrogen transport and transformation, to support a reassessment of load allocations (for septic and ag sources) for the Algae TMDL. Also modeling impacts of wi ldfires and climate change.
Stormwater Quality Source Investigations, Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Treatment for Field Laboratory, Southern California. Project director managing an independent Expert Panel; watershed quality modeling using LSPC for organic and inorganic chemicals and radionuclides in stormwater; hydrologic modeling using SWMM; hydraulic modeling using HEC RAS for instream stabilization design ; design, permitting, construction, and performance evaluation of over a dozen structural stormwater treatment control measures; a first of its kind stormwater Human Health Risk Assessment; design and implementation of stormwater special studies with university researchers (e.g., column testing of engineered filter media, pollutant source testing including aerial deposition, pavement solids, wildfire ash, treated wood pole soils, and background soils); development of white papers (e.g. , on sources of metals and dioxins in stormwater, site specific design storms, and statistical methods for prioritizing BMP placement based on subarea monitoring data); facilitation of public meetings including Regional Board members and staff; and NPDES permit renewals.
Santa Monica Bay (SMB) Enhanced Watershed Management Plans (EWMPs) and Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plans (CIMPs), Multiple Cities, Los Angeles County, California. Development of Cl MPs to meet MS4 Permit receiving water and outfall monitoring requirements, and development of Work Plans and EWMPs, including BMP identification and Reasonable Assurance Analysis (RAA) watershed modeling to demonstrate compliance with bacteria TMDL-based limits and other water quality standards, using the SBPAT and WMMS/LSPC models. The four SMB EWMP Groups were: North SMB (led by City of Malibu), SMB J2/3 (led by City of Los Angeles), Southbay Beach Cities (led by Redondo Beach), and Peninsula Cities (led by Rancho Palos Verdes).
NPDES and TMDL Modeling, The Newhall Land and Farming Company, Valencia, California. Project director and lead modeler providing NPDES and WDR/401 cert permitting support, including hydrology and nitrogen/chloride modeling using the WARMF watershed model in the Upper Santa Clara River (SCR) to evaluate various effluent discharge and reuse scenarios for a new Wastewater Reclamation Plant, including one-way coupling with an existing MODFLOW model to address groundwater-surface water interactions.
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,
Wendy Rose Hovel, PhD Geosyntec0
consultants
Role:
Independent Technical Reviewer
Classification :
Senior Scientist
Specialties:
Sediment Management and
Remediation
Ecological Risk Assessment
Sediment Total Maximum Daily
Loads
Applied Environmental Toxicolog
Education:
PhD, Pharmacology and Toxicology,
University of California, Davis 2005
MS, Marine Science, College of
William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1999
BA, Biology, St. Olaf College 1995
Professional Registration:
Member, Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry
(1997-Present)
Southern California Chapter, Society
of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry (2005-Present)
OSHA 40-Hr HAZWOPER
Certification
CAREER SUMMARY
Dr. Wendy Hovel is a toxicologist with over 20 years of experience in water quality and sediment assessment, including speciali zed studies (e.g., contaminant flux and TIEs), remedial investigations and feasibility studies, TMDLs, ecological risk assessment, and bioaccumulation modeling. She has led and provided technical expertise on multidisciplinary investigations across North America, supporting industrial and government clients in developing effective water, sediment, and soil management strategies. Her roles have included toxicity laboratory director, project manager, technical lead, and QA/QC manager
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Boat Shop Reconnaissance Study, Port of Los Angeles, California. Project Manager for Geosyntec on a contaminant delineation and data-gap evaluation study in the boat shop area. Responsibilities included establishing data usability criteria; identifying priority contaminants; developing 2D and 3D contaminant extent models in ArcGIS and Leapfrog; and identifying data gaps. Led a sediment data-gap field investigation, analyzed new data, and updated models to refine the contaminant boundary associated with leasehold activities.
Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads Support, Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. Project manager and technical expert on this multi-faceted program designed to allow the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to achieve compliance with a seafood consumption-based numeric target under harbor-wide Total Maximum Daily Loads. The program goal was to design an effective management strategy for reducing human health risks due to consumption of PCB-contaminated fish. In support of this goal, Wendy managed and provided technical support on numerous projects, including comprehensive data review, a Programmatic QAPP, a low-detection-limit water column study, sediment and food-web data collection programs, bioaccumulation model development, and compliance evaluations. Along with a team of modelers, Wendy successfully completed peer review of a site-specific, calibrated bioaccumulation model and supported development of long-term simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of potential management options. She regularly presented results at meetings with the State and Regional Water Boards, other stakeholders, and the Ports, and finalized the first Human Health Sediment Quality Objective Tier Ill Assessment incorporating agency comments.
Gateway Watershed Management Authority, Greater Harbor Waters Responsible Parties, San Pedro Bay, California. QA/QC Manager for a multidisciplinary compliance monitoring program under the Greater Harbor Waters Toxics TMDL.
Provided oversight for data validation, analytical issues, alternative sampling designs (including fish tissue), area weighted benthic SQO assessments, and updates to tissue collection procedures aligned with proposed Basin Plan amendments.
Developed an RWQCB approved random sediment sampling design based on SCCWRP methods and provided QA/QC oversight for all regulatory deliverables.
Sediment Amendment Study, Port of Los Angeles, California. Project Manager for a competitively bid investigation evaluating the effectiveness of enhanced natural recovery (ENR) amendment materials for reducing contaminant bioavailability in Fish Harbor surface sediments. Led bench scale testing at the Si REM laboratory to evaluate thin layer placement options, including clean dredged material, clean import sand, powdered activated carbon, and metal sequestering amendments. The study assessed both short and long term amendment performance for reducing PCB and copper bioavailability.
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Role :
Independent Technical Reviewer
and EcoKai Project Director
Classification:
Principal Environmental Engineer
Specialties:
Water Quality Sampling Stormwater
Monitoring
Education:
BS, Civil Engineering, University of
California, Irvine, California, 1989
Environmental Engineering,
University of Southern California,
1994
Professional Registration :
Professional Civil Engineer,
California, No. 53976
Qualified SWPPP Developer/
Practitioner, CA, No. 23633
CAREER SUMMARY
Mr. Jim Burton, PE, QSD/P is a senior environmental engineer with more than 35 years of experience in water resources and environmental engineering, with a strong focus on stormwater monitoring, water quality sampling, and regulatory compliance. He has led complex monitoring programs for municipal and regional agencies, including MS4, CIMP, and NPDES-permitted facilities, and has extensive experience overseeing field data collection, hydrologic instrumentation installation, laboratory coordination, and compliance reporting. Mr. Burton is the President and CEO of EcoKai Environmental, where he provides technical leadership and quality control for stormwater and water quality monitoring programs throughout Southern California. He is a registered Civil Engineer and Qualified Stormwater Developer and Practitioner (QSD/P) in California and brings deep expertise gained from leadership roles in both consulting and public-sector agencies.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
MS4 Stormwater Monitoring Programs. Mr. Burton manages the EcoKai team performing field water quality sampling for the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group and for the Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Management Group. Field activities include sampling during storm events as well as dry weather sampling, installation and maintenance of instrumentation within storm drains to measure water flow, coordinating laboratory analyses for water quality constituents of concern, dry weather flow source investigations, data analysis and reporting, and preparation of annual integrated monitoring compliance reports. The objective of the MS4 Permits is to ensure that discharges in the County of Los Angeles do not cause or contribute to the exceedance of water quality standards in regional water bodies. The MS4 Permit includes monitoring requirements for applicable TMDL standards, receiving water quality, stormwater outfall flows, and non-stormwater flows. EcoKai has conducted MS4 monitoring for BCWMG since 2016 and for PVPWMG since 2021 .
City of Torrance Stormwater Basin Water Quality Monitoring Program. Project Manager for the implementation of the Monitoring and Reporting Plan to assess key water quality parameters in dry and wet weather runoff entering three stormwater detention basins within the city. Monitoring includes summer dry weather, winter dry weather, and wet weather monitoring of flow into and out of the basins. Samples are col lected and field-measured for various parameters and samples are collected for laboratory analyses of multiple constituents. Instrumentation is installed at key locations within the storm drain conveyance system to measure discharge flows. Mr.
Burton performs field monitoring and provides regulatory compliance oversight of project operations.
City of Redondo Beach Seaside Lagoon Water Quality Monitoring. Project Manager for water quality monitoring and sampling at the Seaside Lagoon public recreational center in Redondo Beach, CA. The City of Redondo Beach operates the 1 .5-million-gallon Seaside Lagoon that is a fully enclosed public saltwater lagoon for recreational swimming with water slides and picnic areas. Water is pumped from the adjacent King Harbor and into the lagoon where it is chlorinated for public protection. The lagoon is regulated under an existing NPDES permit which requires rigorous water quality sampling and reporting. EcoKai performs all NPDES permitrequired water sampling and analyses during the Seaside Lagoon 's Regular Season monitoring period from Memorial Day through Labor Day. EcoKai measures chlorine levels in the discharge and collects samples for laboratory analyses of bacteria and other pollutant constituents. Mr. Burton provides quality control oversight and compliance management for the project.
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Curtis Fang, PE, PMP, QSD, QISP Geosyntec t>
consultants
Role:
Data Assessment and Reporting
Lead
Classification :
Senior Engineer
Specialties :
Watershed Planning
Permitting and Regulatory Support
Stormwater Modeling
Data Management and Visualization
Education :
MS, Civil - Environmental
Engineering, University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,
2014
BS, Environmental Engineering,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
ON. Canada, 2013
Professional Registration:
Professional Civil Engineer,
California, No. C86731
Project Management Professional,
Project Management Institute, No.
3959373
CAREER SUMMARY
Mr. Curtis Fang, PE, PMP, QSD, QISP is a professional civil engineer with 11 years of experience in stormwater management, watershed planning, and computer modeling. Mr. Fang's project experience includes watershed management program development, stormwater BMP design, surface water modeling, and stormwater BMP monitoring., with an emphasis on helping clients in municipal, transportation and real estate sectors to develop. Mr. Fang has a thorough understanding of regulatory water quality drivers in Los Angeles Region, including Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), Basin Plan Objectives, California Toxic Rules, and Phase I and II MS4 Permits. Based on such understanding, he has led or contributed to the development of watershed management monitoring programs in Santa Monica Bay and Dominguez Channel watersheds.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
South Bay Beach Cities Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (GIMP), Beach Cities Watershed Management Group, Redondo Beach. CA. Task lead and deputy project manager for the Beach Cities CIMP implementation since 2015.
Project work included TMDL interpolation, permitting, stormwater and dry weather sampling coordination, exceedance analysis, annual monitoring report preparation, and coordination with Los Angeles Water Resources Control Board staff. Additional responsibility includes updating the GIMP to meet requirements outlined in the Los Angeles Regional MS4 Permit.
Palos Verdes Peninsula GIMP, Peninsula Watershed Management Group, Ranchos Palos Verdes, California. Technical advisor to support the CIMP implementation since 2018. Project work included monitoring data reporting and exceedance analysis QA/QC, data visualization, and annual monitoring report preparation, and GIMP update.
Torrance Basin Expansion Project Post-Construction Monitoring, City of Torrance, Torrance, CA. Project director overseeing the post-construction monitoring program for the Amie, Entradero and Henrietta Basin Expansion Projects. Primary responsibi lities include schedule tracking, sampling coordination, work plan development, and data QA/QC.
Proposition O Project Optimization Phase 2, Los Angeles Sanitation, Los Angeles CA. Technical Lead for two Proposition O stormwater management projects in City of Los Angeles. Primary responsibilities include performing field reconnaissance to characterize existing project condition, quantifying pollutant load reduction using flow monitoring, dry-weather and wet-weather water quality sampling data, and preparing technical report summarizing the project optimization needs.
Los Angeles River Real-time Monitoring, Arts District Community Council, Los Angeles, CA. Data analyst for the real-time flow monitoring system covering the Los Angeles River watershed. The project intends to correlate real-time flow monitoring data with additional flow and rain gauge data provided by public agencies (Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, United States Geologic Services) and establish an early warning system for the Los Angeles River bike trail access restriction . Primary responsibilities include preparing monitoring network figures to help identify feasible installation locations of Opti-RTC flow meters, QA/QC'ing and post-processing received flow and rain gauge data, and visualizing post-processed monitoring data through automated Python scripts.
County of San Diego Dry Weather Microbial Source Tracking Study, County of San Diego Department of Public Works, County of San Diego, CA. GIS lead for developing digital survey form for field sampling team. 8-64 GEOSYNTEC I 19
Role:
Sample Collection Lead and EcoKai
Project Manager
Classification:
Principal Environmental Scientist
Specialties :
Water Quality Sampling
Stormwater Monitoring
Education :
PhD, Environmental Science &
Engineering, University of California,
Los Angeles, California
MS, Civil & Environmental
Engineering, University of California,
Los Angeles, California
BS, Biology, University of Iowa
Professional Registration:
Professional Civil Engineer,
California, No. 53976
Certified Stormwater QSP/QSD, No.
23633
CAREER SUMMARY
Dr. Todd M. Bear, D.Env., is a principal environmental scientist with more than 25 years of experience in water quality monitoring, stormwater compliance, and environmental investigations throughout Southern California. His expertise includes MS4 and CIMP monitoring programs, NPDES-regulated facilities, receiving water and outfall sampling, field instrumentation, and laboratory coordination. Dr. Bear has served in technical leadership roles for municipal stormwater and TMDL monitoring programs, providing oversight of field operations, data analysis, and quality assurance/quality control. He brings extensive experience gained from both consulting and regulatory-driven monitoring programs to support defensible compliance and reporting outcomes.
RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
MS4 Stormwater Monitoring, Beach Cities and Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Management Groups. Senior environmental scientist on a team performing stormwater monitoring and sampling for both the Beach Cities and Palos Verdes Peninsula watershed management groups in accordance with the Los Angeles County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit mandated by the Federal Clean Water Act §402. The BCWMG includes the southern California coastal cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance.
The PVPWMG consists of the cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, and Rolling Hills Estates. Responsibi lities include installation and maintenance of hydrological flow monitoring equipment within storm drains, calculating storm flow volumes, collecting stormwater samples from multiple outfall and receiving water locations during qualifying rain events, performing TMDL wet and dry weather monitoring, collecting dry weather flow samples, coordinating field crews and laboratory analyses for various water quality constituents, performing nonstormwater flow source analyses, and conducting laboratory analytical data review and QA/QC. The objective of the monitoring is to ensure that stormwater discharges from the Beach Cities and Palos Verdes Peninsula do not cause or contribute to the exceedance of water quality standards.
City of Torrance Stormwater Basin Water Quality Monitoring Program. Lead environmental scientist for the implementation of the Monitoring and Reporting Plan to assess key water quality parameters in dry and wet weather runoff entering three stormwater detention basins within the city. Monitoring includes summer dry weather, winter dry weather, and wet weather monitoring of flow into and out of the basins.
Samples are col lected and field-measured for various parameters and samples are collected for laboratory analyses of multiple constituents. Instrumentation is installed at key locations within the storm drain conveyance system to measure discharge flows. Dr. Bear coordinates and directs all field operations, laboratory coordination, and participates in monitoring events.
City of Redondo Beach Seaside Lagoon Water Quality Monitoring. Lead environmental scientist for water quality monitoring and sampling at the Seaside Lagoon public recreational center in Redondo Beach, CA. The City of Redondo Beach operates the 1.5-million-gallon Seaside Lagoon that is a fully enclosed public saltwater lagoon for recreational swimming with water sl ides and picnic areas. Water is pumped from the adjacent King Harbor and into the lagoon where it is chlorinated for public protection. The lagoon is regulated under an existing NPDES permit which requires rigorous water quality sampling and reporting. EcoKai performs all NPDES permit-required water sampling and analyses during the Seaside Lagoon 's Regular Season monitoring period from Memorial Day through Labor Day. EcoKai measures chlorine levels in the discharge and collects samples for laboratory ~~ of bacteria and other pollutant constituents. O-OO
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Reference Projects
The following project descriptions highlight several of our Los Angeles area projects with a similar scope of services performed by the project team within the past three years. Each project description identifies the client contact, the specific responsibilities of each team member and the services provided.
Palos Verdes Peninsula RAA and CIMP I Palos Verdes Peninsu la, Cal ifornia Client: Relevant Services:
John L. Hunter and Associates, City of
Rancho Palos Verdes
Surface Water Control Modeling
and Analysis
Contact:
Vanessa Hevener, Project Manager
310.544.5333, [email protected]
Wet Weather and Dry Weather
Compliance Monitoring
Data Assessment and Reporting
Non-stormwater Discharge
Tracking and Reporting
Identification and Development of
Conceptual Stormwater Projects
Project Dates: 2013 - current
Key Staff: Avery Blackwell (Project
Manager), Chris Wessel (Project
Director), Brandon Steets (Senior
Advisor), Lauren Godinez (Assistant Strategic Planning
Outreach, Stakeholder
Participation
Project Manager), Curtis Fang (Technical •
Lead), Kim Goins (Technical Support),
Erica Dale (Technical Support), Jim
Burton (Technical Reviewer), Todd Bear
and Carlos Carreon (Sample Collection)
Project Description
The 2012 Los Angeles MS4 Permit allows phased
compliance with receiving water limitations (RWLs) and
water quality-based effluent limits (WQBELs), enabling
the development of Enhanced Watershed Management
Programs (EWMPs). The Palos Verdes Peninsula
Watershed Management Group (Peninsula WMG)-
comprised of the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County Flood Control District, and the Cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates - developed an EWMP and a Coordinated
Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) to document
stormwater controls, fu lfil l MS4 monitoring requirements, and demonstrate compliance with applicable water quality standards.
Geosyntec's Scope of Services
To support MS4 monitoring and reporting, Geosyntec
developed and has implemented the Peninsula CIMP since
2021, providing nearshore receiving water, stormwater
and non-stormwater outfall monitoring ; coordination of field logistics and screening; data management; compliance
analysis and reporting; and adaptive management
strategies. The CIMP integrates TMDL and non-TMDL
requirements into a single, efficient monitoring framework and serves as a durable tool for ongoing and future
compliance demonstrations.
Geosyntec also developed a practical, fundable pathway to permit compliance through the Peninsula EWMP, including preparation of the Reasonable Assurance Analysis using
monitoring data, program inventories, and numerical
modeling with the permit-approved SBPAT tool. The
EWMP prioritizes water-quality drivers, translates complex regulatory requirements into implementable strategies, and provides a roadmap of structural and non-structural BMPs that deliver measurable water-quality improvements while advancing co-benefits such as flood risk reduction, water supply opportunities, recreation, and habitat enhancement.
Following the 2020 LA MS4 Permit reissuance, Geosyntec
updated the Peninsula CIMP to reflect new monitoring
requirements, revised locations and parameters, and
current TMDL and Clean Water Act listings, ensuring
the program continues to generate decision-grade data.
Both the EWMP and CIMP were approved by the Los
Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, enabling . streamlined monitoring requirements and defensible
compliance demonstrations for the Peninsula WMG.
Notable Accomplishments
Upon completion, both the EWMP and CIMP were
submitted to and approved by the Los Angeles Regional
Water Quality Control Board. Geosyntec's expertise in
CIMP and EWMP planning and implementation allowed for
the careful curation of an efficient and effective compliance pathway for the PVP WMG. The revised Peninsula GIMP
was approved by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality
Control Board, thereby allowing streamlined monitoring
requ irements through effective compliance demonstrations and reasonable assurance analyses. 8-66
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Santa Monica Bay Beach Cities MS4 Permit Support I
Santa Monica Bay Beaches, Californ ia
Client: Relevant Services:
City of Manhattan Beach Health and safety coordination
Contact: Geraldine Trivedi, Geraldine. • Wet weather and dry weather [email protected] compliance monitoring
Project Dates: 2015 - current
Key Staff: Chris Wessel (Project
Modifying approved Beach Cities
GIMP
Data assessment and reporting
Project management
Non-stormwater discharge
tracking and reporting
Manager), Brandon Steets (Senior •
Advisor), Curtis Fang (Assistant Project
Manager), Avery Blackwell (Technical •
Staff) Kimberly Goins (Technical Staff),
Lauren Godinez (Technical Staff), Todd
M. Bear (Sample Lead), Jim Burton
(Sample Lead)
Project Description
The 2012 Los Angeles MS4 Permit includes provisions that allow flexibility to achieve compliance with receiving water limitations (RWLs) and water quality based effluent limits (WQBELs) over time, which allowed for the development
of Enhanced Watershed Management Programs (EWMPs)
in the region. The Santa Monica Bay Beach Cities
Watershed Management Group (Beach Cities WMG),
which includes the cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan
Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance, was formed to
develop an EWMP to summarize stormwater controls
and ultimately demonstrate compliance with applicable
water quality standards. The group also developed a
Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program to fu lfill the monitoring plan requ irements of the MS4 Permit.
Geosyntec's Scope of Services
Geosyntec supported development and implementation
of the EWMP and CIMP through preparation of a
comprehensive Work Plan that identified water quality
priorities, summarized existing and potential structural and non-structural BMPs, developed a Reasonable
Assurance Analysis (RAA) approach, and applied
Permit-approved numerical models, including SBPAT
(developed by Geosyntec) and LSPC, based on
monitoring data analysis and an inventory of current
practices, culminating in an EWMP approved by the
Regional Board. The EWMP prioritizes water quality issues and identifies implementation strategies and BMPs that
meet applicable standards, integrate monitoring, support stakeholder input, and advance multi-benefit regional
projects that improve water quality while also providing flood protection, water supply, recreation, and habitat enhancement. In parallel, Geosyntec developed a CIMP to meet MS4 Permit monitoring objectives without imposing
unnecessary burden on the Beach Cities, addressing
both TMDL and non-TMDL requirements within the
EWMP area, including receiving water, stormwater and
non-stormwater outfall monitoring, new and redevelopment effectiveness tracking, and regional studies, as well as data management, reporting, and adaptive management
procedures. Geosyntec currently manages nearshore
receiving water, stormwater outfall, and non-stormwater outfall monitoring in accordance with strict EPA protocols, conducts outfall field screening and source investigations, and has developed a robust, transferable data analysis
and reporting tool to support ongoing and future monitoring programs.
Notable Accomplishments
Geosyntec led Regional Board approval of the Beach
Cities EWMP, delivering a defensible, data-driven
approach to MS4 compliance that integrates prioritized
BMPs across four cities and is supported by a streamlined monitoring program meeting both TMDL and non-TMDL
requirements.
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Stormwater Basins Expansion Project Post-Construction Monitoring Torrance California
Client: City of Torrance Public Works
Department
Relevant Services:
Permitting
Contact:
Joshua Soliz, Engineering Manager,
310.781.6900, [email protected]
Wet and dry weather monitoring
Pollutant loading modeling
Project Dates: 2025 - current
Key Staff: Kimberly Goins (Project
Manager), Curtis Fang (Project
Director), Todd Bear (Ecokai), Jim
Burton (Ecokai)
Project Description
Completed in November 2023, the Stormwater Basins
Expansion Project retrofitted the Amie, Henrietta, and
Entradero flood control basins to improve stormwater
quality, increase water supply benefits, and enhance
community amenities. Project improvements include
constructed wetlands, enhanced infiltration through dry wells, and public facing features such as walking trails and educational elements. Funded by the Los Angeles County
Safe, Clean Water Program, the project is subject to post construction monitoring requirements to quantify achieved water quality improvements, runoff volume reductions, and water supply benefits, as well as to verify the elimination of dry weather discharges to Santa Monica Bay.
Geosyntec serves as the prime consultant responsible
for implementing the three year post construction
monitoring program. Services include overall program
management; health and safety coordination; permitting
support; installation and oversight of continuous flow
monitoring systems at the Henrietta and Entradero Basins; development of monitoring and modeling methodologies;
and preparation of annual monitoring reports. The
monitoring program includes two wet weather and four
dry weather sampling events per year at each of the three basins.
Geosyntec also develops a pollutant loading and runoff
volume model to quantify pre and post project conditions, assess pollutant load and volume reductions, and estimate cumulative water quality and water supply benefits
achieved by the basin retrofits. Water quality data are managed and submitted electronically to the CEDEN in
accordance with program requirements. The first year
of post construction monitoring has been successfully
completed.
EcoKai provides field implementation support for
the monitoring program, delivering comprehensive,
field based stormwater data collection services. This
includes continuous flow measurement using telemetry
enabled instrumentation, collection of field water quality parameters, and coordination of laboratory sampling and analysis during both wet and dry weather conditions. Field teams conduct storm event response, perform equipment
maintenance, and complete routine quality assurance and operational checks to ensure data reliabi lity and continuity.
Continuous flow data, combined with discrete sampling
results and field observations, are used to evaluate inflow and outflow conditions, quantify pollutant load reductions, and confirm elimination of dry weather discharges to Santa Monica Bay.
Together, the monitoring team provides an integrated
assessment of stormwater basin performance and long
term project effectiveness. Results are used to document Safe, Clean Water Program compliance, support adaptive
management, and inform future stormwater planning and
infrastructure improvements for the City of Torrance.
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Palos Verdes Peninsula SMBBB Monitoring I Palos Verdes Peninsula, California Project Description
Client:
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Contact:
Vanessa Hevener, Project Manager
310.544.5333, [email protected]
Project Dates: 2018 - current
Key Staff: Chris Wessel (Project
Director); Curtis Fang (Project
Manager), Kimberly Goins (Technical
Staff), Jim Burton (Technical
Reviewer), Todd Bear and Carlos
Carreon (Sample Collection)
Relevant Services:
Compliance monitoring
MS4 Permit and CEQA Reporting
Sample and Lab Coordination
Project Management
Under the SM BBB TMOL Coordinated Shoreline Monitoring Program (CSMP) and approved Peninsula Cities Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP), weekly sampling is required at five shoreline locations (SMB 7-1 through SMB 7-5) for total coliform, fecal coliform, and enterococcus. Since 2018, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, on behalf of the Peninsula Cities Watershed Management Group, has contracted with Geosyntec to manage these compliance monitoring activities, including project management, health and safety planning, weekly and accelerated sampling, laboratory coordination, QA/QC, and data reporting. Working in partnership with Michelson Laboratories, Geosyntec conducts field sampling and laboratory analyses, provides weekly monitoring summaries, performs accelerated monitoring when exceedances occur, and prepares semi-annual CEQA-formatted reports to meet the requirements of the SMBBB TMOL, GIMP, and MS4 Permit.
Sediment Amendment Testing Program Los Angeles Harbor, California Project Description
Client:
Port of Los Angeles
Contact:
Kat Prickett
310.732.3951
Project Dates: 2019 - current
Key Staff: Wendy Hovel (Project
Manager)
Relevant Services:
Sediment Analysis
Post-Fire Analysis
Geosyntec serves as a subconsultant to Pl Environmental on an as needed contract supporting the Port's Water Quality Group within EMO. Under this contract, Geosyntec has conducted bench-scale treatability testing and feasibility analyses for sediment remediation alternatives in Fish Harbor, including enhanced natural recovery with amendments, and developed a field-scale mesocosm study for future in situ testing. Geosyntec also created a secure, web-based GIS platform that allows EMO staff to visualize, analyze, and manage environmental data for mapping, analysis, and reporting, with the ability to expand access to historical soil and groundwater records. Ongoing work includes supporting Water Quality, Real Estate, and Legal staff in delineating remediation responsibility areas within Fish Harbor.
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Port of Los Angeles Web Data Tools I Los Angeles Harbor, California
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Project Description
Client:
Port of Los Angeles
Contact:
Kat Prickett
310.732.3951
Project Dates: 2020 - current
Key Staff: Wendy Hovel (Project
Manager)
Relevant Services:
Data management of TMDL
parameters in Port of Los
Angeles
Data visualization using ArcGIS
For more than two decades, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has collected extensive environmental monitoring data under its Harbor Toxics TMDL strategic and compliance programs, including sediment, stormwater, surface water, and tissue chemistry data, which were historically stored across legacy databases and disparate electronic files. To improve accessibility and usability, Geosyntec designed and developed a secure, web-based G IS platform that consolidates these datasets into a centralized, geospatial framework, enabling POLA scientists and project managers to efficiently visualize, analyze, query, and export environmental data alongside geographic features. The customized system integrates laboratory data deliverables with GPS-based mobile data collection tools, supports regulatory reporting and long-term monitoring, and streamlines environmental review workflows; due to its success, POLA retained Geosyntec to further expand the platform to include biosurvey data.
LASAN Dry and Wet Weather Monitoring Los Angeles , California Project Description
Client:
City of Los Angeles Bureau of
Sanitation and Environment
Contact:
Jon Ball
323.342.1557, [email protected]
Project Dates: 2023 - 2025
·• Key Staff: Brandon Steets (Project
Manager), Lauren Godinez (Assistant
Project Manager)
Relevant Services:
Bacteria TMDL Compliance
Support
Microbial Source Tracking
Use of Advanced Forensic Tools
CCTV and Dye Testing
Source Management and
Abatement Recommendations
As a subconsultant to Larry Walker Associates, Geosyntec has provided the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation & Environment with as-needed support for CIMPs, TMDLs, and the Safe Clean Water Program. In coordination with LWA, Geosyntec helped design and implement a bacteria Pilot Study to evaluate improved methods for assessing recreational health risks affecting the City's stormwater program and Water Reclamation Plants within the LA River and Santa Monica Bay watersheds. Geosyntec conducted desktop and field investigations to map MS4 drainage networks and potential human waste sources at four priority outfalls to Segment E of the LA River, including assessing sewer proximity, potential exfiltration or illicit connections, and in-network flows using field observations, CCTV, and human fecal markers. Findings were communicated in real time to support active mitigation, and the ongoing study continues to advance a risk-based, data-driven approach to reducing fecal contamination, improving water quality, and reinforcing LASAN 's regional technical leadership. B-70
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Geologic and Geotechnical Characterization of Groundwater Seepage City of Palos Verdes Estates, California
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Contact:
Kerry Kallman, City Manager
310.378.0383
[email protected]
Project Dates: 2024 - current
Key Staff: James Gonzales
Relevant Services:
Groundwater Seepage
Assessment
Geophysical Survey and Analysis
Historical Land Use Evaluation
Geotechnical Investigation and
Analysis
Hydrogeology Assessment
Mitigation Planning and
Recommendations
Geosyntec evaluated ongoing groundwater seepage in the Malaga Cove area of Palos Verdes Estates, where intrusion has continued to impact infrastructure despite earlier mitigation efforts such as dewatering systems and subdrains.
The work focused on defining geologic and geotechnical controls on seepage, supported by hydrogeologic evaluation.
The team reviewed historical and publicly available data to develop a conceptual site model describing subsurface materials, structural features, and groundwater behavior. Geophysical methods, including high-resolution electrical resistivity surveys, were used to image subsurface conditions and refine interpretation of faulting , stratigraphy, and groundwater pathways. The results indicate that fault-controlled features and groundwater upwelling on both sides of a fault block are primary drivers of seepage near Malaga Cove Plaza and City Hall. Based on this integrated understanding, Geosyntec developed targeted mitigation concepts, including horizontal wells and subdrain systems designed to intercept groundwater at depth and reduce impacts on existing infrastructure.
Seaside Lagoon - City of Redondo Beach Redondo Beach , California Project Description
Client:
City of Redondo Beach
Contact:
Geraldine Trivedi; 310.697.3195;
Geraldine. T [email protected]
Project Dates: 2024 - current
Key Staff: Todd Bear, Jim Burton
Relevant Services:
Water quality monitoring
Field parameter
measurements
Water quality sampling and
analysis
The Seaside Lagoon is a constructed, public, flow-through saltwater lagoon located along the Redondo Beach waterfront near King Harbor and operates under oversight by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Originally built in the 1960s, the approximately 1.5-million-gallon lagoon draws ocean water from the harbor, which is chlorinated prior to circulation and dechlorinated before discharge to create a safe, calm swimming environment. Since 2024, EcoKai has provided compliance water-quality monitoring for the City, including three-times-per-week field monitoring of key water-quality parameters, chlorine residuals, and influent and effluent sampling for laboratory analysis, including bacteriological constituents. Monitoring results are directly linked to lagoon operations and are used to guide real-time adjustments to treatment processes, ensuring protection of public health and compliance with harbor rec9eno/fter quality objectives. GE; SYNTEC I 26
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F. PROJECT SCHEDULE
1.2 Contracting Period Kick-off Meeting
1.3 Attendance and participation at bimonthly Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed meetings {assumed attendance for 5 per reporting year (RY))
1.4 Bimonthly Peninsula ClMP Update Meetings
1.5 !Obtain necessary permits
1.6 I Update of Sampling and Analysis Plan and H&S Plan Task 2 - Receiving Water Monitoring
2.1 Receiving Water Monitoring at one locations {3 wet weather events per RY to be determined by the date of storms)
Task 3 - Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
3.1 MS4 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring at two locations (3 wet weat her events per RY to be determined by the date of storms)
Task 4 - TMDL Outfall Monitorin_1
4.1 TMDL Stormwater Outfall Monitoring at three locations (3 wet weather events per RY to be determined by the date of storms)
4.2 I Monthly TMDL Dry Weather Outfall Monitoring at two locations Task 5 - Stormwater Outfall Flow Monitoring
5.1 I Routine operation and maintenance and data retrieval Task 6 - Monitoring Records
6.1 I Receiving Water Monitoring Report {within 14 days of receipt of monitoring results)
6.2 6.3
6.4 6.5
6.6 Stormwater Outfall Receiving Wa ter Monitoring Reports {within 14 days of receipt of monitoring results)
Monthly Machado lake TMDL Outfall Monitoring Report (Monthly within 14 days of receipt of monitoring results)
Semi-annual data submission (CED EN)
Co-permittee Semi-annual Data Transmission
Draft Annual Monitoring Report
6.7 I Final Annual Monitoring Report
Task 7 - Optional: Annual CIMP Adaptive Management
7.1 loraft CIMP Adaptive Management Memo
7.2 7.3
Final CIMP Adaptive Management Memo
Attendance and participation at meetings with the Regional Board Task 8 - Optional: SMBBB TMDL Monitoring
8.1 8.2
8.3 8.3.1
Project management
Weekly Sampling and Analysis and five (S) accelerated monitoring events at up to five locations each per RY
Data Analysis and Reporting
Weekly SMBBB TMDL shoreline monitoring data submittals (52 per RY)
8.3.2 I Monthly SMBBB TMDL shoreline monitoring data submittats (12 per RY)
8.3.3 !Semi-annual Data Reports (2 per RY)
Task 9 - Optional PVP Clmp Update
9.1- 9.3 Draft and Final PVP CIMP Update; Attendance and participation at meetings with the Regional Board regarding CIMP Update
,.; Deliverable
• Approximate date of Anticipated Wet Weather Event
• Planned Monthly Dry Weather Event
Approximate timeframe of continuous or as-needed effort Not time-dependent. Upon aut horization by WMG, Deliverable schedule will be determined by discussions with Geosyntec and WMG, and final approval by WMG . cB~ QrEC 27
1.2 !Contracting Period Kick-off Meeting
1.3 1.4
Attendance and participation at bimonthly Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed meetings {assumed attendance for S per reporting year (RY))
Bimonthly Peninsula CIMP Update Meetings
1.5 fObtain necessary permits
1.6 I Update of Sampling and Analysis Plan and H&S Plan Task 2 - Receiving Water _Mo!:litoring
2.1 Receiving Water Monitoring at one locations {3 wet weather events per RY to be determined by the date of storms)
Task 3 - Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
3.1 MS4 Stormwater Outfall Monitoring at two locations (3 wet weather events per RY to be determined by the date of storms)
Task 4 • TMDL Outfall Monitoring
4.1 TMDL Stormwater Outfall Monitoring at three locations (3 wet weather events per RY to be determined by the date of storms)
4.2 I Monthly TMDL Dry Weather Outfall Monitoring at two locations Task 5 • Stonnwater Outfall Flow Monitoring
5.1 I Routine operation and maintenance and data retrieval Task 6 - Monitoring Records
6.1 I Receiving Water Monitoring Report (within 14 days of receipt of monitoring results)
6.2 6.3
6.4 6.5
6.6 Stormwater Outfall Receiving Water Monitoring Reports (within 14 days of receipt of monitoring results)
Monthly Machado Lake TMDL Outfall Monitoring Report (Monthly within 14 days of receipt of monitoring results)
Semi-annual data submission (CEOEN)
Co-permittee Semi•annual Data Transmission
Draft Annual Monitoring Report
6.7 I Final Annual Monitoring Report
Task 7 • Optional: Annual CIMP Adaptive Management
7.1 Draft CIMP Adaptive Management Memo
7.2 Final CIMP Adaptive Management Memo
7.3 !Attendance and participation at meetings with the Regional Board Task 8 • Optional: SMBBB TMDL Monitoring
8.1 8.2
8.3 8.3 .1
Project management
Weekly Sampling and Analysis and five (5) accelerated monitoring events at up to five locations each per RY
Data Analysis and Reporting
Weekly SM BBB TMDL shoreline monitoring data submittals (52 per RY)
8.3.2 I Monthly SMBBB TMOL shoreline monitoring data submittals (12 per RY)
8.3.3 !Semi-annual Data Reports (2 per RY)
Task 9 - Optional Peninsula CIMP Update
9.1-9.3 Draft and Final Peninsula CIMP Update; Attendance and participation at meetings with the Regional Board regarding CIMP _U_pdate
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• Approximate date of Anticipated Wet Weather Event
• Planned Monthly Ory Weather Event
Approximate timeframe of continuous or as-needed effort Not time--dependent. Upon authorization by Peninsula WMG, deliverable schedule will be determined by discussions with Geosyntec and Peninsula WMG, and flnal approval by Peninsula WMG.
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G. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN
Quality & Client Service
Geosyntec maintains a high level of project quality and responsiveness to provide excellent client service. We
believe the most important element of client service
and quality management lies in prompt, clear, and open
communication. We are also strongly committed to staff
development and mentoring to ensure our practitioners
have the support they need to thrive, deliver in challenging situations, and grow personally. As reflected in the
proposed scope of work, we promote knowledge transfer
and make our subject-matter experts available to train
and update City staff on new technologies, analytical
approaches, changing mandates and regulations, and other NPDES-related information.
Quality Management Program (QMP)
As part of the firm's QMP, Geosyntec developed and
utilizes a company-wide intranet tool : Guidance for
Systematic Planning of Project Workflow. The Project
Workflow guidance provides a roadmap for project
planning, quality assurance, financial and schedule
management, Health & Safety, field investigations,
sampling and analysis, data management, calculations and modeling , engineering design, plans and specifications, and construction bid packages.
Monitoring & Reporting Quality
Control Workflow
We will leverage our time-tested monitoring and reporting quality-control procedures that apply to every step of the process, from before the first sample is collected through the automated upload of monitoring results (see Workflow Figure). Lab reports are manually checked to make sure
the results are reasonable, and based on our strong
relationships with the lab project managers, we are able to quickly bring up any identified issues. We can also consult our in-house lab validation team for a third-party expert opinion on questionable results and recommended actions.
Formal work-product review procedures are important
QC measures implemented for all project deliverables.
Document review consists of a tiered review process
established under formal company procedures.
The peer review process involves the review and
checking of data, calculations, analyses, models,
studies, and other project activities. Peer reviews are intended to identify and correct errors or mistakes
in draft work products and to evaluate the work
inputs, methodologies, and results. Peer reviews are
conducted by Geosyntec personnel selected by the PM
based on qualifications, relevant experience, and/or
training.
Senior review is the term that applies to the ongoing
review of the entire project by Project Manager Avery
Blackwell to confirm that the project scope, schedule,
budget, and H&S requirements are achieved, that the
project-related guidelines of the QMP are satisfied, and that the project has been performed in accordance with
the applicable standard of professional care.
Independent technical review of specific monitoring
results, compliance considerations, program
recommendations, arid other critical components will be performed by Brandon Steets and Wendy Hovel, who
are not otherwise involved in day-to-day task execution.
Sample Team
Preparation & Training
Sample Preparation
(Bottle Counts, Equipment Prep & Decon,
Instrument Calibration, Bottle Labels, etc.)
Sample Collection
(Clean Hands - Dirty Hands)
Samples to Laboratory
under COC protocol
Field Samples for QA/QC
(Field Duplicates & Field
Equipment Blanks)
Laboratory QA/QC Program
(Method Blanks, Matrix Spikes, and
Control Samples)
Laboratory report to
Geosyntec
Geosyntec QA/QC of Data
Automated Database QC
Normalize units, location IDs,
analyte names, methods, etc.
• Check for duplicates
• Verify that values "make
sense" (e.g., MDLs < RLs)
Automated Data Reporting
• Formatted summary tables
and figures
• Data uploads produced in
appropriate format (e.g.,
CEDEN)
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H. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS
Geosyntec acceptances the conditions in the Sample Professional Services Agreement (Attachment D) except for the following proposed edits.
ARTICLE 1. SERVICES OF CONSULTANT
1.1 Scope of Services.
In compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Consultant shall provide those services specified in the "Scope of Services", as stated in the Proposal, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by th is reference, which may be referred to herein as the "services" or "work" hereunder. As a material inducement to the City entering into th is Agreement, Consultant represents and warrants that it has the qualifications, experience, and facilities necessary to properly perform the services required under this Agreement in a thorough, competent, and professional manner, and is experienced in performing the work and services contemplated herein. Consultant shall at all times faithfully, competently and to the best of its ability, experience and talent, perform all services described herein. Consultant covenants that it shall follow the highest professional standards in performing the work and services required hereunder and that all materials will be oo#t of good quality as well as fit for the purpose intended. For purposes of this Agreement, the phrase "highest professional standards" shall mean those standards of practice recognized by one or more first class firms performing similar work under similar circumstances.
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WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GEOSYNTEC
CONSULTANTS, INC.
The undersigned, Board of Directors ("Board") of GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), did hereby consent in writing, effective as of January 1, 2026, to the following:
Powers and Duties of Officers as Conferred by the Board:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the by-laws, the officers of the Company shall consist of a President, Secretary and other such officers, including a Chairman of the Board and one or more Vice Presidents, which are appointed by the Board;
WHEREAS, each Chairman of the Board, President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Vice President, and Vice President shall have the authority to execute contracts and bind the Company;
WHEREAS, on April 2 1, 2017 the Board adopted a Resolution establishing an additional category of officer referred to as a Practice Officer;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOL YEO, that until the next election of officers, the Board appoints the officers as follows:
First Name Last Name Officer Title
Peter Zeeb Chair of the Board
Majdi Othman Chief Executive Officer and President
Susanne Bergquist President, Europe, Middle East and Australia Region Leslie Griffin President, North America East Region, Assistant Secretary
Karen Kosiarek President, North America West Region, Assistant Secretary
Jennifer Plauche Brown Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Evan Cox Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer Jonathan Doros Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Jordan Rattray Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Matthew Bardo! Senior Vice President of Operations, North America West Region
Christopher Robb Senior Vice President of Operations, North America West Region
Kirk Craig Senior Vice President of Business Development, North America West Region
Michael Lambert Senior Vice President of Operations, North America East Region
Eric Kovich Senior Vice President of Operations, North America East Region
Andrew Montgomery Senior Vice President of Business Development, North America East Region
Martin Schneider Senior Vice President of Energy and Security GEOSYNTEC iv
Melissa Asher Operations Vice President
Marlaina Auger Operations Vice President
Rudolph Bonaparte Senior Vice President
Peter de Haven Operations Vice President
Jon Dickinson Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary Christine Gelles Operations Vice President
Cuneyt Gokmen Operations Vice President
Anica Haynes Operations Vice President
Kurt Herman Operations Vice President
Brian Hitchens Operations Vice President
Terry Holman Operations Vice President Jen Huha Operations Vice President Todd Kafka Operations Vice President
Brent Miller Operations Vice President
Brian
Petty Operations Vice President
Steve Poirier Operations Vice President
Rodolfo Sancio Operations Vice President
Lisa Van Tassell Operations Vice President
Rula Deeb Vice President of Practice Development
Jamie Delemos Vice President of Enterprise Program Management and Communications
Lucas de Melo Vice President of Business Development
Aimee Grossman Vice President of Accounting, Finance and Tax Bryan McFarland Vice President of Information Technology and Affirming Officer
Eric Nesbit Vice President of Marketing
Bob Poll Vice President of Health, Safety and Environment John Van Benschot
en Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions
Mark Ellard Vice President
Practice Officers
Gary Bazemore Practice Officer (Florida)
7 Renee Bourdeau Practice Officer (New Hampshire)
Scott Graves Practice Officer (Ohio)
Lisa Hall Practice Officer (California)
Tim Mason Practice Officer (Virgin Islands)
Derek Morley Practice Officer (California)
Adrienne Nemura Practice Officer (Ohio)
Ian Richardson Practice Officer (New York)
Damian Vanetti Practice Officer (New York)
Regan Welch Pra
ctice Officer (Ohio)
Jessica Yeager Practice Officer (Ohio)
Lisa Austin Practice Officer (California) Chris Wesse l Practice Officer (California) Chad Bird Practice Officer (California) Scott Forbess Practice Officer (California)
Ron Johnson Practice Officer (California Geotechnical)
Mike Rudd Practice Officer (California)
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Richard Gonzalez Practice Officer (California)
Mark Hanna Practice Officer (California)
Amer Hussain Practice Office (California)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Board of Directors have caused this consent action to be signed effective January I, 2026.
r:S;gned by,
By: ~~~.~~~&s
lo OocuSigned by:
By: .L~~:t~::o .--------- Mitchell Nimocks, Director Peter Zeeb, Chairman of the Board GEOSYNTEC vi