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RESOLUTION NO. __-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH WATEARTH FOR
OPERATIONAL COST STUDY OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, SEWER
COLLECTIONS SYSTEM, AND STORMWATER COLLECTIONS SYSTEM FOR AN 18-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 2024, AND ENDING ON MAY 31, 2026, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $670,947.00
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond operates and maintains a Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sewer Collections System, and Stormwater Collections System; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond has a contract operator, Veolia Water, to perform the operations and maintenance of the wastewater and stormwater systems; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Veolia has been in place since 2002 and has been amended and/or extended five times; and
WHEREAS, the City’s contract with Veolia ends in May 2027; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond Public Works Department Water Resource Recovery Division wants to evaluate options for these services once Veolia’s contract sunsets in 2027; and
WHEREAS, the City aims to obtain an evaluation of the costs to operate the systems and determine a course of action and preferred me thod to operate these systems once the contract expires; and
WHEREAS, the Wate r Resource Recovery Division released an Request for Proposal (RFP) on July 3, 2024 to solicit firms to perform the evaluation and study; and
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division received one proposal on July 31, 2024 from Watearth; and
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division thoroughly evaluated the proposal and conducted an interview with the firm on October 10, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division deemed Watearth to be a n experienced firm capable of performing the services requested; and
WHEREAS, the contract with Watearth would be for an amount not to exceed $670,947; over an 18-month term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond that a contract with Watearth is approved for the Operational Cost Study of Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sewer Collections System, and Stormwater Collections System for a period of 18 months beginning December 1, 2024 and ending on May 31, 2026, for an amount not to exceed $670,947.
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held December 3, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
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Approved:
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to form:
DAVE ALESHIRE
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. XX-XX, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on December 3, 2024.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S
CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. XX-XX duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the 3rd day of December 2024, of which meeting all the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution h as not b een amended, mod ified or rescinded s ince the d ate of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2024.
City Clerk of the City of Richmond
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