October 21, 2025
Community Development
DATE: October 21, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Lina Velasco, Director of Community Development
Subject:
Contract with Cinquini & Passarino, Inc. Environmental
Monitoring for Terminal 4
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The proposed $200,000 expenditure will be funded through the State Coastal Conservancy grant and is
included within the approved Fiscal Year 2025-2026
budget (Account String: 10661065-400201-23021).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None.
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
Community Development is requesting authorization to
contract with Cinquini & Passarino, Inc. to provide long- term environmental monitoring services for the Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project
(“Project”) located at 2055 Stenmark Drive, Richmond.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
APPROVE a contract with Cinquini & Passarino, Inc. to
provide long-term environmental monitoring services for the Terminal 4 Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal
Project, with a payment limit of $200,000, for a term
ending June 30, 2030, to be paid for using State Coastal Conservancy grant funds awarded for the project -
Community Development Department (Lina Velasco 510-
620-6706).
DISCUSSION:
The City of Richmond Community Development Department is requesting authorization to contract with Cinquini & Passarino, Inc. to provide long-term environmental AGENDA
REPORT
October 21, 2025
monitoring services for the Terminal Four Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling Removal Project (“Project”) located at 2055 Stenmark Drive, Richmond (Attachment 1).
The Project received permits from the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and National Marine Fisheries Service. The BCDC permits requires certain long-term monitoring to be completed for the Project. The scope of services covers the monitoring period from 2025 through 2030 and will support regulatory compliance, habitat success evaluation, and shoreline protection performance.
Consultant Selection Process
On June 27, 2025, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Services for the Terminal 4 Wharf, Warehouse, and Piling removal Project. The RFP was posted on the City's BidsOnline System, and 1227 vendors were notified (Attachment 2). Of the firms that were notified, 61 firms downloaded the RFP, and 3 firms responded. The responses were reviewed by a panel consisting of staff from Community Development, Public Works, and the State Coastal Conservancy. Cinquini & Passarino, Inc. was the highest ranked team and recommended to complete the scope of work (Attachment 3).
Proposals were evaluated based on the relevant experience with similar long-term monitoring projects, the qualifications of the project team, the proposed methodology, and adherence to the parameters outlined in the RFP.
SYNERGISTIC POLICIES:
The Project aligns with General Plan 2030 Goal CN1 “Preserved and Restored Natural Habitat and Biodiversity” which call for the City to “Continue to preserve and restore natural habitat and associated plants and wildlife including wetlands, baylands, riparian areas, oak woodlands and other sensitive biological resources. Take restoration efforts such as controlling invasive species, re-establishing natives, daylighting creeks and reclaiming priority conservation areas in order to maintaining critical habitat and biodiversity. Carefully balance natural lands, habitat and protection of multiple species with the need to accommodate development.”
The Project was mostly funded by grants received from the State Coastal Conservancy and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority and intended to improve the Bay and its biodiversity.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Contract
Attachment 2 – BidsOnLine Report
Attachment 3 – Matrix