Public Works Agency
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Item # 17
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
June 2, 2026
TOPIC: Award of Service Agreements to Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
AGENDA TITLE
Award of a One-Year Service Agreement to Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and to United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services for an Annual Amount Not to Exceed $550,000 per Agreement with Provisions for Four (4) One-Year Extensions of each Agreement for a total amount of $5,500,000 (Non-General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. to provide Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services for an annual amount not to exceed $550,000 for a one-year term beginning June 2, 2026, and expiring on June 1, 2027, with provisions for four (4) one-year extensions for a total amount of $2,750,000 (Agreement No. A-2026-XXX).
2. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with United Storm Water, Inc. to provide Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services for an annual amount not to exceed $550,000 for a one-year term beginning June 2, 2026, and expiring on June 1, 2027, with provisions for four (4) one-year extensions for a total amount of $2,750,000 (Agreement No. A-2026-XXX).
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes
DISCUSSION
Authorized by the Federal Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program was established in 1972 to regulate pollutant discharges to waters of the United States. In California, the Water Quality Control Board administers the NPDES Permit program. To achieve compliance with
Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
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requirements, the City is a co-permittee under the North Orange County Municipal NPDES Permit, which is issued by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The Public Works Agency (PWA) is responsible for maintenance of the City’s stormdrain system and compliance with NPDES Permit requirements. The Permit requires the City to reduce pollutants discharged in urban runoff to the “maximum extent practicable.” To comply with the permit, the City is required to annually clean and maintain its storm drain system, which includes approximately 382 catch basins, 1,432 catch basins with trash capture screens and stormwater treatment devices, 150 culverts, and five stormwater lift stations. The City is also required to respond to and eliminate illegal discharges and clean up pollutant spills that could impact the storm drain system or receiving waters. Allowing pollutant spills to impact receiving waters may deem the City out of compliance with the NPDES Permit and could be subject to enforcement by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
PWA currently utilizes the services of Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. to provide spill response, hazardous waste disposal, and storm drain facility maintenance services. The current contracts for these services have a not to exceed total capacity of $900,000 per year and expire on June 19, 2026. The increase in expenditure capacity to $1,100,000 per year is due to the inclusion of additional services, such as weed abatement in channels and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure at City facilities such as the Corporate Yard as well as increased labor and equipment rates. In some instances, costs are recovered for spills originating from private property, however this represents a small portion of total expenditures. The majority of costs incurred under the current agreements are for storm drain facility maintenance services and hazardous waste disposal from illegal dumping.
To secure continued services, a Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 26-018 was advertised on February 19, 2026 on the City’s online bid management and publication system, PlanetBids (Exhibit 1). A summary of vendor participation and results is as follows:
2560 Vendors notified
158 Santa Ana vendors notified
32 Vendors downloaded the bid packet
4 Bids received
0 Bids received from Santa Ana vendors
Proposals were solicited, opened on March 12, 2026, and evaluated. Four bids were submitted by the RFP deadline and four bids were determined to be responsive to the specifications and met the City’s requirements. Four proposals were received and evaluated by a selection committee comprised of personnel from the Public Works Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
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Engineering Services Division. Based on criteria outlined in the RFP, the following summarizes the top responding firms:
Firm City Ranking
Ocean Blue Environmental
Services, Inc.
Long Beach, CA 1
United Storm Water, Inc. City of Industry, CA 2
Patriot Environmental Services Signal Hill, CA 3
Clean Harbors Environmental
Services, Inc.
Norwell, MA 4
Staff recommends awarding an agreement to the two highest-ranked firms, Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. These firms have the most experience performing similar services for public agencies, including the City of Dana Point, Orange County Public Works, LA County Public Works, City of Tustin, Caltrans, and the City of Oceanside. They also demonstrated a strong understanding of the City’s need for these services and provided numerous references for similar work within the last five years. The primary services to be provided under these two agreements are storm drain facility maintenance, hazardous waste disposal, and spill response.
Additional services as described in the RFP will also be provided under these agreements, including stormwater lift station maintenance, weed abatement in stormwater channels, flood control assistance, and maintenance of various underground clarifiers at the City’s Corporate Yard.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted and available for expenditure during Fiscal Year 2025-26 in the following accounts. Subsequent fiscal year funding will be included in the proposed budgets for City Council consideration.
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit –
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
Contract (One Year)
2025-26
(June)
05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$20,000
Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
June 2, 2026
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8 6
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit –
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
2026-27 05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$880,000
2026-27 06917640-
62300
Refuse
Collection
Service
Refuse Collection
Service, Contract
Services-Professional
$100,000
2026-27 07417655-
62320
Civic Center
Maintenance
Civic Center
Maintenance,
Maintenance &
Repair Buildings &
Ground
$50,000
2026-27
(July-May)
08517138-
62300
City Yard
Operations
City Yard Operations,
Contract Services-
Professional
$50,000
Contract (One Year) Total $1,100,000
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit –
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
Optional Four, One-Year Extensions
2026-27
(June)
05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$30,000
2027-28 05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$870,000
2027-28 06917640-
62300
Refuse
Collection
Service
Refuse Collection
Service, Contract
Services-Professional
$100,000
2027-28 07417655-
62320
Civic Center
Maintenance
Civic Center
Maintenance,
Maintenance &
Repair Buildings &
Ground
$50,000
Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
June 2, 2026
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8 6
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit –
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
2027-28
(July-May)
08517138-
62300
City Yard
Operations
City Yard Operations,
Contract Services-
Professional
$50,000
First Extension Total $1,100,000
2027-28
(June)
05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$30,000
2028-29 05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$870,000
2028-29 06917640-
62300
Refuse
Collection
Service
Refuse Collection
Service, Contract
Services-Professional
$100,000
2028-29 07417655-
62320
Civic Center
Maintenance
Civic Center
Maintenance,
Maintenance &
Repair Buildings &
Ground
$50,000
2028-29
(July-May)
08517138-
62300
City Yard
Operations
City Yard Operations,
Contract Services-
Professional
$50,000
Second Extension Total $1,100,000
2028-29
(June)
05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$30,000
2029-30 05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$870,000
2029-30 06917640-
62300
Refuse
Collection
Service
Refuse Collection
Service, Contract
Services-Professional
$100,000
2029-30 07417655-
62320
Civic Center
Maintenance
Civic Center
Maintenance,
Maintenance &
$50,000
Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
June 2, 2026
5 7
8 6
Fiscal
Year
Accounting
Unit –
Account No.
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
Repair Buildings &
Ground
2029-30
(July-May)
08517138-
62300
City Yard
Operations
City Yard Operations,
Contract Services-
Professional
$50,000
Third Extension Total $1,100,000
2029-30
(June)
05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$30,000
2030-31 05717640-
62300
Federal Clean
Water Protection
Enterprise
Federal Clean Water
Protection Enterprise,
Contract Services-
Professional
$870,000
2030-31 06917640-
62300
Refuse
Collection
Service
Refuse Collection
Service, Contract
Services-Professional
$100,000
2030-31 07417655-
62320
Civic Center
Maintenance
Civic Center
Maintenance,
Maintenance &
Repair Buildings &
Ground
$50,000
2030-31
(July-May)
08517138-
62300
City Yard
Operations
City Yard Operations,
Contract Services-
Professional
$50,000
Fourth Extension Total $1,100,000
TOTAL (Five Year Contract) $5,500,000
EXHIBIT(S)
1. RFP 26-018 Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services
2. Agreement with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc.
3. Agreement with United Storm Water, Inc.
Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas, P.E., Acting Executive Director, Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager