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Consider recommending that the Board of Directors approve Agreements for Services with the project team including GEI Consultants, Inc. and Sonoma Water for the combined project total dollar amount of $400,000 for work to be performed related to the Enhancing Predictive Tools and Operational Strategies for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams and Reservoirs Project (Project). (Presenter: Jason Demers)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Finance Committee:
Consider recommending that the Board of Directors approve Agreements for Services with the project team including GEI Consultants, Inc. and Sonoma Water for the combined project total dollar amount of $400,000 and authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In October, 2023, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) submitted a grant application with the U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation (“USBR”) to receive $400,000 in funding (funds) for the Enhancing Predictive Tools and Operational Strategies for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams and Reservoirs project (Project). USBR issued a Notice of Award to the Agency on September 10, 2024. In October, 2024, the Agency Board of Directors adopted a resolution authorizing the Agency enter into an agreement with USBR to received the funds to proceed with the Project.
Subsequently, in the Spring of 2025, the Agency developed and issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking a consultant to perform specific tasks related to the Project. After reviewing submittals from six firms, an Agency ad hoc Selection Committee selected a Statement of Qualification (SOQ) from GEI Consultants, Inc with Sonoma Water as a project participant on specific tasks. The Agency is in the process of developing separate Agreements for Services with GEI, who will oversee and direct technical and grant supportive tasks to be completed by GEI and Sonoma Water staff, and ...
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